Summer Camps Protection, Leraning and Fun!

 
3.2 Children’s Role
Active and constructive cooperation with children throughout the process of 
organizing, planning and implementing summer camp activities is extremely important, 
not only because it reflects the thoughts and desires of children and teaches them 
a positive model of behaviour and cooperation, but also as it encourages an active 
involvement of children that allows them to develop abilities of communication, 
decision making, establishing trusting relationships, as well as gaining values of civil 
participation in different processes.
 
3.3 Parent’s/Care taker’s Role
General responsibilities of all parents:
Parents have an important role in the organizational and implementation process of 
summer camps. As such, parents should always be informed and inclusively involved in 
activities from the beginning of the summer camp. Regular inclusion and consultation 
can also assist parents to better understand the needs and desires of children and be 
able to address their concerns even after the camp has ended. 
Specific roles in the implementation process of summer camp activities:
Parents can become the main supporters of better implemented activities by facilitating 
the children’s daily participation in camp. At the same time, parents themselves can 
actively participate in the camps, by helping camp personnel, organizing games and 
meetings, and by supervising outdoor activities. Involvement in running the camp can 
be beneficial for parents, giving them a chance to see and reflect upon the progress of 
their child. For example, past years experience has demonstrated in numerous cases 
that after witnessing and learning of the benefits of receiving an education during 
summer camp activities, parents have decided to enrol children in school immediately 
after the camp has concluded. Nevertheless, parent’s involvement in implementation 
of camp activities should be appropriate, specifically channelled using the parent’s 
skills and capacity, and closely supervised by the camp’s organizers. 
A participant of Gjirokastra Summer Camp presents one of his creations produced during summer camp 
recreational activities, 2011
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