5th International Summer Camp Gestalt
Forrest Village «Livadaki»
Karpenisi 3-7 of July 2019
«Alice» in «Neverland»
- «Every adventure requires a first step», as Cheshire cat says, in Alice in Wonderland.
- «So, come with me, where dreams are born, and time is never planned. Just think of happy things, and your heart will fly on wings, forever, in Neverland », says Peter Pan.
- «What if a fall?» says Wendy.
- «Oh!, but my darling, what if you fly?» says Peter Pan … «all you need is faith, trust, and a little pixie dust».
Co-ordinators
Antonia Konstantinidou, MSc Social and Clinical Psychology of (A.U.Th.), Gestalt Psychotherapist, Trainer & Supervisor, member of EAGT and the National Psychotherapy Company of Greece. Holder of the ECP (European Certificate of Psychotherapy). Ex-President & Founding member of the Hellenic Association for Gestalt Therapy, Founding member of Gestalt Foundation
Maria Farmaki, Psychologist, Early Childhood Educator, Β.Α. Psychologist, Gestalt Psychotherapist. Member of EAGT. Founding member of the Hellenic Association for Gestalt Therapy. Ex-president of HAGT.
Katia Hatzilakou, M.Sc. Clinical & Social Psychology (A.U.Th.), Gestalt Psychotherapist, Trainer & Supervisor, member of EAGT (ex-Chair of NOGT and External Relation of EAGT) and the National Psychotherapy Company of Greece. Holder of the ECP (European Certificate of Psychotherapy). Founding member of the Hellenic Association for Gestalt Therapy, Founding member of Gestalt Foundation
This year, on our 5th summer camp, we have decided to change the structure of our program. The experience of all these years of organizing the camp, the feedback, and the suggestions of our campers during the past years have helped create the following changes. We hope that they help with an even more satisfying and substantial Gestalt camp!
üThis year, instead of group process, each day’s closure will be done as a plenary session, but alternatively, the way each person sees fit. In this plenary session, chewing time, we can end our day by talking, drawing, writing, staying silent, or whatever fits each person and the moment, as long as we are all together! (The participants of the EAGT conference in Athens, remember, right?)
üWorkshops and groups can be led by graduates and trainees after their 3rd and 4th year of education, as well as professional of different expertise. The coordinators of those workshops will have two hours of supervision from Katia Hatzilakou every day. In this way the trainees will be able to confirm hours of clinical practice and supervision. Those who are interested of leading a workshop at the camp, please contact the secretariat.
üThe outdoor activities («via ferrata», the “Panta Brexei” (always raining) canyon, the Sarakatsanaion meeting place, the visit to Mavrilo) will be held after communication with the secretariat. Those who are interested in participating to these outings, please inform us of your participation.
üFor the first time, there will be the choice of participating in an experiential workshop for the duration of the five days. Antonia Konstantinidou will lead the same experiential workshop for the duration of all the days, during all the hours of the workshops. The group will be open. Everyone may participate for all the days, once, or more, as they see fit.
üThe first two evening entertainments include the showing of the movies «Alice in Wonderland» and «Peter Pan », the two main sources of inspiration of this camp. As you may know, in Gestalt nothing is that simple. After the end, the movies will be followed by talks and the sharing of the things that inspired us from these two classical fairytales, much loved by all psychologists!
üAs the numbers of children are growing, and because we want to offer the best we can, we have decided that Maria Farmaki will only see to the children, and be responsible for our underage friends and for the people caring for them in the absence of their parents and their companions. Even more so, Maria has prepared a semantic framework in which both the kids and the parents / companions will be invited to join. We will see her at the plenary session and at night for beers!
For the parents accompanied by their children, from Maria Farmaki
But truly, Alice and Peter were right!!!! It was real!!!! … what they were living … they weren’t simply imagining it!!! …
Children need to feel accepted from their environment. That is the only way they can learn to trust their experiences and feel safe with themselves and build their self-confidence. Fantasy and reality are possibilities of a field that changes figures, they are accepted and real in the “here and now”.
