The Robin Hood Children's Camp implements the methods of adventure pedagogy. The philosophy of the Enlightenment formed the basis of adventure pedagogy. The views and ideas of the thinkers of the XVIII century on the subject of free education.

Today, adventure pedagogy is an innovative field of pedagogy, which is based on the creative search for new educational forms aimed at forming practical experience in children and adolescents, as well as beliefs about the importance of their own internal resources, which can be independently used by them in overcoming life difficulties.

The founder of adventure pedagogy is considered to be Kurt Khan, who in 1920 at a boarding school located in Salem Castle (on Lake Constance) used the techniques of "adventure therapy", including various physical activities in the educational process - hiking, outdoor games, gymnastic and artistic exercises, as well as practical work in the garden, in workshops, on the field, etc.

Explanatory dictionaries consider the concept of "adventure" as an incident, an unexpected event in life, a risky venture, an adventurous adventure, an interesting, entertaining incident with a complex plot.

A pedagogical adventure always provides situations that create a connection between an external and internal emotional experience, and the joint overcoming of certain difficulties by its participants establishes closer relations between them, creates an informal atmosphere and destroys communication barriers.

ADVENTURES IN CREATIVITY

All external forms of art (music, poetry, dance, theater, painting) are the means of adventure pedagogy. For example, playing on stage, music, and texts form special emotions in adolescents, which become educational forms. Through the adventures of heroes in the fantasy world, you can influence teenagers, their emotions, imagination and actions.

At Camp Robin Hood, children are offered a choice of 12 interest-based programs, from water sports and archery, to cooking classes and an arts residence for gifted children; horseback riding, English, hiking, technical and sports programs. You can choose what you love or what you have never tried.

Campers learn new things, overcome difficulties, solve conflicts, learn to interact with each other and the world around them through joint adventures.

The lake with a lighthouse, a boat station and cabins on the shore from the very first minutes capture the imagination with its unique atmosphere of freedom, creativity and romance.

Buggy driving classes, a rope park in the trees, a courtyard with rabbits and birds, fashion shows, navigation, hot air balloon flights, catamaran rafting – this is the world which campers are immersed in every day.

From an interview on the camp's YouTube channel, you can see how deeply the guys are experiencing their first team canoeing. The campers’ impressions of the nature of the reservoir, waterfowl, lost paddle and completed task for a while, their desire to test themselves and try other types of water entertainment sound emotionally in colors.

In the forge of the camp, clutching a forged ring to his heart, the boy is sincerely surprised by the incredible result of his own creativity. Under the guidance of an experienced mentor, children create a simple artistic product in one lesson and take it with them.

Or girls after classes in the perfumer's workshop, having studied the work of the alcitara apparatus, are proud to create their own fragrance, anticipating how they will give a bottle of perfume to their beloved mother...

We believe that the "adventure" in pedagogy is, first of all, the key to personal development.