Notes from the Field: Philosophy Workshop Experience at “Life with Children” Camp

Abstract

Introduction: For six years, we have organized sleepaway camps in nature, bringing together children aged 6-12, their parents and adults who are curious about life with children. Our camps, which are held 3 times a year on average, mostly take place in Antalya Geyikbayırı and last for 4 days. The camp is basically organized by a psychotherapist who is the founder of our camp and I as a specialist in 'philosophy with children and community' and an average of 3 other expert instructors accompany our camp. We schedule our camp dates to coincide with holiday periods and announce it on social media. Everyone up to 12 families and 14 children are welcome to join our camp, which requires a certain fee. We have an average of 30 people in total each session, including participants and instructors.