My daughter attended Girls Rock Camp this summer and she LOVED it! This is an absolutely amazing week long camp where the girls form a band and write a song and then perform it in front of an audience.
I have often thought that I was incredibly lucky to have the kind of programs available to me when I was young that helped me learn skills that I would never have learned in a conventional school or even at home. I was also lucky to have gone through an alternative school program and to have gone on many trips learning how to canoe, rock climb and bake without an oven.
When I was in Carnarvon Elementary School in Vancouver, I learned how to plan a menu, budget the money and shop for all the groceries I needed for a 5 day camping trip. I still use those skills to this day.
In highschool, I learned how to carry my food, shelter and clothing for a week and what types of foods were going to be the lightest with the most nutrients to keep me going on the West Coast Trail on Vancouver Island. Too bad I didn't have any Breakfast Cookies back then.
Through different neighbourhood houses and organizations I learned many things that I have since used in my life and am grateful for all the volunteers and paid workers that helped me learn about my environment, the food I eat and the people around me.
I have often said that I should have known that I would end up being a Baker when I baked a cake on the West Coast Trail when I was 15 years old.
For more information on Girls Rock Camp Vancouver check out their website: http://girlsrockcampvancouver.ca/grcv/
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