3rd National Deaf Youth Camp, 2008

2008
  • Deaf Youth
The Wellington Deaf Youth Group organizes the 3rd National Deaf Youth Camp – a five-day camp in Hastings. The theme of the camp is UNITY.
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The Wellington Deaf Youth Group organizes the 3rd National Deaf Youth Camp – a five-day camp in Hastings. The theme of the camp is UNITY, with workshops that relates to this theme. The purpose of the National Deaf Youth Camp is to give an opportunity to Deaf and hard of hearing young people around New Zealand a chance to meet up with old friends and make new friends.

Team activities, on top of the compulsory Deaf youth forum, concert, storytelling activities were attempting the confidence course, climbing, abseiling, kayaking, and high beam activities, along with a raft building competition.

Speakers at the camp included Ben Webb, Zachary Best and Tim Lewin, Victoria Lessing, Ben Webb, Theresa Cooper, Darryl Alexander and Daniel Greenwood.

NZSL story – Taonga source: Keethan Sundar

The 1st National Deaf Youth Camp: A Life-Changing Experience

Keethan shares his experience at the first National Deaf Youth Camp in Cambridge, where he truly immersed himself in the Deaf community after moving to New Zealand from Sri Lanka. He reflects on the impact of the camp, how he mastered the infamous ‘Deaf nod,’ and how the experience helped shape his leadership skills and active involvement in the Deaf community.
Taonga source:
Wellington Deaf Society
Produced by:
Wellington Deaf Youth Group
Original format:
DVD
Reference number:
SignDNA – Deaf National Archive New Zealand, WDS03-01-DY08
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