家长必读 夏令营，对孩子的成长到底做了什么？

夏令营于孩子，不仅是分享快乐、开阔视野的地方，更是他们成长中不可或缺的一段深刻体验。...



夏令营于孩子，不仅是分享快乐、开阔视野的地方，更是他们成长中不可或缺的一段深刻体验。小编今日与大家分享美国营地协会副主席Scott Brody先生写给家长们的一封信，详述“夏令营，对孩子的成长到底做了什么？”

我经常被问到为什么在营地学习的课程和获得的技能会特别“有关联性”？我们的营员是怎样在几周的时间里学习到生活技能并变得如此的全面和持久的?

答案在于按照特定的方式来教授这些技能，充满关怀的导师会爱护你的孩子，而且把这种学习和他们的生活联系起来。



我们有一个令人不可思议的导师和专家团队，他们花时间让复杂的事情变得简单，并在困难的时刻彻底的帮助你的孩子。在这种人文关怀的环境里，惊人的成长是可能的。

双层床位的矛盾会成为一个批判性思维、解决问题和有效沟通的机会。每个人都有许多机会去实践的领导力和团队合作，并接受在任何不确定的情况下的即兴作品反馈意见。每一刻的营地生活都是一个学习的机会，我们尽可能地利用我们在一起度过的大量时光。而且这会把我们营地社区构成的人际关系融合在一起。

随着夏天的开始，我坚信我们的工作人员将为你的孩子提供一个美好的夏令营的体验，每天花费时间为你的孩子创造超出自己想象的机会，并建立和增进与其他孩子的友谊，和员工发自内心的营地体验。



营地最终目的是融入和归属感。我们相信，你的孩子会感受融入到了他们同宿舍的伙伴，导师和很多专家会每天和他们一起学习。这种融入和归属感会帮助你的孩子知道他们是被爱和支持的，并允许他们接触可控的的冒险从而获得有价值的成长。

我们每天也会努力工作来帮助你的孩子加强“心智的成长”—— 如果他们利用好的学习方法并持久和坚定，相信他们自己也有能力学习他们任何希望学习的东西。我们希望他们把藏在自己内心里的这些想法，能够让它成为一个强大的动力帮助他们在营地实现。

再当回到学校和生活中的日子里，我相信，你会发现你的孩子已经建造的许多重要技能。我们每天的锻炼，加强了他们对自己的信心并获得新的见解而变得更有活力，而且会获得伴随着独立而来的自信心。I am often asked why the lessons learned and the skills acquired at Camp as so “sticky”? How is it that the life skills that our campers learn in just a few weeks become so thoroughly integrated and lasting?

The answer lies in the way these skills are taught; by caring counselors who love your children and can relate this learning to their lives.

We have an incredible team of counselors and specialists, and they take the time to make complex things simple, and to help your children through the difficult moments. In the context of such caring relationships, amazing growth is possible.

Bunk conflict becomes an opportunity for critical thinking and problem solving, and effective communication. Everyone has many chances to practice leadership and teamwork, and receive instant feedback about what works and what doesn’t in any given situation. Every moment of Camp life is a learning opportunity and we do our best to capitalize on as many of the million moments that we spend together as possible.

But the glue that holds our Camp community together are the relationships that we form. As the summer began, I was confident that our staff would provide your children with a wonderful camp experience, spending their time each day to create opportunities for your children to exceed their own expectations, and to build and strengthen the relationships with other children and staff that lie at the heart of the Camp experience.

Camp is ultimately about connection and a sense of belonging, and we are confident that your children are feeling connected to their bunkmates, to their counselors, and to the many specialists that work with them every day. This sense of connection and belonging helps your children know that they are loved and supported, and allows them to reach out to take the safe risks that produce meaningful growth.

We have also worked hard each day to help your children strengthen their “growth mindset”—to believe in themselves and their ability to learn anything they wish to if they use good learning strategies and are persistent and determined. We want them to internalize this view of themselves, as it can become a powerful force in helping them to succeed at Camp, in school and in life.

As Visiting Day approaches, I am confident that you will find that your children have already built many of the critical skills that we practice each day, strengthened their belief in themselves, gained new insights, become more resilient, and earned the confidence that comes with independence.

Scott Brody先生毕业于加州大学伯克利分校，并获波士顿法学院法学博士学位；超过10 年的ACA （美国营地协会）全国公共政策委员会服务经验，担任2020 Vision 工作组成员。

Scott Brody先生作为一位教育家，专注于21 世纪能力学习、人力开发以及孩子成长发展研究的思想研究。是P21(21 世纪学习组织)“校外教育”组织主席，同时也担任商业领导力联盟的教育改革倡议小组联合主席。

我们致力于成为中国领先的营地教育机构,通过教育创新支持和影响青少年,因为我们相信，青少年可以改变世界。

——启行营地教育

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