Welcome to the YRS Conference of the Americas 2015 |
by Charlotte Petterson The Campfire was held as the sun had just set. We sat on benches warming our hands from the cold weather. We started by learning the campfire rules. Every time someone said the word campfire, we must stand up yelling "CAMPFIRE? WE LOVE CAMPFIRE!" then kick a leg in the air. This continued throughout the entire ceremonial burning of the wood. We sang many songs which included repeat after me songs, repeat after me songs and do as I do ditties. Songs that made sense, songs that didn't, and songs that had meaning to some but not to others. This included a song in Flemish which included a gnome (a lovely one from Walmart may I add) and some crazy dancing. On the night I saw the campfire, it was not raining, and we had a special guest perform. He had a flaming baton that he performed with.
It was really amazing to see how much hard work was put into the campfire we had that night. We all had so much fun joining in and laughing with our friends from around the world.
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by Charlotte Petterson Sublovia is a fun leadership activity that tells a story of two countries split apart by conflict. Lower Sublovia ties their left shoe first, while upper Sublovia insists that the right shoe should get tied first. The students were split into Lower and Upper Sublovia on opposite sides of the building.
Once this happened, we determined specific details of our cultures. Things such as flag, currency, holidays, and language were agreed on. These components of made up cultures could be as silly as needed. The Lower Sublovian national food for example was chocolate covered bacon on pizza drizzled with maple syrup. The best part of this activity was sending three of your own 'citizens' to the other side. They had to take notes and ask as many questions as they needed in different aspects of the culture. When three people from Upper Sublovia came to Lower Sublovia, we all greeted them in our 'Lower Sublovian Culture'. We had previously determined that we loved people with glasses, and we must hug anyone who wears them. One visitor happened to wear glasses, and we acted properly towards him. We also enjoyed when people touched their own faces. When one visitor scratched their nose, we would smile and cup our face in our hands to show our respect. At the end of the activity, we sat down and the six people who crossed countries discussed what they were confused about and what they didn't understand. This activity was a great simulation on how different each culture is in the real world. It shows that we all need to be respectful of each others differences no matter how far we are apart. |
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