“Camp Kupugani”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

Camp Kupugani is a multicultural summer camp for young women and young men, in girls-only, boys-only and blended sessions, with an emphasis on teaching them to recognize and eliminate stereotypes. "Kupugani" is a Zulu concept that means "To raise oneself up"^[1] It is located in Leaf River, Illinois and is the only private, residential summer camp facility in the United States under black ownership.^[2] It is also an American Camp Association member.

History

The camp land history of Camp Kupugani dates back to the 1800s. In April 1951, the Board of Directors for the 4-H Camp of Northwestern Illinois purchased an original parcel of 110 acres of Midwest timberland along the Leaf River from brothers Ben and Deed Sjoberg. Later donations brought the site to its present 126 acres. The camp was named White Eagle, in honor of the old White Eagle Mill. Built in 1837 and located on what is now camp property, today’s campgrounds contain remnants of the location's history, with the old mill forming the base of the dining hall fireplace.^[3]

Owner

The camp's owner and director is Kevin Gordon,^[4]^[5] the Canadian-born son of Jamaican immigrants. He has a degree in psychology from Harvard University and a law degree from the University of California, Berkeley. After college graduation, he continued working as an assistant camp director, traveled through Europe shortly after the fall of the Berlin Wall, traveled throughout Africa, and wrote a book chronicling his African adventures (titled Not Yet African^[6]). He has been involved with camping since 1990; before coming to Kupugani, he worked at camps in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and California.^[7] His wife Natasha Jackson is the food service manager.^[8]

Mission

In addition, an important feature of the camp's philosophy is its multicultural education program, designed to allow children from varied cultures and backgrounds to form a cohesive community while having fun, being empowered, and learning critical social skills. In addition to traditional camp activities such as hiking, water activities, and sports, campers participate in team activities which focus on team-building and accessing different cultures as well as self-expression and self-esteem. Like most summer camps, it is "tech-free", with campers not allowed to use cell phones, computers, or iPods.^[9] Kupugani has been widely recognized in the media, including features in Ebony Magazine, on the Tavis Smiley Radio program, and on WCPT Chicago radio, as well as articles in "Afrique" and "Insight News".

Program

Camp Kupugani serves children age 7 to 15. It offers 2-week and 4-week sessions for girls only, 2-week and 4-week sessions for boys only, and a 2-week "blended" session for both boys and girls. The camp also offers a mother-daughter weekend and a parent-child weekend experience. It was founded as a girls' camp; sessions for boys were added in 2009, and the blended session piloted in 2016.^[10]

Activities

Camp Kupugani offers a variety of land, water, and adventure activities including:

Membership

The camp draws its population from a wide range of children. In addition to campers from as far as Japan, Spain, and England, others have joined them from California, Texas, New Mexico, Louisiana, Georgia, and Wisconsin, in addition to children from the camp's region of Northwest Illinois. The campers' ethnic backgrounds are a mix: including Caucasian, Black/African-American, Hispanic/Latina, Asian, South Asian, and Biracial, including of Native American and Middle Eastern descent.

References

1. ^{{Cite book|title=The Separated People|last=Kahn Jr.|first=E.J.|publisher=W.W. Norton & Company Inc.|year=1968|isbn=9780393053517|location=New York|pages=}}
2. ^Extensive research of the major camp associations—American Camp Association, Association of Independent Camps, Midwest Association of Independent Camps, and Western Association of Independent Camps—has revealed no private residential camp majority-owned and directed by persons of color. For a person of color to even direct—much less own—a residential camp is rare: a 2007 ACA nationwide study reveals that, of over 500 respondent accredited camps, less than 1% of directors are black, and 95% are Caucasian.
3. ^{{Cite news|url=http://campkupugani.com/families/camp-history/|title=Camp History {{!}} Illinois Summer Camp {{!}} Camp Kupugani|work=Camp Kupugani|access-date=2017-07-29|language=en-US}}
4. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.calgaryschild.com/parenting/family/1895-drop-off-day-at-summer-camp-are-you-parent-ready|title=Drop-off day at summer camp: Are you "parent-ready"?|last=Talmadge|first=Ashley|work=Calgary's Child|accessdate=21 March 2016}}
5. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/21/fashion/the-care-package-wars.html?_r=0|title=The Care-Package Wars|last=Feiler|first=Bruce|date=July 19, 2013|work=The New York Times|accessdate=20 March 2016}}
6. ^{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38104761|title=Not yet African : a journal of discovery|last=Kevin.|first=Gordon,|date=1998|publisher=Passeggiata Press|isbn=1578890136|edition=1st|location=Pueblo, Colo.|oclc=38104761}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://campkupugani.com/families/meet-camp-directors/|title=Camp Directors|work=Camp Kupugani website|accessdate=20 March 2016}}
8. ^{{cite news|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vNMDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA108&lpg=PA108&dq=%22Camp+Kupugani%22&source=bl&ots=7c1YQKLxn-&sig=RonrpTVO-tmV45bbvKfhc8c-6co&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjhxpGKvdDLAhUN9mMKHZAMAJQ4KBDoAQhHMAk#v=onepage&q=%22Camp%20Kupugani%22&f=false|title=Growing Up Green|last=Henderson|first=Shirley|date=August 2007|work=Ebony|accessdate=21 March 2016}}
9. ^{{cite news|url=http://valleyparentmagazine.com/going-tech-free-at-camp/|title=Going Tech-Free at Camp: Kids Unplug and Interesting Things Happen|last=Talmadge|first=Ashley|work=Valley Parent Magazine|accessdate=20 March 2016}}
10. ^{{cite web|url=http://campkupugani.com/|title=Kupugani Multicultural Camp|work=Camp Kupugani website|accessdate=20 March 2016}}