Camp SSTAR Outcomes - The Reporters

The Camp SSTAR word of the week for the Reporters group was FUN!
At the end of each day we recapped the activities and made a list of words to capture our feelings describing what we did. Fun was mentioned each and every day. The Reporters worked on sharing, taking turns, talking with others, and asking and answering questions through games, songs and activities.

The Reporters schedule was packed full of opportunities to socialize and learn with others. Fifteen children ages 3-8 participated in our group. We learned camp songs, played with sensory toys and went to the Multi-sensory Environment Room at the Heartspring School. Some of the camper’s favorite activities included a water balloon toss, making emotion friends from clay, playing baseball, water sponge play, eating McDonald’s Chicken McNuggets, and watching the "gi-normous" fish swim in the lake!

Campers learned skills to become friends and participate in groups. Spencer and Zach became our door monitors and came up with passwords for people to enter and leave our room. This helped with anyone thinking they may escape! Camryn and Jocelyn became partners and worked together to complete many activities. Camryn was also a great role model for participating in activities. Conner gave a spectacular speech on social skills being an important part of learning for all persons with Asperger syndrome. Conner also became my assistant and expressed how this would help in the future when he is ready to get a job. Matthew and Sam grew in their independence and in asking friends to play with them.

We saw great growth in all of our campers. The Reporters learned to follow the rules, ask teachers when they had questions and worked hard on controlling their emotions when stressed. We are very proud of the campers and counselors who assisted in this group. It was a fantastic experience for all involved!