This Arowhon Life: Recent Episodes
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Each week, we’re going to bring you a story about Camp Arowhon – the people, the place, the culture – to help us feel connected, inspired, and supported by our beautiful wilderness home. We’ll follow up with past campers and staff, explore the mysteries of Algonquin Park, and remind ourselves of the culture of caring, learning and respect that makes Arowhon unique in this crazy world.
Welcome to episode 6 of “This Arowhon Life”, Camp Arowhon’s weekly podcast that helps us feel connected, inspired, and supported by our beautiful wilderness home. I’m your host, and Camp Arowhon Tripping Director, Andre Amiro.
It’s been a difficult week on Planet Arowhon.
The Ontario government has announced that summer camps in Ontario will not be allowed to operate this summer. We’re incredibly sad – for all of us, campers, parents, and staff. To think of camp silent, without the joyous sounds of kids at play, to imagine the Main Lodge empty and quiet, the lake without canoes, windsurfers, kayaks and sailboats – is heartbreaking.
Camp is where we find our best selves and our closest friends, and losing a summer at camp is unbearably sad. Camp is our happy place. We love the hijinks, the camaraderie, the community support, marvelling at double rainbows over Tepee Lake, and a million other things that happen in a normal day at camp.
Given all that’s happened this week, we didn’t have the chance to record a NEW episode, so we’ve reached into our archives to find something new, but familiar.
This week we bring you a rendition of Louis Carroll’s “The Jabbawocky”, as has been told at Campfires, Arowhonapaloozas and Talent Shows. It’s a story of loss, of failure, of overcoming adversity, and of finding the silver lining in difficult situations - no matter how long it takes.
We hope you’ll enjoy it, while together, we dream of being together again on the sunny shores of Tepee Lake.
Welcome to episode 5 of “This Arowhon Life”, Camp Arowhon’s weekly podcast that helps us feel connected, inspired, and supported by our beautiful wilderness home. I’m your host, and Camp Arowhon Tripping Director, Andre Amiro.
In this episode, we’re talking about teaching, and the many challenges we, as parents, can face while trying to teach our kids at home. Camp Director Joanne Kates is joined this week by Camp Arowhon Assistant Director - and son! - Max Muszynski, who will share skills and techniques he’s employed as an activity instructor and teacher trainer in his 20 year career at Arowhon and abroad. Max and Jo will share their perspectives on how we can ensure our kids are engaged when we teach them, how we can set them up for success, and how we can optimize our teaching based on the stages of the learning process.
Thanks for tuning in to episode 4 of “This Arowhon Life”, Camp Arowhon’s weekly podcast that helps us feel connected, inspired, and supported by our beautiful wilderness home.
In this episode, we’re talking about grit, failure, and how we as parents can support our kids to 'enrol' in what they want to learn. Camp Director Joanne Kates is joined this week by Camp Arowhon Alumnus, Marketing Guru, Author, Motivational Speaker, Expert Juggler, and - perhaps most importantly - Master Canoeist, Seth Godin. Seth and Jo will share their perspectives on what it takes, and why it’s possible, to support campers at Arowhon to grow into their best selves, and how we, as parents, can support this growth through the 10 months of the year our kids AREN'T at camp.
Welcome to episode 3 of “This Arowhon Life”, Camp Arowhon’s weekly podcast that helps us feel connected, inspired, and supported by our beautiful wilderness home.
In this episode, we’re talking about anxiety, depression, and the ‘mental load’ our kids carry around with them. Our Camp Director, Joanne Kates, is joined by Camp Arowhon Assistant Director, and her daughter, Mara Kates, to talk about some of the techniques we use at Camp Arowhon to support kids when they’re experiencing anxiety. Mara and Jo will teach us how we, as parents, can use these techniques - ranking, meditation, grounding and progressive muscle relaxation - at home to help our kids tackle these ‘big feelings’.
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Episode 2 - Get a "Q-TIP"!
Welcome back to the Camp Arowhon podcast. For those of you just joining us for the first time, each week, we’re bringing you a new story about Camp Arowhon, to help us feel connected, inspired, and supported by our beautiful wilderness home. We’ll feature past campers and staff, explore the mysteries of Algonquin Park, and remind ourselves of the culture of caring, learning and respect that makes planet Arowhon the best place on earth.
This week, we’re talking about the Baby Self, the Adult Self, and our teenage kid’s need for approval and direction for “the herd”. Our Camp Director, Joanne Kates, will once again share her extensive knowledge of guiding kids and young adults through challenging circumstances. Most importantly, she’ll teach us why it’s important to “take a Q-Tip” when we find ourselves, as parents, in conflict with our teens.
If you’ve got an idea for an episode, questions about this episode, or otherwise want to get in touch with us regarding our podcast, please don’t hesitate to get in touch via email at info@camparowhon.com .
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Episode 1 - Collaborative Problem Solving
We're excited to bring you the very first episode of the BRAND NEW Camp Arowhon pod-cast. Each week, we’re going to bring you a story about Camp Arowhon - the people, the place, the culture - to help us feel connected, inspired, and supported in this time of uncertainty and upheaval. We’re going to experiment with a variety of topics, content and ideas, to remind ourselves of the culture of caring, learning and respect that makes Arowhon unique in this crazy world.
In this episode, we’ll hear from Joanne Kates, our beloved Camp Director. Joanne is an expert in guiding kids and young adults through difficult times. This week, she’ll share her insights with us about the challenges of supporting our kids through social and physical distancing. She’ll address the effects of ‘techno-overload’, ‘nature deficit’ and ‘social isolation’ on sibling - and parent - relationships, and what we can do as parents to best support our kids is staying safe, healthy and happy(ish) during COVID-19. She'll share tips and techniques she’s used as a parent and camp director for over 30 years to bring out the best in children, including Arowhon’s tried and true methods for Collaborative Problem Solving (C.P.S)
If you've got an idea for an episode, questions about this episode, or otherwise want to get in touch with us regarding our podcast, please don't hesitate to get in touch via email at info@camparowhon.com.
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