Horse Facts-Learn the history of each horse and how that plays into their personality and how horses are similar to people. Students will compare socialization with horses with people and will learn how to pick up on non-verbals of horses, proper boundaries, how to connect with the horse, communicate and approach their horse.
Directions to Freedom Ride: 1905 Lee Road Orlando Florida
From I-4, take exit 88 - Lee Road. Follow Lee Road WEST. Continue down Lee Road until you reach Edgewater Drive. Once past Edgewater Drive - Freedom Ride is the next driveway on the right. Follow the dirt road all the way to the parking lot within the white fencing. You should see the stables and office trailer.
Parent meeting on Friday 12pm for demonstration of daily activities and horseback riding.
Key Benefits
For Students ages 6-9 &
10-16. Students will be divided by age groups at the Day Camp.
Observe
student interactions with peers and redirect them by providing tools for
positive socialization.
Campers will build relationships as they work together to solve each
challenge, learning to trust each other and become trustworthy.
Students
will learn how to read the body language and non-verbals from a horse as
well as empathy, trust, teamwork and respect.
Orlando Horse Camp
includes the incredible experiential learning of a challenge/ropes course,
swimming and canoeing & recap Camp DVD will be included. Students will
receive coaching/mentoring in the following areas:
Reduce
Depressive symptoms by building self-confidence
Reduce
Anxiety by building learning how to face fears
TESTIMONIALS:
Camp was uber-awesomeness amazing fun times. Thanks for
doing the camp “truly one of, if not, the greatest week of my life.
He had a really great week, thank you very much to Jim and
Seth and all you very special caring people. Jim, you are an angel here on
Earth doing very important work. We are lucky to have you in our lives!
"Tommy (Thomas as he now prefers) is
doing awesome! You would be so amazed to see God's work in progress. Thank
you for steering us to Crossroads. Crossroads and your leadership camp have
changed Tommy's life
He really enjoyed camp... I heard descriptions of all the
different stations on the ropes course and which he did and didn't do, but
in particular about the vertical wall.... and how it was the hardest and how
you "really had to work as a team to get everyone up and over the top and
how it was really hard but they did it! The best story was about his
distractible and kind of stubborn horse who would not follow directions at
first... when I asked what he did, he explained that as they got to know
each other better, he started to do what I wanted him to... but he still
kept looking over there because he has a short attention span.... when I
asked why over there? he said come here and i will show you.... well, over
there is where the donkeys and a couple of other animals were housed and his
horse was more interested in them than what he was supposed to be
doing...what a lesson for him in the car, on the way home he also shared
about some of the talks and activities they participated in, the other
boys, he considered basically all the boys in his dorm group as friends,
vs. being the kid who only wants one or two good friends and insists on
keeping a distance with all others....
15 Symptoms or Tips to Identify Social Delays
If you can answer yes to two or more of these items about your student they may need help to connect socially with their peers and to prepare for the real world. Here are a few symptoms to look for:
Doesn’t recognize non-verbal cues
Gets in peers personal space
Annoys to get attention because they do not know how to get it another way
Low self confidence
Poor eye contact
Only interested in themselves rather than taking an interest in their peers
Talks too much
Lacks assertion
Impulsive or blurts out responses
Tries too hard to make friends laugh - thinks humor will make them friends
Reacts to teasing and does not know how to roll with conflict
Has a need for justice & fairness and judges peers
Isolates or withdraws from peers
Always wants to be first or wants to play what they want
Kids do not call for play dates or to hang out!
Kids Leadership Camp - Fun Summer Camp Builds Kids & Teens Leadership, Learning & Life Skills - This adventure
camp for students in the Orlando, Windermere, Dr. Phillips, Metro West, Clermont and the surrounding Central Florida areas. Students that may have social skills issues with their
peer group or lack assertion/confidence benefit from participating in this Camp. Camp takes place at the YMCA Camp
Wewa
ropes course. Click on any of the above pictures to
enlarge the picture.
Office Locations and Areas Served
Total Life Counseling Center provides counseling, therapy, coaching, camps and career services for all of central Florida, including: Orlando, Winter Park, Maitland, College Park, Dr. Phillips, Pine Castle, Conway, Windermere, Winter Garden, Ocoee, Oviedo, Longwood, Altamonte Springs, Casselberry, Lake Mary, Sanford, Deland, De Bary, Deltona, Daytona, New Smyrna, Cocoa, Titusville, Merritt Island, Kissimmee, St. Cloud, Celebration, Mt. Dora, the Villages and the tri-cities of Tavares, Eustis and Leesburg.
Our counseling, therapy, camps, group, coaching and career services are conveniently located at:
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