trauma-informed care Archives - Wildwood Outdoor Education Center

R&R Weekend–Fall Festival

October 11 @ 3:30 pm – October 13 @ 2:00 pm

Mark your calendar for a unique respite option led by Wildwood’s camp counselors and full-time staff leaders!

R&R (Respite and Recreation) Weekends at Wildwood provide essential social-emotional learning and tech-free outdoor recreation for Jackson County, MO youth in grades 4-7.

Bus transportation and meals are provided.

Campers will get to participate in fun camp activities and build supportive relationships with peers and adults–plus enjoy unique themed fall and winter activities and 150 acres of beautiful camp setting to explore!

Programs will run Friday through Sunday with two conveniently located Jackson County bus stop locations.

Free

Wildwood Outdoor Education Center

913-738-9067

jane@wildwoodctr.org

Wildwood Outdoor Education Center

7095 W 399th St
LaCygne, KS 66040 + Google Map

913-738-9067

Camp Wildwood–A Ten Year Program

Jane Camp Barriers, Outdoor Education, Social Emotional Learning, Summer Camp October 11, 2022October 13, 2022campers, mindfulness, outdoors, summer camp, trauma-informed care

A camp session at Wildwood lasts just 5 days, but we often talk about Camp Wildwood being a 10-year program.

Why? We focus on having campers come back each year because the research shows increased benefits for campers each year they return, culminating in long-term benefits that will impact campers into adulthood.

What are these benefits? We’re glad you asked!

Trauma-Informed Care Matters at Camp–Here’s Why

Jane Trauma-Informed Care August 20, 2019October 31, 2019campers, summer camp, trauma-informed care

On a hot July day at camp this summer, I got to witness trauma-informed care in action. An eight-year-old camper sat on a bench outside the dining hall. He stared at his knees, head in his hands.

Seeing the sad camper, Robyn, Wildwood’s Executive Director, sat next to him.

“Hey, Mason. You look upset. Are you doing okay?”

Another camper ran up to the bench.

“No,” explained the camper, “Mason’s upset because there weren’t any apples left in the snack bowl today.”

“I didn’t get one yesterday either,” Mason chimed in.

“I can fix that!”

Mason didn’t think it would happen–there were only oranges in the snack bowl in the dining hall. But the walk-in refrigerator had plenty of apples.

When Robyn brought back an apple for Mason, his face lit up. He smiled wide and hugged her.

“Thank you!” Mason exclaimed.

“You’re welcome, buddy.”