Part of its domain is filled with campers from the St. George's Community Centre.

Students can be heard singing loudly and happily during any time of the day.

Other times they may be as quiet as church mice. Students are often so busy enjoying activities such as cooking and making paper weights that they do not have much time for talking.

And nothing is wasted at this camp. Students are taught to economise and to recycle.

Camp co-ordinator Rose Douglas has tried some things from the "old days'' to keep her students happily entertained.

Instead of bringing Lego and Barbie dolls students make their own play toys.

The girls have learned to make paper and wool dolls while the boys have had the opportunity to make things such as "twisters''.

Twisters are pieces of paper that have been cut into the shape of a circle and then coloured and designed by students. After which a hole is cut into the centre and a string is pulled through. Finally when you spin the string your design changes shape.

Mrs. Douglas said she decided to teach the students such crafts because culture has changed and students do not usually experience the fun that she had as a young person.

"Everything comes ready made and children don't really know how much fun it can be to truly do arts and crafts,'' she said.

Photos by Arthur Bean Brother's helper: Machai and Michicko Campbell, at left, study hot rocks at the Clearwater Middle School summer day camp, while Salih Burns studies an old method of using the abacus to work out math problems.