CAMPER SURVEY RESULTS:
What skills did you learn this summer?
“I learned all of the names of the tools in work projects, how to tie multiple knots in outdoor living skills, learn to tend to animals in farms and gardens, and learned to swim and kayak better. I also learned to make new friends and have fun!”
“Kayaking, building a fire, and especially learning how to survive in a wilderness place without electricity.”
“How to use a knife, ignite a fire once it’s extinguished, tracking, OwlEyes and foxwalk, and try new foods .”
“I learned farming skills, how to tell when plants are ready for harvest, i learned many different dives, I learned how to make a wooden building, I learned many card games”
What did you learn about yourself? How have you grown?
“I have grown in strength (mental and physical). I have learned many skills.”
“I found that when I try, I can succeed, and I guess that is one thing i used in Timberlake a lot of times.”
“I learned about the whole wilderness part of myself that I didn’t know existed.”
“I learned to respect others and I felt respected. I learned how much I loved Vermont and my family.”
“To protect myself, respect others, be silent in the in the evening, build a fire.”
“I learned that i can adjust to new surroundings fast”
“in ways i can’t explain”
“I am stronger and since I canoed about twenty miles against wind I have much more assurance about what I can do”.
“Can achieve all the goals that you set for yourself with hard work and support.”
“How to have fun”
So well done TL Staff and Campers of 2010. Let’s get an AVALANCHE of these comments in 2011.
… I’ll post another batch in two weeks.
A Quote To Keep Us Aware:
“Everybody is sitting around saying, ‘Well, jeez, we need somebody to solve this problem of bias.’ That somebody is us. We all have to try to figure out a better way to get along.”
Wilma Mankiller