Subject: [permaculture] Treetops Community Camp in Texas
Date: Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:16:55 -0500
There is a wonderful week-long camp happening this October for children
and parents in the Davy Crockett National forest outside of Lufkin, TX.
The age range of children is expected to be 5-14. My daughter and I
will be attending and are we excited!
The structure of this session will be based on community. The children
will have governance over the week. There are basic guidelines but the
children will have most of the power. (parents you get to just be there
and maintain safety ;-) ) This will include creating a schedule for
the time we are there, working out who is doing what jobs (e.g. cooking
meals, cleaning dishes, activity monitor, water monitor....), what
happens when someone doesn't do their job... and so on.
Also included in the children's management will be working out what
types of activities are going to happen. There are many different
subjects which can be addressed, we'll discuss them and decide upon
which are of interest on the first day. There are so many things there
to do. The lodge has a Native American room, a nature library, and
indoor labs for independent study of birds, botany, butterflies,
forestry, astronomy, wildflowers, insects, rocks and fossils, and loads
of games. There is a pond, a labyrinth, several gardens, a tire swing
and a tepee (it does need some repair) on the property. Not to mention
the places to go off the property after the week is over. One is the
Caddoan Mounds. http://www.thc.state.tx.us/hsites/hs_caddo.aspx?Site=Caddo
This will be a week long, in-residence session. Group size (including
adults) is min of 12, max of 24. The dates are Oct 19-24. The cost
will be $175 for the first child, $125 for additional children in the
family, and $50 per adult. This includes meals, lodging, and a trip to
the Pineywoods Herb Farm. http://pineywoodsherbfarm.com/Home_Page.html
Treetops' mission is "to provide each participant those experiences
through which awareness of the impact of his or her choices and actions
on present and future environments will be acquired."
http://treetopsintheforest.org/about.htm
Seanna Saxon is the contact for this event. If you have any questions,
send them to her.
Seana Saxon
seana.saxon@gmail.com <mailto:seana.saxon@gmail.com>
817-915-4225