Camp Allegro

Camp Allegro at Prairie Pines, Wichita KS June 20-24

Things I learned at camp:

1. You always need to have more activities than you think! I remember my music ed professor saying that all the time.
2. Kids always love games and stories.. no matter what age.
3. Any variant of tag works great.
4. They will always say they hate theory but then tell their parents it was their favorite class.
5. It is somewhat possible to teach beginning piano to 7-yr-olds and 14-yr-olds in the same class. (Basic Piano Course.. Martha Hilley & Lynn Freeman Olson)
6. It is good to laugh or scream sometimes. :) I've not played games in a long time!
7. It is easier to say goodbye at camp to people I know I won't see for a long time. It's hard to cry when you're taking care of a whole bunch of kids.
8. The combination of sunscreen and bugspray can smell pleasant.
9. It is better to break a tree branch than to keep running into it.. except when the kids don't succeed in breaking it off!
10. If a challenge was involved, kids would memorize Italian terms and even pronouce them correctly.
11. Pencils, stickers and candy always make good bribes ..other people call it rewards.