Equipping students with the tools to navigate emotional challenges is essential for their overall well-being. The Student Healing Camp is an immersive, 2-day experience designed to help elementary and middle school students overcome frustration, build self-esteem, and discover a positive mindset through nature and mind subtraction meditation.
Here is a complete overview of the camp’s curriculum, goals, and schedule, designed to guide students toward true Human Completion.
π― Educational Goals
The core objective of the healing camp is to provide students with practical mental tools they can use for the rest of their lives:
- Learn methods to independently overcome feelings of inferiority and frustration.
- Break free from hurt feelings to restore emotional stability and self-confidence.
- Shift from a negative to a positive mindset.
- Enhance overall self-esteem and help with specific career exploration.
π Curriculum Overview
The camp combines the peaceful environment of Jirisan Mountain with the systematic practice of mind subtraction:
- Self-Reflection: Through mind subtraction, students independently identify the causes of their hurt feelings and eliminate them, recovering their self-confidence.
- Healing Through Nature: Utilizing the well-preserved natural environment of Jirisan Mountain to increase emotional stability and release tension.
- Improving Social Skills: Breaking down mental barriers and improving teamwork through community games.
- Interpersonal Relationships: Students learn to step out of their self-centered minds, realizing that the key to harmonious relationships lies within their own mind.
- Physical and Mental Health: Understanding that letting go of heavy mental burdens naturally leads to better physical and mental health.
β±οΈ Subjects and Hours Breakdown
The 17-hour camp is carefully balanced between physical activity and mental reflection.
| Category | Learning Content | Instructor | Time |
| Play & Games | Meeting Time β Mission! Community Play | Namwon Education Team | 1H |
| Play & Games | Picking chestnuts, roasting sweet potatoes | Ma-eum Su-ryun Teachers Assoc. | 1H |
| Play & Games | Welcome Night – Recreation | Namwon Education Team | 1.5H |
| Play & Games | Walking forest trails | Namwon Education Team | 1.5H |
| Play & Games | Morning Activity (Dance gymnastics) | Namwon Education Team | 1H |
| Lecture | Knowing the Mind | Ma-eum Su-ryun Teachers Assoc. | 1H |
| Mind Subtraction | Looking back on myself (Self-intro & video) | Ma-eum Su-ryun Teachers Assoc. | 1H |
| Mind Subtraction | Mind Subtraction for improving self-esteem | Ma-eum Su-ryun Teachers Assoc. | 1H |
| Mind Subtraction | Mind Subtraction for restoring self-confidence | Ma-eum Su-ryun Teachers Assoc. | 1H |
| Mind Subtraction | Mind Subtraction for raising SQ | Ma-eum Su-ryun Teachers Assoc. | 1H |
| Mind Subtraction | Sharing the Mind (Outcomes & reflections) | Ma-eum Su-ryun Teachers Assoc. | 1H |
ποΈ Education Schedule and Timetable
Day 1: Arrival & Looking Inward
- Morning: Depart for Jirisan Youth Hostel and explore stopovers.
- Afternoon: Lunch (2:00 PM), followed by the Opening Ceremony, safety education, and room assignments.
- Evening: Ice Breaking community games (6:00 PM), followed by Dinner.
- Night: ‘Knowing the Mind’ lectures (8:00 PM) and ‘Looking back on myself’ activities (10:00 PM). The night concludes with small group mind subtraction activities for self-esteem, Welcome Night recreation, and sleep.
Day 2: Experience & Wrap-up
- Morning: Wake up and wash (7:00 AM), Morning Activity (8:00 AM), and Breakfast (9:00 AM).
- Mid-Morning: Experience Activities (10:00 AM – 12:00 PM) such as traditional archery, Modumbuk, cup stacking, and time capsules.
- Afternoon: Mind Subtraction Wrap-up for raising SQ (1:00 PM) and Lunch (2:00 PM).
- Departure: Closing Ceremony and writing reflections (4:00 PM).
Is your child struggling with emotional stability or a lack of self-confidence?
Equip them with the tools to clear their minds and build resilience. Contact Santa Clara Meditation today at 408-615-0435 to learn more about our mind subtraction programs for youth.
