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Bryant, Rita – Gifted Education International, 1987
Camp Mind's Eye is a one-week residential summer program for intellectually and creatively gifted children provided by Camp Tyler (Texas), one of the oldest outdoor education facilities. The camp program stresses right brain thinking, a flexible curriculum, and autonomous instructors. (DB)
Descriptors: Creativity, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Resident Camp Programs
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Poeppelmeyer, Diana; Coco, David – Odyssey: New Directions in Deaf Education, 2007
In this article, the authors describe a leadership experience that allows hard of hearing students to learn from the diverse identities of their peers. They describe a Youth Leadership Retreat for mainstream students that includes motivational speeches, adventure learning, ropes courses, team building activities, reflective and small group…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Partial Hearing, Team Training, Youth Leaders
Burns, Joanna L.; Keller, M. Jean – Camping Magazine, 1994
Camp Fortnight brought 25 British children with cystic fibrosis to experience a 2-week camping program in Texas. Campers (ages 11-15) participated in wilderness experiences, a challenge course, fishing, horseback riding, creative arts, cooking, hiking, outdoor camping, and field trips. Profiles campers and their experiences. (LP)
Descriptors: Camping, Child Health, Chronic Illness, Cultural Differences