The last weekend of 7th grade boys 57 were in camp on the island Mellado, 10 km south of Puerto de Santa Fe was accompanied by 12 parents, 2 teachers and 2 Jesuits.

The place does not have any service, so it was a total experience of contact with nature where the mill was vital in meeting basic needs.

Reflecting before the Lord, is at heart the good taste of what is shared and the depth of the experience.

In memory, gratifies the spirit of sacrifice and austerity to taste:

- Experience the lack of amenities in the sleep, hygiene, where to eat, basic needs, and of course the total absence of comfort;

- Expand the horizon of the people with whom we share everyday human activities, ie what we do in the privacy of the family, where we live closely with a larger circle where we had to learn to live with different parents and different partners;

- The opening not only the closest friends, but to the universality of the boys and some of his relatives.

- Cute fatigue shared intense activity;

This spirit of sacrifice is a powerful reality that surely will leave our children for a lifetime, a special richness in the depths of existential backpack. This "exercise" to leave a strength that is needed to form a magnanimous character full of strength and self-control when it comes to being a "man for others", whether in the family or wider social.

The group of parents, teachers and Jesuits we evaluated, in a lovely evening by the fire, the presence of parents in the camp gave a tasty spice to the experience.

Thank you very much is to give personal encounters did know and value most, discover the depth and richness within each one, the simplicity, the ability to deliver in that situation-not-extreme. It is to thank the capacity to come together to make these little happy and provide more tools in their training. It is to thank the capacity to serve in the middle of the minute fatigue became more tenacious. It is to give thanks that space which allows us adults to be kids again and enjoy the simple things that children enjoy.

It is to ask, in the heart of what meaning children have this experience in future recall that "a few dads armed camp on the island, perhaps the most emblematic that we had?"

We thank the parents who joined this meaningful experience

Nardin P Leonardo sj

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