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Duncan, Dale – Pathways: The Ontario Journal of Outdoor Education, 2007
Franki Lodge and her coworkers help run Toronto's Inner City Outtripping Centre (ICOC), an outdoor education program aimed at innercity youth. Started in 1995 to reduce conflict between rival gangs in Christie Pits Park, the organization has since grown to include the Paddle and Picnic program (day camps where kids, teens and even seniors canoe up…
Descriptors: Outdoor Education, Recreational Activities, Day Camp Programs, Police
Ranstrom, Aaron – Camping Magazine, 2002
To complement its outdoor physical activities, a New York day camp offered a visual media class. During the 6-day program, campers agreed on the theme of the video and which locations would be used, shot and edited the video, and made copies for each participant. As campers came to understand what the program was about, attendance increased. (TD)
Descriptors: Camping, Creative Activities, Creativity, Day Camp Programs
Butcher, Channa Beth – Camping Magazine, 1987
Profiles Herbert A. Sweet, founder and director of Acorn Farms Day Camp (Indiana) for 44 years. Includes reminiscences about the camp's program, staffing, food, World War II, affiliation with the American Camping Association, and camps/directors of today. (NEC)
Descriptors: Biographies, Camping, Day Camp Programs, Educational Philosophy
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Wever, Matthew F. – CUPA Journal, 1995
The successful summer day camp program of Saint Louis University (Missouri) is described. Program rationale, philosophy, objectives, structure, staffing, activities, and benefits to the university community are discussed. A majority of the children served by the camp are the children, ages 6 to 12, of university employees. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Administration, Day Camp Programs, Family Work Relationship, Higher Education
Winbaum, Stephen – Exceptional Parent, 2006
In this article, the author talks about three special needs camps--Camp Kirk, Camp Talisman and Camp Caglewood. Camp Kirk's philosophy is to encourage their children to take risks in a structured setting, like high ropes courses, rock climbing wall, martial arts, and traditional activities like swimming, arts and craft, drama, and others. Once…
Descriptors: Resident Camp Programs, Summer Programs, Attention Deficit Disorders, Learning Disabilities