THE EXPERIENCE OF JAMES MIAOULIS’ TIME AT 2015 SUMMER CAMP by Angela Miaoulis

2016, the year of ‘Joyful Manifestation’! Last year, my son James attended Summer Camp 2015 and participated in the OA youth program, spearheaded by Sondra Kellogg-Allaire and Susan Kellogg. The wealth of knowledge that James experienced has changed him forever!

School life prior to camp seemed to be an area that created unwanted pressure for James; whether it was peer pressure, not feeling accepted, or not always relating to friends. Being an Intuitive Feeler it became important that James put some understanding in how to enhance his overall confidence.

At Camp James felt the flow of free expression, passion for humility, respect, and self-leadership. These areas touched him and nourished him in a unique way that brought confidence into his personal leadership and expression of who he truly is.

James is now approaching the close of the 2015-2016 School Year shortly, and it has been nothing short of brilliant! James came in Honor Roll for two marking periods and currently working on continuing that for the final one! Additionally, he manifested relationships that fit him, and he gently has released the ones that do not fit his purpose.

Many of the Staff and Teachers have reported that James is a ‘role model leader’ following the criteria of respect for teammates, communicating with kindness, and staying organized with the task. Recently, James shared with me that his class had an ongoing group project that took a week to complete and he accepted a group leader role-at the close of each day the students were scored according to an elaborate rubric and at the end of the week the scores would be tallied for grading. James came in with the highest ranking in his class! When asked to what he feels supported this outcome, James said, “the ALC Camps helped me to learn that I am a leader!”

Now James Miaoulis shares.

A thirteen year old Intuitive, James has a natural way of giving a lot without a lot of details. His sincere approach to life magnifies itself when he shares about what he is learning about himself.

James on his experience at Summer Camp 2015:

When I was at camp, I was put in charge of the OA lineup, a routine begun in the morning to collaborate the energy of those participating and set personal direction for the day. It seemed hard at first but I fell right into the routine of it. Being at camp I could feel a magnetic field protecting the energy and it made me feel even more secure as I was experiencing new things.

My camp experience really helped me look more positively at my school opportunity, especially when I began to work with group projects. Being put in charge of the group gave me opportunity to use what I learned at camp like working with others and things like self-respect, respect for others, and being kind and focused.

I also learned a lot about communicating my inner feelings. I have them! Learning to express them to friends and family is very important. And, if I were to share with other young people about camp, I would say “just try it”. Getting out of your comfort zone can bring a new perspective to your life. You may not like it, but I bet you learn something from it.

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