ABOUT CAMP

Purpose

Fircom’s purpose is to provide the opportunity for people to form a healthy, sustainable community in nature. These communities are formed by Fircom-led programs or rental groups. To create this type of community, Fircom programs focus on the well-being of the individual, the group, and the environment. Fircom is able to offer quality, affordable camping programs by running a top-notch, year-roundvenue rental service.

Philosophy

There are four pillars to how Fircom achieves its purpose: education, environment, spirituality, and health and wellness.

Education

Fircom believes that education is a means to conquer the challenges facing our world, and therefore provides the spaces, tools, and instructors to create unforgettable educational moments. Fircom programs are designed using the experiential education philosophy in which educators purposefully engage with learners in direct experience and focused reflection in order to increase knowledge, develop skills, clarify values, and develop people's capacity to contribute to their communities.

Environment

Fircom is a sacred location found in nature. It started as a sanctuary to give people living in Downtown Eastside tenements a chance to be restored by the natural rhythms of island life. Giving people an opportunity to connect with themselves and others happens best in a natural environment away from the distractions of modern, city living.

Fircom is in a continuous cycle of reimagining and experimenting with how to live lightly upon the earth. Fircom fosters passionate stewardship of the environment by helping people feel the joy of running through the woods, rooting around in the dirt, watching deer and eagles go about their business, and stopping to feel the sun on their face.

Spirituality

Fircom is part of The United Church of Canada. This wonderful religious organization has a long tradition of spiritual freedom, a wide theological spectrum and a diversity of interpretations and understandings. Faith at Fircom is about meaning, creativity, justice, tradition, care of creation, rest, and the freedom to question, within relationships and within community. Fircom programs encourage participants to take part in spiritual exploration. This often takes the form of a theme to each day, or the whole program, on topics like mercy or forgiveness – values we hold dear.

While many Fircomites are members of the United Church – many are from other religious faiths, agnostic, or atheist. Fircom believes in people’s freedom to express and live out their faith in diverse ways. At Fircom, god is welcome and you might hear someone loving on Christ in a respectful, non-proselytizing manner. You will also hear non-Christians questioning, exploring and explaining what faith and spirituality mean to them. Fircom is a safe, respectful place to explore faith and spirituality.

ACTIVITIES

Youth Camp (Ages 13-17)

Polaris Senior Leaders

Fircom is now giving the older teens an opportunity to have a program of their own. This second level of Polaris will take the skills learned in Junior Polaris and give an opportunity for refinement to aid on the path to becoming a camp counsellor.

Polaris Junior Leaders

Fircom’s has created two levels of the Polaris Outdoor Leadership program due to popular demand. Polaris Junior is for 13-14 year olds. It will focus on skill development, challenge by choice, personal empowerment, authentic leadership, and spiritual enrichment.

Teen Camp

Fircom provides an opportunity to come to camp as a teen for one last kick at the can before moving on into the more adventure based teen programs.

经历了…

1095天

186000公里

Soucamp，由乐行机构倾力打造

为青少年精选全球

5大洲，

26个国家，

5372个营地，

24185个活动项目，

It is all for LOVE.

So，Camping！