A child’s ability to find meaning within a
relationship with staff or peers, and find meaning within a game and activity
is at the core of Learning on the Log's social formula. It is the reason why we hire so many dynamic
staff in each program, and it is why we work so hard at connecting with each
child. Organic social skills learned within
our programs have a better chance of being generalized to other settings when
those experiences have meaning. For
example, campers make it a point to say hi and bye to friends, invite each
other to birthday parties, lead parents and siblings on a hike, take more
chances on the playground, and become more assertive in communicating needs. All of us get more out of experiences that
have meaning, and our campers are able to experience social success for the
same reason.
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