Four students reflect on the meanings of a ritual of confession, sharing, and forgiveness during a school retreat. During a night of great honesty and integrity, students spoke to each other of their lives, their choices, their regrets, their wishes, and above all, their love. During that evening, four students came out to their classmates and…

Six teachers reflect on the meanings of a ritual of confession, sharing, and forgiveness during a school retreat. During a night of great honesty and integrity, students spoke to each other of their lives, their choices, their regrets, their wishes, and, above all, their love. During that evening, four students came out to their classmates and…

A Jewish camp in Michigan hosted more than 300 Israeli teens during its 2002 camping season. American and Israeli campers lived in the same cabins so they could learn about each other's culture and develop friendships. To make the visitors welcome, informational brochures sent to Israeli families were translated into Hebrew, and area families…

Describes the four-day resident Mother-Child Camp of the Portland (Oregon) YWCA for mothers and children from the age of two and one-half and up. Outlines purposes, daily schedule, costs, staffing, and indicates special considerations to accommodate needs of young children. (NEC)

A day-by-day account describes Camp Greentop's first 5-day adventure camping trip, which was attended by five individuals with disabilities and their counselors. The first day was spent in games and initiatives designed to develop communication, teamwork, and dependability. Other days were devoted to hiking, rock climbing, and whitewater rafting.…

Describes the summer camp program in visual arts offered to elementary and secondary students at the Interlochen (Michigan) Center for the Arts, focusing on the participants' daily schedule. (SJL)

Reports the visit of Nancy Reagan to Maine's Agassiz Village, a racially mixed, coed camp accredited by the American Camping Association and serving inner city youth. Emphasizes Mrs. Reagan's commitment to organized camping and to the Just Say No anti-drug campaign. (JHZ)

Describes a two-day environmental camping experience for 180 sixth-graders in Windham, Maine. (JM)

Describes the founding and operations of Indian Youth of America camps in Oregon, Arizona, and South Dakota. Discusses the special significance of camp locations, incorporation of cultural activities and education, group sessions to develop positive self-image, nutritional practices, letter writing sessions, photography classes, and recreational…

Describes a resident camp program designed to teach girls ages 10-12 about photography. Goals of the one-week program included developing an eye for potential photographs; learning how to use cameras and equipment; and learning photography principles that produce quality pictures. Includes photography activities and projects. (LP)

Nearly 1200 on-going outdoor education programs, projects, and/or curricula in U.S. elementary and secondary schools are listed and annotated in this 1979 directory, the result of a national survey sponsored by the Council on Outdoor Education within the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (AAHPERD). Following a…

Discusses the importance of planning, implementing, and evaluating camp physical activity programs. Appropriate physical activity programing should consider frequency, intensity, time, and type of activity. Also important are following the principles critical to physical training: specificity, overload, and progression. Two examples of physical…

School camping began with three movements in American society: children's camping, which has been traced back as far as 1823; the Nature Study Movement, which is thought to have begun as early as 1839; and the holistic "new education." In 1940, L. B. Sharp opened National Camp in New Jersey and Julian W. Smith initiated the Clear Lake…

Describes the Seabase America project, undertaken by the Copley-Fairlawn Schools in Ohio, in which over 100 high school students spent 6 days living and working in 10 interconnected geodesic domes in a simulated undersea research station. Students engaged in various scientific and educational activities. The project also accommodates elementary…

Describes the Wolf Creek Nature Camp environmental education program that integrates awareness of the natural environment, knowledge of environmental concepts and issues, and action on environmental problems. The two-week program raises campers' self-esteem; increases their interest in, and curiosity about, nature; and fosters outdoor skills. (MDH)