CAMP NERINGA INC

CCAMP NERINGA PROVIDES PROGRAMMING THAT ALLOWS FOR A NURTURING EXPERIENCE RICH IN LITHUANIAN HERITAGE AND CATHOLIC FAITH THAT ENCOURAGES THE POSITIVE CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT OF CAMPERS, COUNSELORS, STAFF, FAMILIES AND ALL PARTICIPANTS. PROGRAMMING INCLUDES 6 WEEKS OF OVERNIGHT CAMP FOR CHILDREN RANGING FROM 7-16 YEARS OLD, TWO WEEKS OF FAMILY CAMPS, AS WELL AS SEVERAL CULTURAL EVENTS AND EVENTS, INCLUDING FOR ADULTS. THE CAMPS AND EVENTS FOCUS ON THE FOLLOWING: LITHUANIAN CULTURAL HERITAGE NERINGA SERVES THOSE WHO WANT TO PROVIDE A LITHUANIAN CULTURAL IMMERSION EXPERIENCE FOR THEIR CHILD, FAMILY, OR THEMSELVES. ALL CAMP SESSIONS AND PROGRAMS INCLUDE COMPONENTS OF LITHUANIAN CULTURE, (I.E. LANGUAGE, HISTORY, LITERATURE, CUSTOMS, FOLK DANCING, SONGS, MUSIC, ART, AND CUISINE) AND ARE ADAPTED TO THE LEVEL OF THE PARTICIPANTS. CATHOLIC FAITH ANOTHER PILLAR OF NERINGA'S MISSION IS TO EMBRACE AND CELEBRATE GOD AND GOD'S MERCIFUL LOVE. THE ROMAN CATHOLIC FAITH TRADITION IS THE CORE STRUCTURE FOR EXPRESSING THE FAITH. FAITH IS TAUGHT NOT ONLY THROUGH DAILY PRAYER, BUT ALSO THROUGH ACTIVITIES FOSTERING A FAITH EXPERIENCE. CHRISTIAN VALUES ARE THE NORM IN DAILY ROUTINES AND INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS, E.G. LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF. POSITIVE CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES STRIVE TO ENGAGE THE WHOLE INDIVIDUAL - MIND, BODY, AND SPIRIT. A POSITIVE AND COOPERATIVE ENVIRONMENT IS CREATED TO ENABLE CAMPERS AND PARTICIPANTS TO BE THEIR NATURAL SELVES, SHARE SKILLS, ATTEMPT THE UNKNOWN, LEARN FROM MISTAKES, AND APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S CONTRIBUTIONS.