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Direct linkOwens, Megan H.; Browne, Laurie P. – Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership, 2021
Camp programs hire counselors to fulfill multiple responsibilities and to role model positive behaviors for campers. Social-emotional learning (SEL) is a skill set that develops over time and through engagement with an array of individuals and opportunities that support social and emotional health across the lifespan. The social design of an…
Descriptors: Recreational Activities, Resident Camp Programs, Summer Programs, Counselor Attitudes
Gillard, Ann; Roark, Mark F.; Nyaga, Lewis Ramsey Kanyiba; Bialeschki, M. Deborah – Journal of Experiential Education, 2011
Examining mindfulness in a non-clinical and non-therapeutic setting such as a summer camp is an area of growing interest. Our study tested three mindfulness scales with staff in a summer camp setting, and we conducted preliminary reliability and validity analyses for any modifications needed in the scales. Results indicated two major findings: (a)…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Resident Camp Programs, Day Camp Programs, Attention Control
Download full textRinn, Anne N. – Journal of Secondary Gifted Education, 2006
This study investigates the change in social self-concept among adolescents participating in a summer program for the gifted. Participants include 140 gifted students who had completed the 7th through 10th grade during the previous academic year. Social self-concept was measured at the beginning and end of the summer camp using the same-sex peer…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Resident Camp Programs, Interpersonal Competence, Self Concept
District of Columbia Public Schools, Washington, DC. Dept. of Research and Evaluation. – 1992
The District of Columbia Public Schools Nature Computer Camp (NCC) is an environmental/computer program which has been operating in the Catoctin Mountain Park (Maryland) since 1983. The camp operates for five one-week sessions serving a total of 406 regular sixth-grade students representing 84 elementary schools with an average of 81 students per…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Environmental Education, Grade 6, Intermediate Grades
Guettal, Zoe; Potter, Tom – Pathways: The Ontario Journal of Outdoor Education, 2000
A study assessed social skills development in children aged 8-13 with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder after they attended a residential summer camp. Questionnaires returned by parents of 12 such campers reported increases in age-appropriate behavior, independence, self-esteem, connection with peers, and participation in group activities.…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Problems, Camping, Child Development
