Teens Camp: Week 2 & 3
Teens Camp
Week 2 & 3 of Camp
In the second and third week, Zenith Camp offers a programme just for teens aged 13 to 17. The mornings are free: they can sleep in, come to the children’s tent, hang out with each other in the teen tent or roam through nature. Some may also like to work as a Teen Staff in the camp in the mornings. In the afternoons, the group meets with Isha (week 2) or Nori (week 3) for activities that suit their wishes and needs – for example, outdoor games, movement and dance, singing, art and creativity, sharing, or sensory exercises. Trips with the van or a day hike can also be part of the programme.
In all ancient cultures, the transition from childhood to adulthood was accompanied by initiation rituals. Even though we are aware that we cannot replace a lost tradition in one week, we would like to offer a space and time in the mountains where change and maturing are allowed to happen, with respect and consideration for the intense time of growing up.
In weeks one and four there will be no teen programme in the afternoons. We want to encourage families with teens to participate in weeks two & three, where we can offer a quality programme. However, in weeks one & four, there will be a place just for the teens, and a support person who is always there to talk. If there is interest, there will also be a group meeting once a day.
Speakers
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Linda Isha FitzwilliamIsha has been at Zenith Camp every summer since she was a child. She is a dance educator, yoga teacher, shamanic practitioner and a learner of life. Her focus is working with children and women in singing, dancing, movement, nature, energy medicine and personal experience. Isha lives with her family in Switzerland where she teaches children’s and women’s classes, workshops, women’s circles, drum circles and healing sessions. She brings creativity, humor, integrity and empathy to her work with children’s groups.
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Nori KhellafNori has worked with the Zenith Alps Camp for the last nine years. His passion is bringing kids in contact with Nature, he holds a Bachelor’s Degree in elementary school teaching and is a certified outdoor activity trainer (Erlebnispädagoge). He has worked with youth in the Bavarian forest, coordinated a gardening project for the Youth University of Münster for four years and has worked with kids in the Botanical garden Münster. Right before the pandemic started, he organized a four-week Permaculture camp for Young Adults. At the moment, he does a biodiversity workshop with children as part of his Master’s Thesis.
