Healthy Mind and Sporty Bodies

This year the Healthy Mind and Sporty Body camp on the banks of Lake Peipsi was arranged for both the students of the Johvi Sports School as well as for problematic children and disabled ones. The camp offered the teenagers an opportunity to train themselves in sports, develop their social skills through various educational activities, adventure games and practising team work.

The camp was attended by members of the basketball, tennis, athletics and football clubs of Johvi Sports School as well as students from the special classes of Johvi Secondary School, and the children from the need-driven families. Within that project 200 town students attended the Karjamaa summer camp.

The daily camp life
When the students arrived they were asked to put down their suggestions and expectations as well as the rules they should follow while at the camp. During their joint discussions they came to the conclusion that everyone could add to the quality of their stay, and as a team could contribute to make their life at the camp more interesting.

The days were busy with different sports contests and common singing of various popular children and folk songs during get-together at the evenings. Building sand sculptures on the lake's banks were most popular among participants. Those most admired by students and teachers were awarded with prizes.

Children enjoyed the arranged orientation games where the teams had to search for targets on the camp territory with maps, and had to complete the given tasks. They had to decipher a coded message, walk on their hands with the help of their mates, climb over some obstacles, throw a ball into the basket and pull up their body on a bar. This was a good lesson to teach how it is important to notice and to assist their team-mates.

At the end of the day everyone expressed their opinions on the experienced events and suggested activities for the next day. When the camp closed, everyone was sunburnt and happy about the great time shared.

The camp was financed by the Johvi Municipality, the Board of Disabled People of Ida-Viru County, the Ministry of Education of Estonia, the parents, and UBC Commission on Sport.