A day at summer camp

It is 10 o'clock in the morning on this Thursday, July 24th. A scorching sun hangs over the sky. At the Harhoura summer camp, the day has already begun for more than an hour and a half, because the programme is quite busy. Woken up early, the children got dressed, tidied their beds, and are waiting for the assembly bell to head towards the canteen to have their breakfast. Here, most of the children are experiencing this for the first time. Aged 8 to 12, these children have come from different regions of Morocco to participate in this unique experience. "Most of the girls and especially the boys are used to their whole life being supervised by their parents from the beginning to the end of the day. This supervision is certainly important, but it does not leave room for the child to learn to become independent and to develop a sense of initiative, and that is what we are trying to instil…