radical freedom at summer camp by james davis

Radical Freedom At Summer Camp

James DavisSummer Camp Revolution

Camp is Dead

Well Maybe Not QuiteDUDES!?

But Treating Kids a LITTLE Better Than They Are Treated Elsewhere

Doesn't Seem Like The Point

We Are The 1%

“Camp Was The ONLY Place I Could Be Myself”

If Our Mission Was As Important As We Believed It To Be, “That’s The Way We Have Always Done It”

Wasn’t Going To Work.

HEY!

What If The Best Parts Of Camp Were Happening AROUND The Stuff

We Came Up With?

What If HOW Kids Spent Their Time At Camp Kind Of Didn't Matter, As Long As They Were

Doing Something Engaging And Safe?

Time For Swimming

Preparing For The REAL “Real World”

Kids Get Better At Making Decisions By Making

Decisions Not By Following Directions

But We Need To Be Patient. It Won’t Happen Over Night.

Trying Something New Is Different

When You WANT To Not When You Are

Forced To

“What Role Does The Adult Play

In All This?”

Talking In A Way That They’ll Actually Hear Us

Rule Number 342 NO Blue Pens or Rock Music

Creating Environments Where People Are

Free AND Safe Isn’t Easy, But It’s

Worth It

What Camp Would WE Want To Go

To?

Kids WANT To Be Happy We Just Need To Trust Them