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Direct linkBennett, Troy – Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership, 2019
This study investigated the influence of gender, age, and camp type on outcome achievements for children (aged 6 to 10) at summer camp. The outcome achievements measured were affinity for exploration, affinity for nature, camp connectedness, friendship skills, independence, perceived competence, problem-solving confidence, responsibility, and…
Descriptors: Influences, Counselor Attitudes, Recreational Activities, Summer Programs
Borman, Geoffrey D.; Goetz, Michael E.; Dowling, N. Maritza – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2009
In this randomized field trial of KindergARTen Camp, a 6-week summer enrichment program in literacy and the fine arts, we analyzed the summer learning outcomes of 93 treatment and 35 control students from high-poverty schools in Baltimore, Maryland. This experiment offers evidence concerning the causal effect of the program on 5 measures of…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Summer Programs, Day Camp Programs, Literacy Education
Download full textBersani, Hank A., Jr. – 1987
The site visit report describes the Family Support Services program run by the Calvert County (Maryland) Association for Retarded Citizens. The program's goal is to prevent any person 21 years of age or younger from being institutionalized. It provides respite care services, specialized family support, and integrated day care for approximately 50…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Day Programs, Delivery Systems, Family Problems
Myers, William Starr – United States Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1912
The whole movement in Baltimore, Maryland, owes it beginning to Mrs. Francis K. Carey, wife of a prominent attorney of that city. Mrs. Carey, prompted by the wish for a proper school for her own child without separating him from the influences of home, worked out the idea of an all-day country school for city boys, perhaps combined with a boarding…
Descriptors: Boarding Schools, Males, Urban Areas, Rural Schools
Riddick, Carol Cutler; Quinn, Joan L. – Parks and Recreation, 1985
Summer Leisure in the Park is a cooperative outdoor day camp for senior citizens that enables nursing home residents to socialize and enjoy a variety of activities in a park environment. Components of this program are described. (DF)
Descriptors: Community Coordination, Day Camp Programs, Leisure Time, Nursing Homes
