Terry’s Time….Camp Marimeta is more than fun. June 27, 2016 Camp is all about the fun….so they think. Overnight camp offers much more then many people realize. At Camp Marimeta we strive to challenge our girls to take healthy risks. Of course these risks are carefully calibrated by our fantastic staff. We structure our girl’s environment so they have lots of opportunities to fail, which is so counterintuitive to our parenting skills. Marimeta gives them the structure they need with greater autonomy. Self management and self regulatory skills are goals Camp Marimeta works on regularly. Marimeta embraces the challenges of these purposeful life tasks. Daily our campers must suppress impulses, control their attentions, keep track of their belongs all while “having fun.” The campers may not know these are the intentions of our many activities and special events but our choices are thought out carefully with these and many other end results in mind. For example it may seem like just “Marshmellow Wars”, but self control (don’t use your paint up to quickly) and team work are important pieces in this “fun” event. Camp Marimeta allows the girls to look at themselves in a new light. A light that they can create for themsleves. Ownership of who they want to become and where they want their road to take them. These are key components of emotional intellegence and self-awareness. May your week be full of fun, sunshine and most of all laughter. Love, Terry