Sundays are far more laid back at Kingswood. You can check my just-added photo album entitled RIGHT NOW to see the lazy -boned boys and staff who attended the 8:30 breakfast (half hour later than normal.)
A more thorough Cabin clean up (to include things like changing bed sheets and airing out sleeping bags) takes place after breakfast.
A full list of campus chores also is published and each cabin gets an assignment such as organizing the life jacket shed, sweeping the main porches and gathering lost & found.
Once the cabin is ready for inspection, (an important grade since the Inspection Ice Cream Party is tonight and those cabins with the best grades go first and, presumedly opt for the largest portions) each cohort has 45 minutes of relaxation time where the group can do whatever the group with counselors elect.
Then, it is off to any quiet place on the property for cabin meetings. The agenda for today is pasted at bottom. When we meet as a full camp at noon, one hopes that boys will speak up and tell the assembly about the strongest points to come out of their individual meetings.
Rather than preaching to the campers, we prefer to “rearticulate” the ideas that originally are expressed by them. Any good thought repeated has a chance to stick; that’s our hypothesis, anyway.
It is a gorgeous day here in the north woods, a string that has sustained for a most of the first week of the session. At that full camp meeting, we will ponder some of the best moments of week one and then set the table for the upcoming week. I have no idea what is on tap for this afternoon, but I am quite confident that it does NOT entail more meetings and introspection!
Sunday Cabin Discussions – 7/3/22
- What makes someone a good friend or a good cabin mate? Provide examples from the
past week where someone in your cabin was a good friend or a good cabin mate.
- What does the expression “To make a friend you must be a friend” mean? Provide
examples from the camp setting.
- What are some challenges of living in a cabin with 6-22 other people? What are some
cabin rules (or personal rules) that can help create a harmonious cabin environment?
- How is the first week of camp different for veteran campers and new campers? What
have veteran campers / returning campers done to welcome new campers and make
them feel included at camp?
- What do you think it means to “Live the Kingswood Way”?