THE AGA SUMMER GO CAMPS
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Serious About Go? The Summer Go Camp is for you!
If you enjoy go, you don't want to miss the Summer Go Camp, and this video will show you why!
Every summer since 1998, kids from 8 to 18 from all over the US and abroad, have met for a week to study go in a traditional summer camp setting. Play and instruction are supplemented by many typical camp activities.
Parents and experienced camp organizers are in charge, so the children who attend camp are safe and well cared for. Everything is organized to the last detail, beginning from the pickup at the airport to the last moment when we see off the kids boarding the home-bound flight. Your child is safe. We welcome you to contact campers' parents, and you are welcome to attend Camp yourself and help out.
What we do
At Summer Go camp, we spend the week immersed in playing and studying Go, while finding time to enjoy all kinds of outdoor and indoor activities between Go sessions -- we swim, take day trips, hike, roller blade, play tennis, soccer, and play silly games. We learn all kinds of arts and crafts. Bring a musical instrument if you have one. We'll split into various groups to pursue different activities with distinguished teachers and experienced counselors.
Go Program
The main focus will be on Go. You will be studying the game under the supervision of a top level player. We strive to provide a balanced teaching program that will both instruct and entertain the young go players. Campers will be grouped according to strength for lessons especially suited to their needs.
Note to parents
You are also welcome to stay with us while your child enjoys the camp. If you are a Go player yourself, join us for Go activities.
Who should come?
We welcome kids of all levels, from 30 kyu and up. We especially want to help kids in the kyu levels to establish a life long love of the game. This year we will also have a strong program for the kids who are Dan level players. All kids should already have some exposure to Go. Camp is not appropriate for kids who aren't sure if they will enjoy the game on a daily basis.
From The American Go E-Journal:
HAPPY CAMPER: Bonnie Liao got a big surprise when
she met her son, Lionel Zhang, at the Philadelphia airport
last summer. "When he saw me ... he hugged me and sobbed. I
was taken aback a bit not expecting he could be so
'emotional' to see me," Ms Liao wrote in a letter to James
Chien and Jon Boley, administrator and director,
respectively, at this year's American Go Association Go
Camp.
The unexpected tears made Bonnie wonder whether Lionel had
not had a good time or had been homesick. But her worry
about the tears was short-lived as Lionel shook his head
when she asked "Were you unhappy?" Shortly, Lionel started
telling his mother about some of the best moments he had
ever had in his life. "By the time we got to our car in the
airport parking lot, Lionel had already asked, 'Will next
year's Go Camp be one-week long?'" Bonnie reports. "I think
so," she told him. Lionel's response: "Why can't it be
longer? I am going to the Go Camp every year from now on!"
So what caused the tears in the airport? "I don't know,"
Lionel told his mom. "I felt very sad that I had to leave
the Go Camp and I was very happy to see Mommy." "It was the
first half that I would have never guessed," Bonnie says.
She and husband Barry Zhang "thank you from the bottom of
our hearts for all you have done and thank AGA for all of
its support, which have made this trip possible for Lionel.
The 2003 AGA Go Camp is a memory that he will treasure
forever!" Not only that, but Lionel's game has improved,
too, his parents report. "He won one game on IGS last
night." - edited by David E. Whiteside
What did previous campers have to say?
- It was a LOT of fun. I learned a LOT. I am definitely coming back next year. -Sarah C.
- I really enjoyed being here, especially the counselors were a lot of fun and I liked teasing them. My favorite was toasting marshmallows on the beach. I definitely plan to return next year. -Florencia R.
- Camp is always fun and everything we do is the best. I especially liked playing relay Go. -Jeremy V.
- I really improved my game this week. The guidelines that Janice Kim taught us changed my play. I hope we mini golf next year- that was really fun. -Marshall W.
- I liked it because I learned a lot about Go and made new friends. I loved the field trips, especially jumping off the dunes with everyone. -Jay N.
- We came, we saw, we played baseball. -Mark M.