This week went very well ! Despite me recovering from COVID, it was an amazing time to be with the kids. It was my second official week at Camp CCA. This week we began to do rotations for different focus areas and those were Healthy Eating, Financial Literacy, and Career Exploration

This week, one of the counselors brought in sausage and sauerkraut which the students enjoyed. She talked about the history behind it and the tradition in her family ! One of the highlights was the circle that we did with the girls where we had put chairs in the circle and left one chair out for someone to be in the middle and speak about something that resonated with them. It provided a time for us to uplift one another and to create a safe space for us to get to know one another!

I enjoy getting to know the students and building connections. I did not realize how much of an impact I had on the students until I came back from my leave. It was great to hear ”Miss Nevaeh we missed you”. The counselors have also been building relationships with one another as we continue to engage with each other and as a collective with the students.

Below is a picture from one of the activities that we did . We wrapped 4 strings around markers and tied them up together so that each group of 4 students were able to grab onto a string. The objective of the activity was for students to be given a word ”And” ”Camp” and they each had to work as a team to write the letter by only holding the string. It allowed for team work and also effective communication. I am looking forward to a full week next week!