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| Volunteer team May 2013 |
A couple weekends ago we all went away. Babies to their weekend mom and dads. And, us volunteers to the middle of nowhere. Literally. About an hour on sand roads. We thought the bus was going to fall apart as Zoe drove on. It was volunteer weekend. Every three months it happens. A little get away in the mist of the crazy busy life we live here at TLC.
We got to stay in an awesome house. We all decided we need one at TLC. There was room for us all. All the girls stayed in the loft the boys all took separate rooms. Everyone happy.
This weekend was a bit different from the other two I have been on. The first very much about us as individuals. Lots of deep thinking. The second was all about the team with lots of games and team builders. This one was about the kids. We went over and learned about the circle of courage.
‘The Circle of Courage® is a model of youth empowerment supported by contemporary research, the heritage of early youth work pioneers and Native philosophies of child care. The model is encompassed in four core values: belonging, mastery, independence, and generosity. The central theme of this model is that a set of shared values must exist in any community to create environments that ultimately benefit all.’
I think we all learned a lot and now look at our kids a bit differently, With more awareness. More thoughts behind why they do what they do and don't do what they don't.
Zoe always does a great job with these weekends. Sessions mixed with games and relaxing. We took a nature walk on sunday. A herd of wildebeest kept running across the path infront of us. Very cool. We sat and relaxed by a river for a moment.
We got to stay in an awesome house. We all decided we need one at TLC. There was room for us all. All the girls stayed in the loft the boys all took separate rooms. Everyone happy.
This weekend was a bit different from the other two I have been on. The first very much about us as individuals. Lots of deep thinking. The second was all about the team with lots of games and team builders. This one was about the kids. We went over and learned about the circle of courage.
‘The Circle of Courage® is a model of youth empowerment supported by contemporary research, the heritage of early youth work pioneers and Native philosophies of child care. The model is encompassed in four core values: belonging, mastery, independence, and generosity. The central theme of this model is that a set of shared values must exist in any community to create environments that ultimately benefit all.’
I think we all learned a lot and now look at our kids a bit differently, With more awareness. More thoughts behind why they do what they do and don't do what they don't.
Zoe always does a great job with these weekends. Sessions mixed with games and relaxing. We took a nature walk on sunday. A herd of wildebeest kept running across the path infront of us. Very cool. We sat and relaxed by a river for a moment.
I think we were all glad to have the weekend away. So much had happened and changed in the last month that it was good to be together for a bit just us. Gave us a chance to get to know each other. There are lots of new volunteers. Im just sad that was my last volunteer weekend.
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