(January 20, 2010 at 5:28 pm)leo-rcc Wrote: First off, I loved going to camps as a kid. They really can be a lot of fun, and even got a long friendship through one of these camps.
However, as I mentioned before when Darwinian posted a video on Camp Quest (the US version I think) there is a thin line between teaching how to think, and what to think. You need to be very careful not to overstep that boundary.
The US camp is very different. Bear in mind that many of the US campers are being bullied for coming from a non-religious household. They go to the camps for support and to build communities and find strong non-religious role models. In most parts of the UK this isn't a problem at all so the camp has a very different focus. But I agree, I listened to an interview with soundclips from one of the US camps and it sounded too preachy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTFNiMhDZ-0
