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Umstead, Elizabeth C. – North Carolina Journal of Outdoor Education, 1980
Previews the 1980 National Day Camp Symposium and discusses influences of the 1980s on day camps. Also discusses precamp planning, the camp season, and postcamp activities. Available from: Center for Environmental, Camping and Outdoor Education; University of North Carolina at Greensboro; Pine Lake Field Campus; 4016 Blumenthal Road; Greensboro,…
Descriptors: Day Camp Programs, Outdoor Education, Program Content, Program Development
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)
Baker, Mack S. – North Carolina Journal of Outdoor Education, 1979
The paper describes the purposes, organization, and preparation for the Greensboro Outdoor Education Program. It lists 20 procedures used in planning and implementing the program. Available from University of North Carolina, Center for Environmental Camping, and Outdoor Education, Greensboro, North Carolina 27420 ($6.00). (SB)
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Curriculum Enrichment, Elementary Education, Environmental Education
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
Wolf, Ione M.; Buchan, S. Josh – 1980
The report describes the development and implementation of an international summer camp for mildly handicapped children and a training program for pre- and inservice elementary and special education personnel. The camp was begun in 1967 on Guam and served 200 children for a 7 week period. Participants chose five of the following 12 activities:…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Day Camp Programs, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
Belknap, Larry K.; Rickards, William – 1984
To examine the impact of Camp Limberlost, a two-week residential camp for socially and economically disadvantaged children, various methods were used to obtain evaluation data in the form of parental feedback on the 1982 and 1983 camps. The four research objectives were (1) to identify changes in children resulting from the camp experience, (2) to…
Descriptors: Camping, Data Collection, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Education