Meet Crystal
Founder of Kaper Kids
Mama
Of two spirited girls. They are where her heart walks.
Masters
In Communication Management
It is where the theory she builds into the coaching side of Kaper Kids comes from.
Resilient
After failing Grade 2, she learned that hard work could overcome anything.
Bounce - Ability is a core skill she weaves into everything she teaches.
Rainbow
Is her favourite colour. Inclusivity is baked into her core values, so don't ask her to pick only one hue.
They always look better together anyway!
Fused Home-schooling
Her kids attend school so she can build Kaper Kids and she suppliments her kids education at night to ensure they get what they need to thrive in a system that has too many "boxes".
So, what exactly does Crystal do?
Crystal Donak is the founder of Kaper Kids, where she designs camps and classes for curious kids who like to create, experiment, solve things and figure out what happens next.
Her summer camps in the Comox Valley combine scavenger hunts, puzzles, art, science and hands-on activities with stories that unfold throughout the week.
Kids might arrive at an art museum only to discover a masterpiece is missing, enter a science lab where something has gone very wrong, or follow clues around the park to unlock the next part of an adventure.
But it’s not just about puzzles and fun for her. Crystal built Kaper Kids to Help Parent Raise Capable Future Adults.
As Crystal believes kids need opportunities to solve problems without an adult immediately stepping in with the answer. They need room to experiment, make mistakes, change their minds, work together and discover that there can be more than one way forward.
That is why Kaper Kids activities Camps and Classes are designed with different ways to participate and different levels of challenge – because kids don’t all learn, create or solve problems the same way.
And we don’t put kids in boxes.
In a nutshell?
Kaper Kids is where Crystal gets to combine the things she loves most: stories, problem-solving, creativity, learning.
Sometimes that means cracking a code. Sometimes it means making art. Sometimes it means an experiment that makes an enormous mess.
Usually, it means all three.