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Chinese Heritage Camp (Urban)
July 20, 2017 - July 23, 2017
For 14 years, families from around the country have gathered to share their stories and experiences as adoptive families. Come connect with old friends, make new connections, and celebrate the uniqueness of all our families. Our small, urban camp is a family camp with programs and workshops for both parents and children, ages 3 to 17.
What makes our camp unique?
Workshops specifically designed for children to explore their culture identity, promote empowerment, enhance self-esteem, and share their experiences. Workshops and break-out sessions for parents to connect, learn, and share our own experiences with other families like ours.
As always, we will explore the unique gifts and challenges that come with being transracial adoptive families. As our children grow, they will be dealing with issues faced by every child of color, no matter their country of birth. At camp, our children are with families just like theirs and they are surrounded by campers, counselors and community members who look like them. We enthusiastically celebrate their birth county, and we also celebrate adoption as a culture of its own. The impact and importance of being with families “just like theirs” at camp cannot be understated. It creates bonds between our children and our families that may not easily found in our communities and other areas of our daily lives.
We had a very successful camp in 2016! With 55 adoptive families, our amazing volunteer counselors, and outstanding workshop leaders and presenters, we had over 200 participants in this year’s camp! This is still a smaller camp that lends itself to getting to know each other so well. To review the 2016 schedule and workshop descriptions, please contact us directly, and we will be happy to send you the materials.
We are in the exciting planning stages for CHC II 2017! It will be our 14th year! Mark your calendars and plan to join us this summer! Watch this site in the new year for updates about this year’s guest presenters, workshops, and activities as they are confirmed.
Come celebrate with us this summer; we look forward to seeing you again, or for the first time. Registration opens March 8, 2017
For further information, please contact us, or like our Facebook page to become more connected to our camp.
