Ways to Teach Teamwork to Kids

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Quick Guide to Summer Camp for Kids
WAYS TO TEACH TEAMWORK TO KIDS
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Quick Guide to Summer Camp for Kids
One of the greatest things kids can learn is how
to work as a team, as skill that will serve them
well throughout their lives
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Quick Guide to Summer Camp for Kids
from youth athletic leagues to school projects,
college academics and the workplace.
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Quick Guide to Summer Camp for Kids
Being a good team player and knowing how to
work with all sorts of people toward a common
goal certainly makes you a valued commodity in
our society
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Quick Guide to Summer Camp for Kids
and activities like summer camp makes learning
this valuable ability a whole lot of fun.
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Quick Guide to Summer Camp for Kids
Kids can learn to function as a team in many
ways, and if you keep your eye out at summer camp
visits
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Quick Guide to Summer Camp for Kids
youll notice campers involved in activities in
places like the low ropes courses as well as on
all sorts of playing fields, in swimming pools
and out on the lake.
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Quick Guide to Summer Camp for Kids
What is a TEAM PLAYER?
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Quick Guide to Summer Camp for Kids
A team player is less an its all about me kind
of person and more a go team sort.
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Quick Guide to Summer Camp for Kids
Kids who help out at home and in the classroom,
include others in games and activities and know
how to both lead and follow tend to grow into
more successful young adults.
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Quick Guide to Summer Camp for Kids
Ropes Course ACTIVITIES
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Quick Guide to Summer Camp for Kids
Lots of companies use the lower part of a ropes
course for team building activities, and kids at
overnight summer camps get a jump on the action.
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Whereas the high ropes course focuses on more
physical challenges, the low ropes course is
chock full of trust building and problem solving
activities
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all geared toward helping campers learn how to
work together effectively toward a common goal,
all while getting to know each other better and
having buckets of fun.
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Theatrical TEAMWORK
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Quick Guide to Summer Camp for Kids
Theatrical activities from summer camp campfire
skits to local talent shows and community theater
stage productions pretty much require kids to
work as a team if the show is going to go on.
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Quick Guide to Summer Camp for Kids
Many stage companies routinely use teamwork
activities to form a cohesive cast and crew
before a show gets into full swing.
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Quick Guide to Summer Camp for Kids
However, even little summer camp productions have
actors, writers, directors, stage builders,
lighting crews and stage managers.
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Each person has his or her role and has to learn
how to work with all the other team members
whether they get along with them particularly
well or not.
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Quick Guide to Summer Camp for Kids
Opening night is the deadline and everyone has to
pull together to meet it successfully!
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On the PLAYING FIELD
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From organized youth athletics to school sports
and summer camp fun, the playing fields can be a
super way to learn to be a team player.
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Of course summer camp is brimming with all kinds
of games, from beloved standard gaga ball and
rowdy camp color wars to traditional sports like
basketball, softball and soccer.
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At camp, counselors encourage youngsters to
celebrate everybodys contribution and truly work
together to play the best game possible.
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Everyone cheers everyone else on and the end
result is lots of fun whether the team wins or
loses.
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Everyday TEAMWORK
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There are so many ways kids to learn to work as a
team, especially when they are at places like
sleepaway camp where they tend to have more
responsibilities.
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Quick Guide to Summer Camp for Kids
Even keeping the cabin clean can be a great team
building event, since the sooner clothes are
picked up and beds made, the sooner the days fun
can begin.
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Quick Guide to Summer Camp for Kids
From helping the team win at a swimming relay
race to prompting an actor in the campfire skit,
sleepaway camp is full of opportunities for kids
to learn how to work as a team.
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If you're considering sending your child to an
overnight summer camp, be sure to visit our site
to learn about Camp Walt Whitman.
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Quick Guide to Summer Camp for Kids
Located in the White Mountains of New Hampshire,
Camp Walt Whitman offers a safe, nurturing
environment in a beautiful mountain setting.
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Quick Guide to Summer Camp for Kids
Our camp is a coed sleepaway camp, with separate
areas for boys and girls. The kids have a blast,
and make friendships that can last a lifetime.
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www.campwalt.com
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Camp Walt Whitman 1000 Cape Moonshine
Rd Piermont, NH 03779 603-764-5521 cww_at_campwalt.co
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