July 18-31, 2004
Imagine a place where you can tell the truth and still be accepted for who you are. Imagine a place where it’s safe to get crazy and silly one minute and serious the next. Imagine saying whatever you want without feeling embarrassed. Imagine a place where you can be as smart and funny and quiet and goofy and shy and strange and normal as you really are and still get respect.
Friendship, adventure, excitement, challenges, quiet contemplation, exuberant craziness, closeness, and sharing will be blended with all the normal summer camp stuff that makes Rowe such a blast. Our theory is that really cool people know how to have huge amounts of zany fun, and we intend to prove it. If you’re 11 or 12 and you want to meet new friends, this is the camp for you. See page 34 for information on age guidelines.
These transition years from childhood to adolescence are often a troubling time, during which children question their identity, their upbringing, and their values. Is anyone going through what I’m going through? What is normal? In an atmosphere of acceptance, we will take time to address serious issues such as the differences and similarities between males and females, the various kinds of families, what to think and do about drugs and alcohol, and how to make sense of our emerging sexuality.
It’s important for each young person to find his or her own unique energy, inner power, and individual identity. Away from home, family, and school, with the help of an experienced and focused staff, campers have a chance to explore new aspects of their personalities.
This camp lasts two weeks, so there’s time to develop deep friendships, prepare for and perform in a talent show, create art and music, hear and tell stories, joke, and listen to each other. Join us in breathing life into an authentic, expressive, awesome summer experience.
This camp runs concurrently with Young People’s Camp.
John Terlazzo is a poet, storyteller, singer/songwriter and painter. He performs and records with his band, Voices In The Hall, and teaches freelance workshops entitled, The Secret Tells Itself: Writing As A Contemplative Act. John brings 30 years of sitting meditation practice, yoga and creative arts practice, a newfound expression in ritual theatre and a deep love of the world’s diverse storytelling traditions to this camp.
Cindy Terlazzo is a yoga teacher and social worker, and a great teller of tales, Cindy’s compassionate and open nature makes her an excellent codirector for this camp. She is the primary educator of their homeschooled children (Rosa & Paolo), and has been married to John for 20 years. They lead a great staff — who are all looking forward to camp.