I Am…

To become a successful leader, one must have a deep and confident understanding of who one is. Today’s theme of “identity” aimed to give campers a better understanding of their own individuality and leadership styles in order to actualize leadership. The highly anticipated “I Am…” activity had campers identifying the multiple roles and positions they play in their daily lives: within their communities, at home with their families, amongst friends, in school and during their extra-curricular activities. Campers were first given time to consider the various roles they fill, and then identified and expanded on the ones most significant to them. Campers expressed pride in the number of roles they fill in their daily lives and a great many identified strongly with their Iranian-American heritage. Being Iranian-American proved to be an important part of campers’ lives, and this activity was a rewarding way to see the resilience of cultural identification regardless of where they were raised.