Day 5 - Our Society: The Future Is In Our Hands.

Day 5 started with an unusual game, which was a bit like volleyball, but instead of a ball, we used water balloons. A lot of balloons exploded, and many of us got wet, but we did have a winner - a player who managed to catch all the balloons intact! To finish the game, we had a water balloon fight - just to make sure that everyone was equally wet! 

Today's theme was Our Society: The Future is in Our Hands, we talked about a number of international organizations, including NATO, The International Red Cross, UNESCO, Doctors Without Borders,  and their role the world.

We watched a few videos about these organizationsand got  some factual information which was supplemented by our tutors' explanations. We learned that these organizations play a very important role in the world - they maintain peace, cherish cultural heritage, care about nature and the well-being of people. We also realised that every person can help these organisations to achieve their goals - by volunteering and contributing to their activities.

Our special guest today was Althea Cawley-Murphree, Assistant Public Affairs Officer at the U.S. Embassy Vilnius. Althea told us about what it means to be a diplomat as well as about the importance of cooperation between the different nations of the world. Althea also read to us an extract from a story about Hariet Tubman - a national American hero and an inspiring woman. Later, we sang a song which carried a deep meaning of the importance of justice, compassion, and freedom. At the end of the visit, Althea granted each camper and tutor a certificate from the US Embassy and thanked us all for our active participation in the camp activities and spreading the ideas of tolerance.

After dinner, we continued today's theme of international organizations with some interactive activities covering UNESCO,  Doctors Without Borders and The Red Cross. We took a closer look at  UNESCO's  4 pillars of education, did a quiz on the International Red Cross and made a fundraiser plan for Doctors Without Borders.

We finished the day by talking about the emotional bonds that connect different people living in different countries and we also tried our creative skills in "building  bridges" - both metaphorically and literally :)