The 7 Strengths Framework The 7 Strengths framework supports the entire LitCamp experience, offering opportunities for campers to practice and apply their developing literacy skills in tandem with important life skills. As campers explore the 7 Strengths, they will recognize that their individual efforts and actions improve not only their own sense of well-being but help make the entire community stronger. In addition to the 7 Strengths, selected lessons focus on community building and celebration.
BELONGING Being a needed, valued, and respected member of a family or community • Assure campers that they are welcome, included, seen, and heard. Encourage them to welcome fellow campers and help them feel included. • Remind campers that they are valued for who they are. Assure them that LitCamp is a safe environment. FRIENDSHIP Having close, trusting relationships with others; learning to interact in positive, productive ways • Encourage campers to get to know one another. Provide opportunities for them to work with different partners during shared activities and Closing Campfire reflections. • Foster an atmosphere of respect in which campers listen attentively when others speak and support one another’s ideas. KINDNESS Being considerate, thoughtful, and nice to others • Encourage campers to treat one another with kindness, and praise acts of kindness when you notice them. • Ask campers to keep their eyes open for opportunities to practice random acts of kindness at LitCamp and at home.
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