Friday 9.7.

Greek delegation

Today it was our delegation day and the handicapped day,
so we dedicated this day to handicapped people.
For the first activity we separated the participants in groups of different disabilities,like blind people, people with one foot etc. This was a role playing activity and it helped us to understand how these people feel and the difficulties they had to face.
We also had an intense discussion about how the media and society in different countries respond to this theme. For better understanding we participated in a scavenger hunt, where we used small exercises to embrase our role plays and cooperate. This was very usefull for us because we realised how importand it is for the handicapped to be helped and overcome their problems.
At last, we had an activity where we concluded this topic about handicapped
with a game of teamwork and fun.

Finally as a greek team we came to the conclusion
that C.I.S.V may also mean Cooperation.Invision.Socialising.Variety. :)

Kalinihta from Greek Delegation(GOODNIGHT)

Thursday 8.7.

Activity 2

Delegation of the day: Finland

The day was very hot. We had to wake up at 8 am, and we used some music to do it. The first activity was held outside and we ran a lot. Everyone got very sweaty because of the heat. Activity two was inside. We discussed a lot for example about violence and alcohol. We also had to get over rope by help of each other. After the dinner the leaders and staff members went on their night out. We had to manage with our babysitters. The people here are very nice and the food has been okay. See you in a while!

Greetings, Wilma, Heidi, Johnny and Axel.

Leader's night out, picnic in Lappeenranta Fortress (old town) and harbour.

Wednesday 7.7.

Today Norway was the delegation of the day.
It was the first day the youth planned the activities.
In the beginning there was a lot of running.. The second activity was about conflicts and resolutions.
In the third activity cooperation was the key to success.
We were building a tower and to win, you had to build the highest tower.
We could only use a little paper, tape, straw and rope.
Now we will watch the German footballmatch in World Cup. See you later, alligator!

Tuesday 6.7.2010

Delegation of the day: Germany

The weather is perfect -really hot and perfect for a swimming activity.
So, after the definition of seven planning groups and their first meeting,
we went to the beach and enjoyed the outside activity.
After that activity we started with the first group meeting and discussed about different topics,
which were defined by the youth before the meeting.
The bed time is now 01.30 am -let's have a look how long it works :)

Monday 5.7.2010

Camp diary

Monday, 5.7.2010

Today as delegation of the day, USA blasted Party In the USA by Miley Cyrus to wake everyone up.
Finally having the entire camp together is really nice, especially for our
very first flag time as a camp.
The staff and leaders had planned our activites for the day and
our main activity for the day was a mind-map where we charted our feelings about
different areas we were interested in,
things we know about and things we want to know about.
When we debriefed this activity, people were very open and excited about their ideas.
A great start for a Summer Camp.
We also played games to get to know eachothers names which was very helpful.
Trying to remember 50 names is a little difficult in one day!
Our first lullabies were quite interesting...but it now gives us room to improve.
All in all, we had a great first full day!

First day's at the camp!!

Hello everyone

The camp has started and we're having a lot of fun. We have done a lot of different activities, but mostly just hanging around the campsite learning the boundaries and rules of the camp.

Nobody has complained that they haven't had fun yet so keep your thumbs up that everything goes alright.

We have taken a lot of pictures but we had so much so we had to choose some.

The staff

Greetings from the staff weekend!

It's now less than two weeks until our Camp begins. We have spent our last big planning weekend together before the Camp. The what-to-do-list was looooooooong, but now things are looking good! Sirkku was strict and even lost her voice during planning. Sampsa was a real paparazzi and the other staffies had to ban his camera. Axu had a mysterious smile, you can always wonder what he was thinking about. Hanna was a bit tired after a long night shift, but she still had lots of energy to be strict with the schedule. Sanna concentrated on the theme and she had many good points about youth in media. Noora was making some plans for the cleaning groups, we might end up cleaning the toilets with a toothbrush. Noora's little dog Hilma lightened up the atmosphere every once in a while.

Only 12 days and then you all are here! We really hope you enjoy your time in the camp!

Staffies