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Peer reviewedWetzel, Miriam S. – Educational Leadership, 1983
Describes a two-day environmental camping experience for 180 sixth-graders in Windham, Maine. (JM)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education, Outdoor Education, Program Costs
Download full textRailton, Esther – 1971
Information collected from 81 camps, schools, and colleges concerning outdoor environmental facilities and program changes taking place in outdoor education is presented in this paper. Included in this information are descriptions of sites, duration of programs, suggested seasons, cost and financing, camp organization, program activities, age…
Descriptors: Camping, Conservation Education, Ecology, Environmental Education
Mitchinson, Don F. – 1982
Although residential experiences in outdoor education have gone through many changes and refinements over the years, the basic concept remains unchanged--to provide school children with both outdoor activities and group living opportunities. In the 1930's, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation developed a camping program in the Battle Creek (Michigan)…
Descriptors: Camping, Educational Trends, Elementary Education, Futures (of Society)
Good, Gretchen – Camping Magazine, 1987
With imagination and connections, camps can plan enjoyable educational programs on minimal budgets. Primary resources should include counseling staff, camp physical resources, and "special days." Local libraries, Red Cross, YMCA, social services, substance abuse centers, and other human service organizations often provide speakers,…
Descriptors: Camping, Community Resources, Educational Resources, Learning Activities
Doucette, Robert E.; Levine, Frank M. – Camping Magazine, 1979
An economic analysis of setting tuition rates for organized camps addresses four topics of general interest: (1) measuring the economic value (revenues and expenses) of a camp; (2) measuring the true costs (fixed holding costs, fixed costs, and variable operating costs) of operation; (3) establishing a demand curve for measuring camp revenue; and…
Descriptors: Capital Outlay (for Fixed Assets), Cost Estimates, Economic Factors, Economic Status
Le Bow, M. Denise – 1975
A procedure for undertaking a foreign language weekend camp is presented. Responsibilities before and after the camp are identified for the foreign language council, the administrators in charge of the camp program for each language, the camp director, participating teachers, and assistants. It is suggested that a minimum of three planning…
Descriptors: Group Activities, Learning Activities, Orientation, Physical Activities
Knapp, Clifford – Camping Magazine, 1987
Provides selected 14-item outdoor-environmental education bibliography and 20-item checklist of factors weekend/summer camp directors should consider when pondering entry into the outdoor education market. Covers issues of camp philosophy, staff, facilities additions/alterations, equipment, food service, competition, environmental impact,…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Camping, Check Lists, Economic Factors
