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In article <1993Jan08.205526.360675@sue.cc.uregina.ca> daved@phenix.samsung.com (Dave Duguid) writes:
>In our group , camping begins at the Beaver level (Ages 5-7) with parent/son

Hey! That's better than we got here. POR (Scout Association Policy,
Organisation and Rules) sez something along the lines of "Beavers do not
camp." It also says "Beavers do not march," but that's wandering a little from
the topic. :-)

Actually with a sons and dads approach we could probably do it, but it is not
something I have heard of being done.

I am surprised at the BSA in a way; my group's Cub camps are usually 3 day/2
night affairs with a week's joint group camp a little further away every few
years.  And I always took on board without question the local idea that cubs
cannot handle anything longer!  How wrong you can be; it was summer camp in
the Pocanos (Pine Forest Camp, PA) that opened my eyes; all the campers
were full 10 weekers right down to age of, what, 6 years old I think.

All it takes is good counsellors; we shy away something terrible in Britain
from the idea of having adults in the same accommodation as kids/campers
but the fact is it works.  Summer camp does not necessarily go in for child-
leadership in the same way, but I think it's something that is dismissed
rather too easily by Scouters over here.


Cheers,
Greg Harewood
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SL 1st Harbledown
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Greg Harewood
NMR Physics, UKC.