daily activities
Kid Heroes
Making Your Mark
“Today you are you, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is youer than you.” —Dr. Seuss
This week you have learned about young people, just like you, who are doing amazing things all over the world. From being inventors to becoming involved in politics, they are using their voices, ideas, and talents to improve their communities and the lives of others. Today in Camp Kinda, you will learn about some amazing firsts, including young inventors and politicians. Hopefully, their stories will inspire you to discover your passion and use your voice to help others—because as you will see, age is just a number and your biggest dreams are all within your reach!
FOR PARENTS
Ask About Today
What youth activists did you learn about today? Which ones inspire you the most?
Dinner Discussion
What does it mean to "make your mark"? How would you like to make a difference in the world?
Skip the Ads
Unfortunately, online videos often start with short advertisements. Remind your campers to click the "Skip" button as soon as they can to move ahead to the video.
explore
30-45 minutes
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Kid Inventions
First, let’s meet some inspiring young inventors who have all kinds of great ideas for solving some of our most common challenges and problems.
Remember: Online videos often start with ads. Click "Skip" as soon as you can!
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The 13 Year-Old CEO
Pretty impressive, right? Now let’s meet Hillary Yip, one of the youngest people in the world to lead a business as CEO ("chief executive officer"), and see how she’s created her own app to connect kids all over the world.
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The 11 Year-Old Fashion Designer
Once bullied for her skin color, Kheris Rogers launched her own clothing line and became the youngest designer ever to appear in New York's famous Fashion Week.
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The 26 Year-Old Mayor
Ever wondered what it would be like to be in charge of a city of 100,000 people? Michael Tubbs ran for mayor of Stockton, California in 2016 at the age of 26. People believed in his vision and elected him to the job. Michael accomplished two "firsts": Becoming Stockton's youngest elected mayor and first African-American mayor. Hear what it's like to be one of America's youngest mayors in this video.
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The 14 Year-Old Pilot
After training for years, Riley Speidel became the youngest pilot ever to fly alone across the entire United States, from California to Maine.
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The 4-Year Old Composer
That would be Mozart—yes, that Mozart. He began composing music when he was just four years old, and had written 10 symphonies by the time he was 12.
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The 11 Year-Old Rock-Climber
With two rock-climber parents, it's no surprise that Brooke Raboutou has a knack for scrambling up cliffs. But no one could have predicted that she'd be breaking world records on rock faces that people once believed only adult experts could climb.
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create
45-60 minutes
So far this week, you’ve polled your family and friends to see what issue matters most to them, taken a stance on how you want to help solve it, created a slogan, written a speech, and recorded a PSA about it all. Whew! You are already a young president in the making. But now comes the hard part. Now that people all believe in your abilities to help solve this problem, you actually have to do it. Let's start mapping out your plan.
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Make Your Vision Board
Today, you’ll create a "vision board" that shows why this issue is important and start making your step-by-step plan for what you'll do about it.
Start by taking a look at what a vision board looks like from these young students. Then, grab some poster board or tape together a few sheets of paper and make your own. You can decorate yours as much as you like, but it should clearly state your issue, why it’s important to solve, and the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd steps you’ll take to do it.
You’ll leave this board in your room for the rest of the year as a reminder of your commitment to your family and friends. They’ll be really proud of you for holding on to your commitment to them when you’re all done!
move
15-30 minutes
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