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Snooks, Kathy – Camping Magazine, 1996
Technical tree climbing is a program on the leading edge of innovation. It will inspire staff, generate revenue, and create a sense of accomplishment and wonder. Initiating a technical tree climbing program requires climbable trees, knowledgeable staff, and a reverence for trees. Describes how Mystic Lake Camp initiated a 4-week program involving…
Descriptors: Camping, Environmental Education, Instructional Innovation, Program Development
Camping Magazine, 2001
Youth development moves beyond risk reduction by turning a narrow negative focus on at-risk factors into positive action strategies. Critical components of youth development are providing positive ways for young people to meet their needs and building competencies. Physical, social, cognitive, vocational, and moral competence are described, and…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Competence, Individual Needs
Evans, Michael D. – Camping Magazine, 1993
Team tennis programs offer campers an equal chance to share the responsibilities and excitement of team competition, fostering feelings of self-esteem that can lead to remarkable changes in behavior. Recommendations cover organization of a team tennis program, conducting matches, and program adaptations for special circumstances. (LP)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Competition, Outdoor Activities, Program Development
Buettner, Linda; Kennison, Judith – Camping Magazine, 1993
Discusses the benefits of outdoor nature-oriented activities for very old, frail elderly, and institutionalized elderly persons with regard to exercising to increase mobility, spiritual development, sensory stimulation, and social interaction. A study of elderly participants in a "back to nature" experience suggests that modified camping…
Descriptors: Camping, Frail Elderly, Institutionalized Persons, Old Old Adults
Robertson, Dale – Camping Magazine, 1987
Describes how a farm program might assist any camp to offer experiential educational opportunities, improve attitudes toward food/nutrition, expand interpersonal relationships, develop work values and responsibility, teach history of food production/hunger. Details program goals, seasonal agricultural work, staffing, tools/equipment, daily…
Descriptors: Camping, Educational Objectives, Experiential Learning, Food Service
Wheat, Ann; Munoz-Weingarten, Sandy – Camping Magazine, 1996
The City of Phoenix offers a five-day river-based camping experience to at-risk and disabled teens. Describes how professional river outfitters are contracted to run the trips, staffing considerations, liability and safety considerations, and camper orientation. Evaluation showed that participants received lasting measurable benefits, including…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Camping, Cooperative Programs, Disabilities
Pulliam, Richard – Camping Magazine, 1997
Campers at the Virginia 4-H Shooting Education Camp receive intensive training from certified range coaches in shotgun, rifle, air rifle, air pistol, and archery. Such programs teach campers responsibility; develop character and self-concept; and promote safety, sportsmanship, and ethical behavior. Includes resources for developing a shooting…
Descriptors: Archery, Camping, Guns, Individual Development
Garavaglia-Maiorano, Joel S.; Pile, Joel – Camping Magazine, 2001
Service learning creates camper-centered, experiential activities in the community and brings the needs of the community into camp. Outcomes of service learning include development of critical thinking and civic responsibility, increased camper collaboration, replacement of passive instruction with active learning, and increased self-esteem. Two…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Camping, Citizenship Responsibility, Experiential Learning
Johnson, Becca Cowan – Camping Magazine, 1989
Offers ideas and guidelines on how to manage crisis before and after it occurs in camp setting. Lists types of possible crises, detailing one actual incident. Explores broad issues and techniques of crisis management. Emphasizes value of planning for crisis management and risk management (crisis prevention). (TES)
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Accidents, Camping, Crisis Management
Miller, Doug – Camping Magazine, 1995
Describes a sequential approach to learning that matches levels and types of activities to the developmental level of a group at any given stage of the learning process. Emphasizes the importance of facilitators encouraging participants to reflect on learning experiences through debriefing, processing, and transfer. Includes suggestions for…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Generalization, Group Dynamics, Group Experience
Condon, Sandra M.; DeVore, Gary – Camping Magazine, 1996
Camp White Eagle (Illinois) developed an evaluation process to assess the positive effects of its wilderness adventure program on adjudicated adolescents. Discusses aspects of the evaluation process applicable to other camps: reviewing program elements, formulating questions, choosing the design, developing measurements, collecting data,…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Camping, Data Collection, Delinquent Rehabilitation
Hilliard, David A. – Camping Magazine, 1994
Discusses how camps can survive by changing their marketing approach, organizational structure, and programming to meet the needs of the community. Profiles Wyman Center, a residential camp near Saint Louis, Missouri, that has prospered as a result of breaking with tradition and redefining the terms "camp" and "customer." (LP)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Community Benefits, Institutional Advancement, Marketing
Kramer, Joyce – Camping Magazine, 1991
Describes value and instruction of vaulting, gymnastics on horseback, in residential camp environment. Emphasizes safety practices concerning ring preparation, warming up, and horse selection and training. Describes vaulter equipment, learning process, programs, and games. Defines 13 vaulting terms. (TES)
Descriptors: Games, Gymnastics, Horseback Riding, Horses
Wiltens, James – Camping Magazine, 1987
Describes ways to incorporate boardsailing into a camping program. Outlines factors such as size of body of water, wind consistency, water temperature, appropriate supervision/instruction, swim tests, and boards. (LFL)
Descriptors: Aquatic Sports, Camping, Equipment, Outdoor Activities
O'Donnell, Jim – Camping Magazine, 2002
Recognizing that their activities and programs are highly effective alternative learning models, camps are accepting a greater role in year-round education and youth development. Camps can reinvigorate their businesses, and schools can benefit from the power of outdoor, experiential learning. Advice includes explaining camp benefits in terms…
Descriptors: Camping, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning
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