CAMP LITTLE AMERICAJuly 29th – August 4th, 2012 Camp Director Dagny Nystuen Nedre Prinsdalsvei 84 b 1263 Oslo phone #: (+47) 22 62 00 72 cell phone #: (+47) 92 01 95 12 email: dnystuen@c2i.net Important note to Sons of Norway members: If your parents, grandparents or great-grandparents are members of Sons of Norway, you are eligible to apply for a stipend of 500 NOK from District 8. It’s important to be quick as there are only 20 stipends that are allotted on a “first come, first serve” basis. It is also possible to apply for stipends from your local lodge. Contact the Camp Director as to procedure. CAMP LITTLE AMERICA-2012 Dates: Sunday, the 29th of July to Saturday, the 4th of August, 2012.Place: Vangen Leirskole in Siggerud (a 45 min. drive from downtown Oslo) Ages: 9 to 12 year olds Price: 3700 NOK THIS IS WHAT YOU GET TO BE A PART OF: * meet new friends from Norway and the United States* live together with at least one other camper in either The Northern or The Southern States. * practice and learn more English words and phrases in your Speak Easy Gang * play softball, learn to throw an American football, learn archery among other sports * do American crafts * do Native American leather crafts * swim and go canoeing * become a member of and learn about an Indian tribe * sing fun American songs in Mount Rushmore * eat typical, American food in The Chuckwagon like flapjacks and Sloppy Joes. * celebrate typical American festivities like Halloween and Thanksgiving * buy American candy in The General Store * take out American Dollars from your account in The J.P. Morgan Bank * grill S’mores over the bonfire * learn about the Oregon trail and Lewis and Clark, about famous Indians and American books. Hi, my name is Dagny Nystuen. I am an American and will, together with the rest of our staff, try to help you have a great time at Camp Little America in July/August, 2012. I’ve worked with Camp Little America for nineteen summers and I’ve also gone to and worked at camps in America, among others Skogfjorden which is a camp in Northern Minnesota where American kids go to learn Norwegian.The staff and I will do our utmost to create an American environment. One way of doing this is to show you how kids in America celebrate special days: like Halloween - when you dress up to either scare or be funny and Thanksgiving - which is the celebration that was started by the pilgrims in 1621 to show how thankful they were to the Natives for the help they received to survive their first year in the Colonies or Fourth of July which is the Declaration of Independence day when they celebrate being free and independent by having parades and picnics with lots of fun activities. Hopefully there will be some American kids your age that you can talk and play with. I hope to see you at Camp Little America this summer. Sincerely, Dagny APPLICATION FORM This side is to be filled out by the camper, the other side by the parents. When you have filled out both sides, send them to Dagny Nystuen, Nedre Prinsdals vei 84 b, 1263 Oslo. Application deadline: first come, first served principle. __________________________________________ _____________________________ Your name (last name), (first name) (middle name) Date of birth (day, month, year) ________________________________________________________________________________ Your parents’ names ________________________________________________________________________________ Address (street name, house number, postal code, town) __________________ ________________________________ ____________________________ Home phone Parent’s e-mail address Parent’s cell phone Have you ever been to England or the USA? No:____Yes: _____ Duration? _______________ What grade will you be in this Fall 2012? ___ How many years have you had English in school? ___ Why would you like to come to Camp? What do you like to do in your spare time? ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ I hereby promise to do my very best to be an active camper: ________________________________________________________________________________ Your signature Today’s date ________________________________________________________________________________ Mom / dad’s signature Today’s date WRITE HERE THE NAME OF A PERSON (YOU KNOW IS GOING TO CAMP) WHOM YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE A ROOM WITH: ______________________________________________________ IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE CAMPER This side is to be filled out by a parent. The staff will do everything they can to make the campers’ stay at Camp Little America a pleasant and inspiring experience. Therefore, we need some extra information. It’s better to write too much, than too little._________________________________________________ ______________________ Camper’s name Age during Camp ________________________________________________________________________________ Name and age of siblings Has the camper been away from home before? Yes: _____ No: _____ Has the camper been to camp before? Yes: _____ No: _____ Comments: ________________________________________________________________________________ Are you/your parents members of Sons of Norway? Yes: ___ No:___ If yes, which lodge? __________ Which clubs does the camper belong to? The scouts, sports etc. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ How does the camper react to new situations and new people (children or adults)? ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ For the best possible planning, we would like to know if the camper has any health challenges that would make participation in activities difficult. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Is there anything in particular we should know about the camper, e.g. allergies, insomnia, aqua phobia? ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ What is the camper most interested in at home? ________________________________________________________________________________ Has the camper experienced anything traumatic recently (illness, death in the family, move)? ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ NB! If the camp director hasn’t received a written cancellation by Thursday the 31st of May, 2012, then this completed form will be viewed as a binding contract (given that there are 20 registered campers). ________________________________________________________________________________ Parents’ signatures Date Leirer i USA.: CAMP SKOGFJORDEN - USA Dette er en camp som blir arrangert av Concordia Language Villages i Bemidji i Minnesota. Det arrangeres 2 språkleirer hver sommer som er tilpasset norske deltakere. Følgende data og priser gjelder for 2011. Dato for leirene på Skogfjorden i 2012 er fra 25 juni - 7 juli for to uker og fra 25 juni - 21 juli for leiren som varer i fire uker. Følgende priser gjaldt for 2011.: 2 uker $ 1740.- 4 uker $ 3425.- Aldersgruppen her er 12 til 18 år, men vi anbefaler at de som reiser fra Norge er i alderen 14 – 18 år. Flyreisen fra Norge til Minneapolis går uten reiseleder. Alle deltakere under 15 år blir ledsaget av flyselskapet mot gebyr. Dette kan også andre deltakere få hvis de ønsker det. Ungdommene fra Norge får først en ukes opphold hos en vertsfamilie i Minneapolis-området før de drar med buss til Skogfjorden. Etter oppholdet på leiren tar bussen deltakerne direkte til flyplassen for hjemreise. Barn og barnebarn av medlemmer i Sons of Norway, distrikt 8 kan søke både distriktet og den lokale lodge om reisestøtte. Det er også mulig å søke om stipend direkte til Concordia Language Villages. Dette gjelder også for ungdommer som ikke er medlemmer i Sons of Norway. Nærmere opplysninger om dette og om søknadsfrister får du ved henvendelse til årets campansvarlig: Johanne Hansen Sørnestunet 12 4015 Stavanger Tlf. 51563896 e-post johanne.hansen@sornestunet.no . Mer info og søknadsskjema kan du finne på www.ConcodiaLanguageVillages.org.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8W5oTz4GD0 Spørsmål stilles nå til campansvarlig eller man går inn på www.ConcordiaLanguageVillages.org Søknadsfrist for Skogfjorden er vanligvis 1. februar. |
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