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Busy Spring at CAIRN
The Glen Mhor Outdoor Centre is about to open for 2009. Training for our OE staff begins on Monday, May 25th. We are excited to welcome 13 Outdoor Centre Staff members, 2 Kitchen Staff members, 2 Integration Staff members, our Maintenance Director, and our Administrative Assistant. We will be joined on the 1st of June by our 2 Camp In Your Own Backyard Directors as they move to camp to prepare for their very busy summer of running camp at 8 different churches in our Synod. The next month at camp will be filled with school groups, our Circle of Song ...
Learn To Lead – Be a CAIRN LIT
There are still several spaces available in our July Leader in Training Programme. If you know of a young person turning 16 in 2009 who would benefit from a month at camp, please let us know! Our Leader in Training programme runs for 4 weeks (twice!) and trains young adults to become leaders at camp, in their churches, their schools and communities. Our L.I.T.s will experience creative and entertaining sessions on everything from consensus decision making to conflict resolution. They will learn all about children and their development. They will have opportunities to visit other camps, go on road trips and ...
Another Home-Grown Musical at Music & Arts Camp
Music and Arts Camp is set to begin at our Glen Mhor site on Sunday, July 5th. If you are 9 to 12 years of age and love 'the arts', we have an amazing week for you! There will be drama, fine art, singing, set decorating, dance, guitar and ukele lessons. There are so many choices this week, you won't know which ones to choose! "Abrigo", our Music and Drama Director this summer has begun work on original music for this year's musical and he will be joined by "Fen", our Arts and Crafts Director, and "Aero", our Dance Director to ...
Exciting Adventures in the Iona Programme
Our Iona Programme Director, Laura "Nye" Verwey, cannot wait for the summer to begin. She has already been preparing for the exciting weeks to be offered this year. If you are a teenager (aged 13 to 16) and think you might like a week enjoying the great outdoors, then why not try our Sr. Co-Ed programme which runs from July 5th to 11th? This will be an awesome week of exploring God's world 'up close and personal'. On one of Muskoka's beautiful lakes, you’ll have the opportunity to learn, to reflect, and to challenge yourself in body, mind and spirit. Come ...
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Summer is Here!After a very successful and intensive Leadership Training, the first week of the...
Circle of Song 2009Choir members of St. Paul’s Nobleton, and St. Andrew’s Brampton joined...
Jr. High RetreatOver the past weekend Cairn held it’s annual Jr. High Retreat. We had a wonderful...
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Dinner at the Clue Mansion and Flamborough’s 10 Year Paddle!Flamborough joined Sherlock Holmes and the Clue crew at the Clue Mansion last Friday...
Flamborough is Here!The grade 8’s of Flamborough arrived Tuesday afternoon to our delight! The...
Glen Mhor Outdoor Centre Site LayoutSite Map and Building Descriptions [Click Here] if you would like to download...
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Week 2Week 2 is off to a sunny start. It’s Wall-E week at Glen Mhor and the dining hall is full and loud! Our Juniors have so much energy and we have an extremely musical group this week for Music&Arts camp. Over at Iona this week the Seniors are doing everything to the Extreme! We can’t wait to see what they get up to. Check out the camp... [Read more of this review]
Boys’ Camp at IonaI have to say that Boys’ camp at Iona was one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen at camp. I went to visit the “Iona Warriors” late last week and found them building forts and playing “croqkey” (a cross between croquet and hockey). The boys had a great time with Nye and made the first official Boys’ Camp a... [Read more of this review]
Girl’s CampGirls’ Camp at Glen Mhor has been fantastic. Last night we all dressed up for dinner and then the Sr. Girls ran an evening programme for the Jr. Girls. There has been lots of rain but that has not stopped us from singing, dancing, learning, laughing and having a blast! #gallery-5 { margin: auto; } #gallery-5 .gallery-item { float:... [Read more of this review]
Summer is Here!After a very successful and intensive Leadership Training, the first week of the summer season has officially begun. We are thrilled to have Girls’ Camp at Glen Mhor, Boy’s Camp at Iona, and a group tripping the Spanish River. I went out to play with the girls at Glen Mhor today and had a great time doing initiatives and dressing up for... [Read more of this review]
Circle of Song 2009Choir members of St. Paul’s Nobleton, and St. Andrew’s Brampton joined Dolce and a few of our staff for Circle of Song. The participants spent all morning and afternoon teaching and sharing songs and making beautiful music that I could hear all the way from my office in the Thicket. At lunch time Circle of Song and Jr. High Retreat shared... [Read more of this review]
Jr. High RetreatOver the past weekend Cairn held it’s annual Jr. High Retreat. We had a wonderful turnout as members from Knox Waterloo, Knox Midland, Doon Presbyterian, St. Andrew’s Brampton, and Armour Heights attended. The weekend was full of energy and excitement, risk taking and meeting new people. We would be lucky to have all of our fantastic participants... [Read more of this review]
Dinner at the Clue Mansion and Flamborough’s 10 Year Paddle!Flamborough joined Sherlock Holmes and the Clue crew at the Clue Mansion last Friday night for an evening of good food and constant entertainment. Here are a few of the great characters that attended: #gallery-8 { margin: auto; } #gallery-8 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; } #gallery-8... [Read more of this review]
Photos of The Link RoadAs promised, here are photos of the completed Link Road. We’re super happy with the way it all came together. Logs and culverts to allow water to flow underneath, gravel for the road surface, and straw to act as a barrier between the logs and the gravel. What do you think of our new road? Any suggestions for improvement? Tell us in the... [Read more of this review]
Flamborough is Here!The grade 8’s of Flamborough arrived Tuesday afternoon to our delight! The OE staff are so excited to have our first school here so that we can do what we do best. We have more than 100 people on site and camp is looking and sounding just as it should. The Flamborough students have been busy learning to play roofball, kayak, ride the zipline,... [Read more of this review]
TFTEF in BaysvilleLast Thursday night the Cairn staff camped out at the climbing wall with songbooks, marshmallows, and lots of blankets for the first Thanks for the Evening Friends (TFTEF) Fundraiser. In case you missed it – here is the idea: We’re asking families to host a “Camp Night” this Spring. Invite your neighbours, friends and extended... [Read more of this review]
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