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Parent Reviews for TrackersNW Camps

25th

January

This is just hint of review from Summer 2011. Read more TrackersNW reviews here... "A totally new experience. Like Junior Outward Bound." -Welcome to Middle Earth Parent, Age 5 "He's been proud to share new things he's learned with whole family. He specified, however, that he's not learning like school, he's "discovering." Thank you!" -Welcome to Middle Earth Parent, Age 8 "Surpasses any experiences with camps so far; this is our first Trackers Camp."…

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Camp Trackers: Residential Overnight Camp

14th

April

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Being truly helpful

30th

May

My mother was oldest of 4 children. Born in 1945 she was the one that had to follow my Italian grandfather to the produce stand every day after school, on weekends and in the summer. "I hated it at the time," she said about the hustle and bustle of the once infamous Yamhill market in Portland. As a teenager she began to realize her sisters…

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Land as a family member

21st

May

What is your relationship to the land you live. Is it a commodity you pay mortgage on? Is it a friend or a member of the family? These questions are very important to the children in our lives. They don't see the yards and neighborhoods we live as simply "where our house sits". Spider webs, weird bugs and trees to climb are etched into the…

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5 thoughts for family connection

14th

May

I grew up in an Italian family. A big one. My identity is wrapped up in mia familia. Here are 5 thoughts that could help strengthen those bonds so important to all of us... 1) Make a family recipe book. Simply ask everyone, including Uncle Earl, for their favorite recipe. If you're food snob, don't be so quick to judge; include Aunt Sofie's…

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