Minicamp started off as always with excitement, name and getting to know you games. We had so many kids this time it was important to play a lot of name games so that everybody could remember each others names. Then we designed our own placemats based on a range of questions like: what kind of superContinue reading “Minicamp – June 2015”
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Mexican Cultural Night
Once every couple of months, between our local minicamps, the Auckland Junior Branch (JB) gets together and hosts a night of cultural food and games. These are planned by the JB Committee, led by our events coordinator Ellie, and always deliver great laughs and a perfect opportunity to catch up with one another. Saturday nightContinue reading “Mexican Cultural Night”
Minicamp – February 2015
We started off on Friday night with some name and getting- to- know you games, and then moved into making our place-mats for the next day. At each minicamp we arrange the tables for meals by spreading out named place-mats, so that at each meal we have an opportunity to speak to different people, andContinue reading “Minicamp – February 2015”
Leïgo Village in Costa Rica
After four amazing weeks in Costa Rica at a CISV Village, they are back. Mums and dads welcome them home! Check out the video below to see their awesome camp.
My CISV Summer Village Camp Experience – by Francois Murrell
When I first heard that I was going to a CISV Summer Village camp, I was so excited. This would be my first trip in a plane. It was really cool when we received the first pre-camp email with pictures of where I was going to stay, lots of information about camp, and the countriesContinue reading “My CISV Summer Village Camp Experience – by Francois Murrell”
Minicamp – September 2014
Everybody came to minicamp excited and looking forward to another minicamp and seeing all their friends again. The moment we got there, we were all welcomed by hugs and smiles and we dropped our things off in our cabins as we got prepared for the first activity of the weekend.
Village in Barcelona, Spain
Four 11 year old kids and their leader, Sophie, came back from Barcelona, Spain! See below for their report.
Minicamp JUNE 2014
Kids Minicamp Report (9 – 13 yr olds): Minicamp kicked off on Friday night with energisers and name games to get to know each other. Once we were all familiar with each other’s names, we got together to make our placemats for the following day. After supper, lullabies and flag it was lights out toContinue reading “Minicamp JUNE 2014”
CISV New Zealand 