Our second year of Campy Mighty Mind was a huge success, with 23 children participating in this 3-week intensive therapeutic, movement-oriented camp held at St. Paul’s Church in Darien CT.

The therapeutic “brain-based” program we ran in the morning consisted of activities designed to improve reflex integration, core strength, eye-hand coordination, balance, and vestibular function.   This included games that incorporated rhythm and timing, bilateral coordination, and stopping/starting the body.

In the afternoons, we incorporated more traditional “body-based” camp-like activities — sports, dance, hula hooping, arts and crafts, board games, musical chairs, and the most popular activity, Karate!  Based on an intensive model to change brain pathways through movement and action, the goal of this part of the program was to affect brain neurochemistry as well as encourage automation of motor activities while multitasking and performing cognitive skills.

Through it all, the campers had a blast in this high-energy, entertaining, yet intensive therapeutic camp.

At the end of the three weeks, we measured prone extension, supine flexion, and PRN (post rotary nystagmus, which is eye movement after spinning).  All of these improved for children during the 3 week camp, and parents were eager to report increased energy and verbalization, better focus, more endurance, and quicker processing in their children.

We received a testimonial from one parent that after camp, her son was able to draw a stick figure person for the first time!  Before that all he could do was scribble.  Needless to say, these are the kinds of amazing success stories that really get us excited about the work we do.  So if your child attended Camp Mighty Mind this year, and you have any stories you’d like to share with us, be sure to let us know about them.

Next year, Camp Mighty Mind will be held in the same location, and will offer the same full day (9am-3pm) camp experience, with brain-based programs in the morning and body-based activities in the afternoon for up to 35 children.  In addition, next year we’ll also be offering an afternoon therapeutic component (1pm-4pm) for parents whose children attend morning summer programs elsewhere, but still want them to experience what Camp Mighty Mind has to offer (up to a limit of 25 children).

Stay tuned for information about how to reserve a spot for your child for next summer, or contact us to determine whether or not Camp Mighty Mind is right for you.

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