Children are right!! Their experiences are real!!!
In this camp, children of different ages will get to interact through organized and non organized games, through workshops and through their “free time”, that aim for the activation of their fantasy and their creativity with the main goal: the assurance of their experiences concerning their contacts and their relationships.
… and let’s not forget «trust??? I haveeeeeeeeee!!!!» as said by one of our little campers 2 summers ago …
Before the camp, but also during it, meetings will be held with the parents for a more effective and smooth procedure of the program.
Good inspiration and until we meet again!
Antonia, Katia, Maria.
Wednesday 3/7/2019
10:30 - 11:30 Plenary session, Opening, Manitou
11:30 – 14:30 Workshops
14:30-16:30 Free time
16:30-18:30 Workshops
16:30 – 18:30 Supervision for the coordinators of groups and workshops
18:30-19:30 Plenary session (chewing-time)
20:00 Dinner
21:30 Evening entertainment
Thursday 4/7/2019 - Friday 5/7/2019
8:30-9:30 Breakfast
9:30-11:30 Supervision for the coordinators of groups and workshops
9:30-11:30 Workshops
12:00-14:30 Workshops
14:30-17:00 Free time
17:00-18:30 Workshops
18:30-19:30 Plenary session (chewing-time)
20:00 Dinner
21:30 Evening entertainment
Saturday 6/7/2019
8:30-9:30 Breakfast
9:30-11:30 Workshops
9:30-11:30 Supervision for the coordinators of groups and workshops
12:00-14:30 Workshops
15:00 - 17:00 Plenary session (chewing -time)
17:00 - 18:00 Plenary session- Reveal of Manitou
CHOICES OF ACCOMODATION
Small cabins
The cabins have two two-bed rooms with the option of accommodating an extra person to a smaller bed, a mini kitchen and bathroom.
Strictly on priority due to the limited number of rooms available
Tent
The campers will have access to the facilities of the Forrest Village (outdoor WC and showers)
Cost (for the cabins residents):
5days (from Wednesday 3/7/2019 – 7/7/2019) 370€
Included to the cost: 4 overnights, 4 breakfasts, 3 dinners and the Saturday’s festive fire ceremony dinner.
3days (from Friday 5/7/2019 – 7/7/ 2019) 270€
Included to the cost: 2 overnights, 2 breakfasts, a dinner and the Saturday’s festive fire ceremony dinner.
Cost (for the tents):
5days (from Wednesday 5/7/2019 – 7/7/2019) 290€
Included to the cost: 4 overnights, 4 breakfasts, 3 dinners and the Saturday’s festive fire ceremony dinner.
3days (from Friday 5/7/2019 – 7/7/ 2019) 210€
Included to the cost: 2 overnights, 2 breakfasts, a dinners and the Saturday’s festive fire ceremony dinner.
A vegetarian choice will be available. Please inform the secretariat for any nutritional or any other need before the beginning of the camp.
Not included to the cost: coffees, beverages, alcoholic beverages, snacks, but also every activity outside of the camp.
The camp is targeted towards all ages.
There will be a special program for kids of all ages.
To validate the participation, especially for the cabins residents, it is obligatory to deposit the 30% of the total amount the latest until 7 of June 2019. Due to the residential nature of the seminar and the particularity of the rooms and the surrounding area you must contact the secretariat to book your room or to reserve a tent space.
For information and bookings please contact the Secretariat, Monday – Friday 10:00 – 17:00 at the telephone +30 2310 283588 or by e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
After the official announcement of the national elections on the 7th of July 2019 we would like to inform you that in accordance with the basic aspect of Gestalt for creative adjustment, we have decided to slightly adjust the camps’ program.
So, instead of starting Wednesday noon, we will begin Wednesday morning at 10:30 and we will finish Saturday in the afternoon at 18:00.
There is the choice for everyone to come either Tuesday evening or Wednesday morning as well as the choice to stay at the camp on Saturday night.
For more information and to notify us for your arrival and departure, please contact the secretariat.
