ICF President’s Remarks – September 2021
Dear ICF Family, Two summers have passed since Covid-19 entered our lives and we began living with the new reality. Many countries have vaccinated more than half of their populations and every other month more countries get access to vaccines. Schools have opened almost everywhere…
Read MoreAnnual Camp Workshop in Mexico (TAC 2021)
On May 15th, 2021, the Mexican Camp Association held its annual spring conference – Taller Anual de Campamentos (TAC 2021). One presenter shared trans-Atlantic news and greetings. Carolina Fleix-Wright runs (English Summer) in the Catalonia Region of Spain. As the attachment indicates, their campaign in…
Read MoreICF President’s Remarks – May 2021
Dear ICF Family, We are a just a few steps before the summer of 2021. The ICF leadership team has made a huge effort to stay in contact with the ICF members, to get updates on conditios in each country and to share them across…
Read MoreAustralian Camps Association National Conference April 2021
The Australian Camps Association recently ran its first face to face Conference since pre-COVID times and it was a resounding success. It brought together camp managers and their staff for two days of PD and socializing, focusing on the theme of ‘Recharge’. We aimed to…
Read MoreOkean: A Leading Edge of Camp Education
The Russian Children’s Center “Okean” is located near Vladivostok on Russia’s Pacific Coast. It is one of four federal children’s centers operated under the supervision of the federal ministry responsible for education. As such, a large staff of educators and youth leaders work year round…
Read MoreOutdoor Council of Australia Summit 2021 – 25th & 26th May – Australia
The Outdoor Council of Australia (OCA) has announced a summit to discuss the priorities and a path to a possible transformation of the outdoors industry and its sectors across Australia. It is the perfect time to come together to further unite and strengthen the various…
Read MoreNational Outdoor Education Conference 2021 – Australia
The National Outdoor Education Conference (known as NOEC) will be hosted in NSW in 2021, its 21st year of being held since its inception. The venue is the beautiful Fairmont Resort and Spa in Leura, located within the spectacular Blue Mountains. Jointly hosted by Outdoors NSW…
Read MoreRussia and #ThanksToCamp
Russian Children’s Centre “Orlyonok” hosted a #ThanksToCamp international online meeting, in order to support the ICF global campaign #ThanksToCamp. Participants The participants of the meeting were the campers and staff members of: national children’s centres “Zubryonok» (Belarus), “Baldauren” (Kazakhstan), “Kamchia” (Bulgaria), federal children’s centres “Orluonok”, “Ocean” and…
Read MoreProject Team Conference in Moscow Russia
The International Children Center Artek has continued its leadership in education by hosting approximately top-level teachers from across Russia in a conference on the subject developing leaders for social change. Titled “Project Team”, the three-day event took place at the Cosmos Hotel in Moscow but…
Read MoreInterview on the TV channel “Tyumensky Vremya”
On March 22nd, 2021, ICF President Fahrettin Gozet and ICF Past President Valery Kostin took part in the filming of the TV show “Interview” on the TV channel “Tyumensky Vremya”. In a conversation with Olga Solonitsyna, they talked about the activities of the International Camping…
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