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Van Matre, Steve – 1979
This book describes a 5-day program of imaginative activities designed to help elementary school children learn how their world functions through seeing, smelling, tasting, touching, and hearing. The book is designed to help children understand energy flow, the cycles of basic materials, the diversity of life, natural communities, change,…
Descriptors: Conservation Education, Discovery Learning, Ecology, Elementary Education
Conrad, Dan – 1980
The 10-day 1980 National Leadership Conference sponsored and administered by the American Youth Foundation, was held at Camp Miniwanca (Michigan) for 123 youth participants representing four cities (Indianapolis, Omaha, Kansas City, St. Louis). The theme was leadership (the leader as servant and guide who helps a group to achieve their ends,…
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Experiential Learning, High School Students, Leadership Training
Kielsmeier, James C. – 1980
Employing experiential adventure activities to develop leadership skills of young people and teachers, the National Leadership Conference (NLC) program, held during a 10-day session at Camp Miniwanca in Michigan, is constructed from 5 distinctive elements: (1) high intensity orientation; (2) carefully structured learning experiences; (3)…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Discovery Learning, Experiential Learning, High School Students
Conrad, Dan – 1981
The 10-day 1981 National Leadership Conference (NLC) sponsored by the American Youth Foundation was held at Camp Miniwanca (Michigan) for 182 urban high school students selected for leadership ability or potential and other specific criteria established by each student's home city. Students participated in seminars, skills explorations,…
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Experiential Learning, High School Students, Leadership Training
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
Schott, Willis R. M., Ed. – 1973
Since 1968, Lindbergh School District fifth graders have participated in a five day resident camp program designed to foster an appreciation for nature, to promote self-reliance while developing emotional maturity, and to provide a communal living experience with peers and teachers. The handbook is a composite of teachers', administrators', and…
Descriptors: Activities, Animal Behavior, Art, Camping
