Author Archives: John Jorgenson

About John Jorgenson

John Jorgenson has an Honours B.Sc. Degree in Biology from University of Waterloo and has been at Camp Tawingo since 1977. He directs and coordinates the Tawingo Outdoor Centre throughout the year and he is a Director of Program for the Summer Camp. He has served as President of the Ontario Camps Association, President of the Canadian Camping Association, Chair of the Editorial Board of the American Camps Association's "Camping Magazine", and a Board Member of the Society of Camp Directors. Recently "Jorgi" became an Honourary Life Member of the Ontario Camps Association. He has conducted workshops on Camping and Outdoor Education across Canada, the United States, Japan, Malaysia, Australia, Greece, Mexico, Bulgaria, Russia, and Hong Kong. He has contributed to and co-authored five Camp Tawingo Publications. John was the General Session Chair of the Third International Camping Congress in Toronto in 1994, the Kindred Conference Chair for the Association of Independent Camps of the American Camping Association in the same year, and currently serves as Chair of the International Camping Fellowship. Recently Jorgi was recognized with the International Development Award for his outstanding contributions to camping the world over.

[:en]World of Camping [:fr]Planète camp[:]

Posted on June 5, 2016 by John Jorgenson

[:en] Between the busy-ness of North American camping conference season and the busy-ness of spring preparations for our North American summer camp season, there is an annual, small window of time that has allowed for a different kind of camp … Continue reading →

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Camp Tonakela, India, Built by a Canadian Camp Director, Celebrates 75 years!Le Camp Tonakela, en Inde, fondé par un directeur de camp canadien, célèbre ses 75 ans!

Posted on May 12, 2014 by John Jorgenson

Wallace Forgie travelled to India to serve as Secretary to the Madras chapter of the YMCA. After retiring in 1936, he remained in India and devoted his life to improving the lives of underprivileged children by building a camp. Two … Continue reading →

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