Day 3

No more rain today. Tutoring focuses on vocabulary retention skills by practicing matching up cards with words and their definition. Christian wins the fierce competition with the most matches. 

The kids continue reading and are asked to summarize the story. Each of them is able to chime in with a detail or two, almost recounting what they read word by word. 

Soccer is going well also; they are learning about ball control and passing skills.

To spice things up the trainers hold a wall ball competition.

Out of 18 campers Macdaleno and Christian are among the top six winners!

To cool down, they receive icy cold popsicles today and off they go on a field trip  to the Sea Life Aquarium in Concord, NC.

They discover Seahorses, a giant Pacific Octopus, Black Reef Sharks, Clownfish and many more creatures of the sea. 

What an incredible opportunity for our kids to learn and enjoy Charlotte's cultural abundance! 

Day 2

The second day brings much the same as the first one, but our campers are less nervous truly enjoying  each others company. 

Soccer Camp at the Simmons Y - June 2014

The students continue reading the story about Sarah Noble 

The soccer trainers teach how to control the soccer ball by using head, leg and chest.

But the spotlight shines especially on two of our campers, Lexi and Leslie. Torrential rain interrupts the planned activities forcing to move inside the gym.  While some campers have mixed reactions about this change of plans, the two girls keep smiling without complaining. Controlling the ball with their head or chest becomes a challenging task for them, but does not stop Lexi and Leslie from keeping a positive attitude. 

They demonstrate two of the most important aspects of any team sport by working together and having fun. 

Overall, camp continues to be a positive experience for all our youngsters who are most thankful to LAWA for this very special opportunity.