ADHD Awareness Month
October is ADHD awareness month! As a person who has ADHD, and as someone runs a camp that is inclusive for neurodiverse kids - I wanted to share a little about my personal experiences, and what ADHD is and what it isn’t.
What Different Can Do - Life on the Spectrum
The reality of life on the autism spectrum is both challenging and amazing! Today we’re sharing the story of a young man living on the spectrum named Carr, as well as the perspective of his mother Bridget. Life for both of them hasn’t always been easy, but Carr shows just how much you can do when you’re different as he inspires other neurodiverse people to keep trying even when things get hard.
Stan Tucker on the Future of Black History
I am always humbled and inspired this time of the year when we reflect on the accomplishments of so many great African Americans. I am so grateful for the ones before me that stood up and in some cases, sat down, for equality and justice for us all.
Yes You Can - Barack Obama
If we take the time to really understand, we will all quickly see that Black History is truly all our our history. Today I’d like to share about a historically important Black man, how he have impacted my life, and I’ll also be sharing some resources if you would like to teach your children or family.
Remembering Together - Honoring Black History Month
At Camp Southern Ground we believe that our differences make us stronger and we are proud to create a racially diverse camp experience for all of our campers and staff! In honor of Black History Month, we are using #RememberTogether to share stories of Black History that can educate and enlighten, as well as stories of inclusion and acceptance.
Stories from Camp - Together We Can do More!
Our campers at Camp Southern Ground are always looking to explore. They want to explore the woods, explore new activities, and explore our amazing food. Trying new things and exploring new areas can be a very scary thing for campers and even adults. Here is a story from one of our own staff Jessica, as she talks about our campers and veterans exploring our giant ropes course.
Exploring How Sleep Affects Your Child
You know the struggle. You’ve got a grumpy child looking at you, their emotions have been all over the place. They’re not able to focus, and anything that doesn’t go their way turns into a meltdown. Sound familiar? We can help.
Stories from Camp -Learning Together
Learning together is not only a chance to get better at something, but also a chance to grow connections with others. When we can be confident enough to teach or humble enough to learn, we can form strong bonds with others. Learn together, so we can grow together, because we are better together.
Speed Cubers and the Power of Inclusion
Lately, mostly due to quarantine, we all have started watching a great deal of TV. While too much TV isn’t a great thing, we wanted to share with you an incredible family-friendly documentary on Netflix called the “The Speed Cubers”. It shows the true power of inclusion, and how different isn’t about better or worse - it’s just different!
Stories from Camp!
As the Program Director at Camp Southern Ground, I get to hear and see so many awesome and fun stories that happen when we are together each summer. I will be sharing stories from camp and even having some of our campers and staff sharing their stories from camp that will hopefully make you laugh and learn something! I’m calling this blog series: “Stories from Southern Ground”.
Learning Together in Different Ways!
There are different styles of learning that have a HUGE impact on the way we receive and process information. Discovering your child’s style of learning can be helpful and aid in frustration during school time throughout the day.
Growing at Home - Getting Ready for Back to School
It’s hard to believe that school is just right around the corner. This has been a strange summer for all of you, and the strangeness doesn’t seem to be going away quite yet. School will probably look different for most of you this year, but you can still have fun with it!
Growing at Home - Reading for All Ages
Who wants their children to read? Especially your older kids? Reading is such a healthy hobby, and will help our children develop so many skills as they grow!
Growing at Home - Growing Plants
Have you started a small garden yet under quarantine? Or planted any flowers? Watched anything new grow in your front yard? Let’s go look at those plants really closely and learn how they grow and give back to our planet through their natural life cycle.
Curiosity Based Learning
One of the greatest parts of the summer camp experience for kids is exploring new things and discovering where their talents or passions are. At CSG we encourage kids to ask questions! What kind of bug is that? Why didn’t my arrow hit the target? What’s a beet and do I really want to eat it? When kids ask questions it means they are in a curious state-of-mind.
Growing at Home - Teaching Independence
With summer well underway and the kids having already been home a surprisingly long time, everyone has had to come up with ways to be creative and fill their children’s time. Self-entertainment is an important skill for children to develop that will be useful long after Covid19 has ended. The ability to self-entertain helps our children to focus, be creative, and independent.
Growing at Home - Learning from Movies
Chances are that even if your family is not big on screen time, you will probably have several movie nights this summer. Let’s face it, kids love movies, so let’s turn movies into learning opportunities where our kids can reflect and experience personal growth from the lessons they learned through the film. Movies are very influential to our children so choose family movies with fun and healthy life lessons.
Growing at Home - The Water Cycle of our Planet
Do you have a river near your house? Or a lake? It’s time to take an adventure to your closest body of water because today we are going to learn about water all over the earth! About 96.5% of Earth’s water is in the oceans, the rest is in lakes, rivers, streams, polar ice caps, and clouds.
Growing at Home - Discoveries in your Backyard
There is so much exploring to be had this summer! Adventure and learning awaits us. The possibilities, even from our own back yards, where there are so many bugs, plants, amphibians, birds, and other creatures, are endless.
Growing at Home - Self Care for You and the Family
When we think of self-care, our minds often go to yoga classes and massages, and while those are great things that we should definitely do when social distancing ends…they don’t really help much with our daily self-care. Rather than trying to incorporate some new hobby that you won’t want to keep up with, let’s talk about how your family can incorporate self-care into your daily activities.
