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Korean Heritage Camp June 19th-22nd, 2008 Snow Mountain Ranch, Fraser CO |
| 2008 Co-Directors: Mimi Moore, Laurie Ross, Scott Wong |
| "What we find most valuable about Korean
Heritage Camp is the energy, friendship, and love that each of us feels
(young
to older) when we all
gather together to celebrate and support one another. The counselors so
fully exemplify this. They are amazing! There is just something powerful
for each and everyone of us at KHC! We are still feeling the charge." |
Click here for the Top 10 Reasons for going to Korean Heritage Camp
Colorado Korean Community Liaison- Suegie
Park, 303-757-3828
email suegiepark@hotmail.com
West Coast Korean Community Liaison - Lena Han, 310-218-8525
email hanlenay@hotmail.com
Korean
Heritage Camp is the flagship heritage camp, entering its 17th year! We are
proud to be one of many camps held around the country for Korean adoptees,
but we are slightly different than most. The majority of Korean Camps are for “kids
only.” Our camp is for the entire family, from infants through teens,
and for parents!
There are Korean immersion activities and workshops for all
age groups at camp, and our parent workshops are on a par with most major
adoption conferences. Everyone works together to make camp successful, so there
are
many opportunities to get to know other families that share in the adoption
experience. Here, experienced parents and older adoptees are always willing
to share helpful information with the next wave. Everyone loves to see our
littlest campers as well, with child care and preschool opportunities that
allow even the newest adoptive parents to fully participate.
Additionally, adult Korean adoptees have the opportunity to attend camp as
counselors (must be 18 years or older) or community volunteers. They gain
the same cultural appreciation and understanding as their younger counterparts,
while sharing their own adoption experiences. We have been fortunate to meet
so many amazing adoptees from around the country through the years. We also
welcome members of Colorado's Korean community who help us keep the camp
culturally
relevant each and every year as counselors, workshop facilitators, meal planners
and chefs, activity consultants, and more! We also have had the good fortune
of hosting many leaders and role models from the Korean-American community
in the U.S. at camp each year. It is always exciting to see who wants to
join us each year!
Korean
Heritage Camp will be held June 19-22, 2008, in the beautiful Rocky Mountains
near Winter Park, Colorado. The YMCA Snow Mountain Ranch facility www.ymcarockies.org is
a family vacation destination in itself. Registration materials will be going
out this Winter, so NOW is the time to request registration
information to be placed on our mailing list.
What to expect for 2008?
We
have also found that many families don’t want to give up their annual
KHC experience just because their kids graduate from high school and become
counselors, so watch for special opportunities for alumni and
graduate campers (those who may not want to be counselors but still want
to be part of camp
after graduation) as well! New families are always welcome, and we hope you’ll
join us this year! Plan to get your registration in early so you don’t
miss all the exciting events and memorable moments to come. Keep tabs on
the CHC website to view our plans as they firm up. It will start happening
fast
and furiously as the New Year begins!
In fact, work on KHC 2008 is already underway and the plans look like it will be another AWESOME Camp! Our theme will be “Korea: A Global Treasure”. This theme should lend itself to many new classes, cultural ideas and creative energy! Mark down the dates and look for registration information, updates and MORE! As always, we will be hosting a wide variety of experts on Korean culture, adoption, parenting, and more, plus Korean musicians, dancers, tae kwon do Masters, and many more talented people who will enlighten and teach the kids, from 3 years old to high school seniors. KHC is never lacking in Korean community participation or in outstanding professionals in many fields that relate to raising our children.
The children talk about the importance of being with others “just like
us.” From preschool through high school, there are culturally rich classes
and fun activities where children spend time together with their peers. From
Korean games, crafts, music, and more, the kids reconnect with old friends
and meet new ones.
This year preschool and elementary kids will continue with HeART Talks
which is the one workshop at camp that focuses on adoption related issues.
Middle
School children will again participate in More than Me, which is our way
of “giving
back” to Korea through organizations who need assistance there. Our high
school group will again have opportunities to spend time together, and with
adoptees just a bit older than they are who have “been through it” and
can share meaningful experiences. There will be many workshops for adults
including trans-racial adoption; parenting teens; parenting Asian children;
Korean cooking;
Korean culture and history, and more. As parents we share experiences and
listen to one another, and learn from experts to help ourselves become
better parents.
Thinking about giving camp a try but want to know more?
Click here to read about last year's camp.
For more pictures of Korea Camp 2007 click here
Even though we do have very strong support from the local Korean community,
we are always looking for more volunteers to
work with the kids, teach workshops, cook meals, etc., and to be counselors at
camp.
As a non-profit 501 C(3) organization, Korean Heritage Camp is always seeking
financial assistance to help keep camp costs reasonable for families, and
still provide an outstanding program. This year
we particularly need help to bring in our wonderful guest artists and speakers.
If you'd like to help, please go to the Donations section
of this web site, and thank you very much in advance.
We can also use donations of frequent flier miles to help defray costs
of out of state speakers. If you have miles you can donate please email
us at info@heritagecamps.org
We hope to see you at camp this summer. For further information, please contact
us.
