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Durden, John D.; And Others – OMLTA Journal, 1984
Two articles combined here describe aspects of the Akron, Ohio Public Schools' summer foreign language immersion camps for both students and teachers. The first article, "The Akron Story Part I: Summer Foreign Language Camps" (John D. Durden and Sandra K. Strauber), outlines the structure of the camps, in which students live in simulated…
Descriptors: College Credits, Costs, Cultural Activities, Cultural Education
Download full textPeterson, Jean – 1985
A language camp program that began with a small group of 10- to 12-year-olds whose faculty parents wanted them to retain the German learned on sabbaticals abroad has developed into a program of annual week-long day and resident camps for 150 children, aged 9 to 14 years, learning German, French, Spanish, and Norwegian. The camp was originally…
Descriptors: Children, Costs, Day Camp Programs, Difficulty Level
Daley, Paul F. – North Carolina Journal of Outdoor Education, 1979
The Eckerd Wilderness Educational System provides emotionally disturbed children with alternative education in a year-round wilderness camp setting. Journal availability: see RC 503 504. (SB)
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Counselors, Emotional Disturbances, Environmental Education
Hammerman, Donald R.; And Others – 1985
Outdoor education has been a viable part of American education for the past 40 years. This book traces the development of outdoor education and is intended to address a variety of factors relating to the outdoor education programs that exist today. Chapter one, "Why Teach Outside the Classroom," contains sections which provide a…
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education, Experiential Learning
Peer reviewedRiggins, Ronald D. – Journal of Environmental Education, 1986
Reviews the literature and identifies and explores five characteristics shown to exist in both the adventure-based learning environment and effective traditional classroom settings. Discusses small learning group size, cooperative learning environments, communication of high expectations for students, building on student success, creating a…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Class Organization, Class Size, Classroom Environment
Carpenter, Gaylene M.; Orford, Gale B. – Camping Magazine, 1987
Discusses sex role stereotyping in camping and in society. Suggests ways camp administrators and counselors can use activity programs, group living, housekeeping, and management functions to encourage development of androgynous traits and lifestyles free from culturally imposed definitions of masculinity and femininity. (LFL)
Descriptors: Androgyny, Behavior Change, Camping, Child Development
Garbutt, Barbara; And Others – 1980
A guide on instructional program planning for outdoor education, prepared for Oakland County (Michigan) teachers, contains suggestions for program planning and lists information sources on suitable outdoor activities. The purpose of outdoor education is defined as being: "to enrich, vitalize and complement content areas of the school…
Descriptors: Camping, Discovery Learning, Ecology, Educational Objectives
Nolen-Parkhouse, Andrew – 1982
In resident outdoor education programs, students and their teachers attend an outdoor facility for two days or longer and use the outdoor environment as their primary classroom, focusing on natural sciences, outdoor recreation, social skills, and attitudinal and cognitive development. A resident program should have significant impact on social…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Cognitive Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education
