by Mary | May 5, 2018 | 2018 Posts, May 2015, May 2018
“There is nothing like looking, if you want to find something. You certainly usually find something, if you look, but it is not always quite the something you were after.” – J.R.R. Tolkein Life Lessons Learned at Camp When we plan programming at Sonlight, we are...
by Mary | May 31, 2015 | May 2015
The long awaited day! 10 days of training, and staff are full of enthusiasm for kids to arrive. We have a rock star staff, some new folks joining the vetrans. The meadow is green, and new things in place: 9 Square in the Air and Spikeball. We look forward to all that...
by Mary | May 28, 2015 | May 2015
Nothing says fun like a cookout!
by Mary | May 25, 2015 | May 2015
Fun facts about summer staff 2015: States represented: Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Iowa, Michigan, Wisconsin, Kansas, Florida, Tennessee, Washington, Alabama and Illinois (home towns and colleges) 38% returning staff / 62% new to staff (some were campers) 1...
by Mary | May 21, 2015 | May 2015
24 cheerful souls : 10 days of staff training : 1 soggy meadow We’re wrapping up Day #2 of staff training 2015, and a great day it’s been. Chelsea and Winston have a great mix of college students new to Sonlight, staff who have been campers, but this is...
by Mary | May 12, 2015 | May 2015
THE HYBRID MIND: The More High-Tech Education Becomes, The More Nature Our Children Need “Maximum learning usually takes place when more of our senses are engaged,” writes Richard Louv in The New Nature Movement blog post “The Hybrid Mind: The...
