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Earlier this month Cooper Center staff were invited to participate in Ben's Bells Camp Kind. This summer camp focuses on the importance of practicing kindness and compassion to one another and to all living things. These concepts are also at the heart of Camp Cooper’s educational philosophy, making this collaboration an excellent way to promote being kind to desert plants and animals and each other.
Cooper staff arrived at Ben’s Bells downtown studio and after quick introductions, it was time to head out into the courtyard where campers were treated to a reading of ‘Life in the Slow Lane: A Desert Tortoise Tale’. The book demonstrates how different animals have adapted to living in the desert and how construction and human development endangers these animals’ homes. The Cooper team performed a puppet show to accompany the story, singing and games.
To round out the day’s events, Camp Kind was introduced to Cooper Center ambassador animal, Momo, the Cooper desert tortoise! Children had the opportunity to offer Momo fresh greens which he happily and hungrily ate while Rocky, Ben’s Bells resident courtyard squirrel watched from close-by.
Last month, Ben’s Bells also installed a mural wall at Camp Cooper, making the camp an official "Kind Campus". Camp Cooper at Camp Kind is just another facet of the growing partnership between the two organizations, and the Cooper team and Momo are eager to participate again at Camp Kind in the future.
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