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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
Download full textConservation and Environmental Science Center for Southern New Jersey, Browns Mills. – 1969
The purpose, scope, problems, and evaluations of a summer camping program for children of migrant laborers are featured in this report. Because these children (ages 10-13) are often cast in the role of assistant parents, they lack the opportunity to actively participate in activities children of their age should enjoy. The design of the summer…
Descriptors: Camping, Counselor Evaluation, Disadvantaged Youth, Enrichment
Regimbal, Celia; Kasakow, Nancy – 1983
Fifth and sixth grade students of the University School at the University of Wyoming participated in a successful week's overnight outdoor experience in September 1983. Because results of a pre-camp questionnaire indicated that most students had minimal knowledge of the planning necessary for camping, activities and classes were organized to…
Descriptors: Camping, Grade 5, Grade 6, Group Experience
Jones, Orville E.; Swan, Malcolm D., Jr. – 1971
Evaluating 566 opinionnaires of the 1,400 distributed to parents whose children had participated in programs at 1 of 2 resident outdoor education centers in northern Illinois--the Rockford Outdoor School and the Lorado Taft Field Campus--this study sought (1) to determine what parents perceive to be the values and outcomes of the resident outdoor…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Ecology, Financial Support, Literature Reviews
Heller, John H.; And Others – 1972
The 4-H handbook focuses on factors to consider and things to be done when developing a camping program. Since the emphasis, structure, and administration of 4-H camping varies, the booklet is flexible enough to be adapted to different state, district, and county situations. Major topics are camping's importance to extension education,…
Descriptors: Camping, Costs, Day Camp Programs, Disadvantaged Youth
DeGraff, Don – Camping Magazine, 1989
Describes Fox Valley Center, near Chicago, which combined traditional camp with social work interventions. Describes camp activities as encouraging interaction between young and old people of different races. Describes program focusing on mothers and their children. Details program evaluation procedure. Suggests areas of program outgrowth. (TES)
Descriptors: Camping, Children, Group Activities, Human Relations Programs
Crane, Helen B., Ed. – 1968
Intended for organizations having or planning to establish resident resident camping programs for people with special needs, this guide supplements the American Camping Association's Standards. The philosophy, aims, and objectives of specialized camping programs are considered, and the following are discussed: administration, camp site selection,…
Descriptors: Administration, Administrative Policy, Administrator Guides, Budgeting
