artemis pack summer camp program

change​

• The world is undergoing a LOT of paradigmatic shifts. Artemis Pack itself is undergoing a lot of transition this year. The kids we hold space for are experiencing a tremendous amount of change. This year, we are going to focus on expanding our relationship to change! We will be using the imagery of a bridge, and notice how we can have different parts of ourselves in different locations on the bridge simultaneously. For example, if you are changing schools, there can be a part of you that is already on the “new school” side feeling super excited about what’s to come, a part that is on the “old school” side feeling scared and sad about leaving, and a part of you that is walking along the bridge feeling both open to, and maybe a bit anxious about, the unknown. This also translates well to the changes of “kid” to “tween” to “teen” that a lot of our kids are experiencing, and to the gender exploration so many of our kids play with in our community. Here are some questions we can ask ourselves and our packs to get a more collective sense of how we relate to change:

  • What is your relationship to change? How do you see this evolving?

  • What are some changes that have felt awesome in your life?

  • What are some changes that felt terrible in your life?

  • How does self-care support you through hard transitions? 

  • What is the role of magic in supporting change? 

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THE ROLE OF MAGIC IN ACTIVISM

• We understand magic as the practice of consciously working with the energy around us, and the ability to weave together truths from multiple dimensions at once. Activism is the act of consciously creating your reality, noting injustice and actively building better systems to repair harm when it happens. Magic can be a powerful tool for this active form of world building! This year we will invite everyone in the Artemis community to consider what kind of magic they have, and how they might apply it to building brighter futures for all. We will also explore changemakers who’s magic helped shape the world we live in today and draw inspiration from them throughout the year. 

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SELF CARE + ENERGETIC HYGIENE

• As kids enter phases of pre-pubescence and puberty, there is a lot of conversation about hygiene. The focus is largely on BO, hormones and “urges”, and our physical bods in general. As an empath, I wish someone had taught me way earlier on about the importance of energetic hygiene and how to shield myself, as well as discharge the emotional energy I absorb around me in spacetime. We are going to offer an underlying theme of how to tend to our energetic health and take good care of ourselves as we strengthen our magic, build cooler worlds, and tend to the ecosystems we partake in!