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The Riverview Foundation in Topsham is gearing up for its 2009 summer camp sessions which begin on June 29. The day camps for ages 7 to 13 offer outdoor adventures, nature-based martial arts, and leadership training. Riverview has been hosting these camp programs for young people since 1991 and offering a truly unique approach to teaching kids about martial arts.
Riverview’s primary martial arts program utilizes a style the foundation calls Universal Movement. This non-competitive art includes an eclectic and ancient fighting style and healing arts. The program emphasizes hard and soft movements. The training involves indoor and outdoor work year-round and includes physical skills, meditation, and lessons on how to tie your practice into nature’s beauty and energy. (Photo courtesy of the Riverview Foundation website.)
At the camp, kids can expect to enjoy sessions involving knot-tying, map and compass work, arts and crafts, campsite safety, building shelters, martial arts, canoeing, obstacle courses, hiking, swimming, nature education, and building teamwork skills.
The Riverview Foundation has been around for 20 years. It was originally called the Riverview Martial Arts and Security Academy and was, at first, focused only on adult education. Classes were 4 to 6 hours each and ran 6 days a week, regardless of holidays and weather.
By 1993, training had been so intense that the original Topsham grounds were showing a lot of wear. Grass was disappearing because of the wear from outdoor classes, and the facility was having trouble keeping up with the demand for classes. The school realized it needed another facility.
By the late 90s, the school’s second location in South Portland was booming, and a new, rural location was built on the outer edge of Topsham which allowed the school to continue melding the beauty of the Maine outdoors and rigorous martial arts training. The school has been recognized in Black Belt Magazine and has developed a great reputation for turning out dedicated martial artists of all ages. Tai Chi asses are also offered at Riverview.
Camp sessions at Riverview start at just $200 a week, and kids can enjoy the entire summer program for just $1,000, including a couple of overnights.
You can register for camp sessions online at the Riverview Foundation website.
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