Some of the Phosync staff members were on panel for the campers to have the opportunity to ask staff members several questions regarding their experiences after high school and how they got to work at YLC. The significance of Scholarship, Leadership, and Citizenship was emphasized during the “dialogue” and the fact that being a staff member is basically a two-way street because it benefits both staff members and campers in the area of youth leadership. Also, often after YLC, campers look up to staff members as role models so the youth leadership cycle is never-ending even after YLC.
Campers in Outdoor Living Skills walked to the nearby pond and got all equipped up with their PFD (personal flotation device), and carried out the canoes onto the pond and canoed away! The Discovery Instructors taught the campers proper paddling techniques and how to properly steer the canoe in unison. The most fun part of the canoeing activity was when the campers got to put their paddling skills to the test and race each other across the pond!
In Discovery class, the campers sat back and watched as the Discovery Instructors presented to them on a book entitled, “Whale Done! The Power of Positive Relationships”. Throughout the presentation, the campers learned that building trust with each other is the establishment of a positive relationship and that by paying attention to people surrounding you with what they are doing right instead of wrong is an action of emphasizing the positive. The most important lesson that the campers learned from the presentation was that when a mistake happens, you should not spend a lot of time on what has been done wrong but instead redirect the energy onto how things are done correctly and focus on the strengths of the situation.
The campers are looking forward to Gary Olsen’s presentation in the morning. The campers definitely will be learning a lot from one of the co-founders of YLC, Gary Olsen, while he is still here at YLC! It is such a rare opportunity for the campers to have many good workshop presenters and the campers have learned and absorbed a lot from the workshops they have been to. There is only one more week from today until the campers will be saying LONG LIVE NAD YLC ’08!
Good Night from NAD YLC ’08!
Staff Sortwell and McMillan explain to the campers about the most important components of the NAD YLC Program: Scholarship, Leadership, and Citizenship.
Taylor Yukawa glances past the camera towards the pond. He is determined to conquer the pond!
Cassandra Jones and Cleve Farrell demonstrate teamwork as they paddle the oars in unison.
Taylor Yukawa is canoeing with determination as Valerie Speir laughs while having a grand time at Beaver Pond!
Communication is one of the key traits of a leader. What we are seeing in this picture is two canoes (Cleve Farrell and Cassandra Jones & Demara Jeanty and Franni Crotty) communicating with each other of their canoe’s direction so they don’t collide into each other!
Cleve and Cassandra had a nice canoe trip down the pond and it’s time for them to dock in!
Karlee Gruetzner and Megan Murphy are paddling their canoe with pride!
Instructor Clevenger presents “Whale Done!” to a group of campers. It’s important to “accentuate the positive”!
See! Even the easel pad says that it is important to “accentuate the positive” and build trust with each other.
