Camp started at 8:02 sharp! This camp we had a focus on the Junior Branch (JB) group (14+ year olds) into running as much of the camp as possible. This started with JBs running introduction name games starting with a game to string along names together to remember each name & another staple camp gameContinue reading “Minicamp Report February 2020”
Category Archives: Mini-Camp
Minicamp – February 2018
Friday night launched off in the activity hall at 8 pm with games to get us familiar with each other’s names, and getting to know each other. We always love a mixture of brand new participants and seasoned CISVers, so beginning camp this way gives us an opportunity to bond before continuing onto the restContinue reading “Minicamp – February 2018”
Minicamp – September 2017
September’s minicamp was at Piha Mill Camp. The roads out to Piha get dark early at this time of the year, so the lights of the camp shone out through the darkness as if to welcome people. After the (organised) chaos of registration, we got down to a fantastic camp with a group of amazingContinue reading “Minicamp – September 2017”
Minicamp – June 2017
June’s camp was located at Hunua and focused on activities to develop an understanding of Human Rights, which is the CISV Content Area of 2017. We started us off with Energisers (small actions to wake us up and to get us working enthusiastically together as a united group). Afterwards, we went into some ‘getting toContinue reading “Minicamp – June 2017”
Minicamp – February 2017
An Unexpected Adventure
As it was my first time enjoying a CISV minicamp naturally, I was shy. I didn’t expect to fit in straight away, as some of the kids have been lifelong members of CISV. How wrong I was. I was not left out in a single activity and had loads of fun. At the campsContinue reading “An Unexpected Adventure”
Minicamp – September 2015
This camp was themed Superheros, and over the course of the weekend we were able to participate in activities to develop our super skill of Conflict Resolution, which is the CISV Content Area of 2015. We started off with energisers to get us working enthusiastically together as a united group, both new participants and seasonedContinue reading “Minicamp – September 2015”
Minicamp – June 2015
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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