Mtn01-AIM10-ISU
After getting rid of the 13y-old Summer Camps, the committee (ISU) now moves to limit the number of delegates to 4 and get rid of the 6x6 camps (6 delegations of 6 kids).
I've long bin a fan of standardizing our programmes, because with our volunteer structure it is the only way we can really improve the quality of our camps: People need to "know" what they are talking about, when referring to Summer Camps. Having such big differences in the setup is basically having two different kinds of Summer Camps, where it's impossible to transfer lessons learned in one kind to another. Furthermore, having a specific gives everybody involved (staff, leaders, chapters, trainers) a kind of scaffolding for orientation. IPPs and Mosaics suffer, in my opinion, from the fact that they are so flexible and undefined. With so much freedom, people just don't know where to start.
The other arguments given in the motion (better leaders-to-participants ratio, the fact that the 6x6 camps barely exist, hospitality-point-simplicity) are also valid, although the last one's quite weak.
Just one sad point: ISU is currently searching for a new name for Summer Camp and 6x6-camp would have been a great alternative - 9x4-camp on the other hand sounds a bit nerdy.
After getting rid of the 13y-old Summer Camps, the committee (ISU) now moves to limit the number of delegates to 4 and get rid of the 6x6 camps (6 delegations of 6 kids).
I've long bin a fan of standardizing our programmes, because with our volunteer structure it is the only way we can really improve the quality of our camps: People need to "know" what they are talking about, when referring to Summer Camps. Having such big differences in the setup is basically having two different kinds of Summer Camps, where it's impossible to transfer lessons learned in one kind to another. Furthermore, having a specific gives everybody involved (staff, leaders, chapters, trainers) a kind of scaffolding for orientation. IPPs and Mosaics suffer, in my opinion, from the fact that they are so flexible and undefined. With so much freedom, people just don't know where to start.
The other arguments given in the motion (better leaders-to-participants ratio, the fact that the 6x6 camps barely exist, hospitality-point-simplicity) are also valid, although the last one's quite weak.
Just one sad point: ISU is currently searching for a new name for Summer Camp and 6x6-camp would have been a great alternative - 9x4-camp on the other hand sounds a bit nerdy.
9x4 is more diverse than 6x6. Since this is the year of diversity in CISV, it's time to make the 6x6 go away and allow all summer campers to have the chance to meet 3 more cultures and make friends from 3 more countries. This should pass anonymously!