In this article, the author, a volunteer college counselor for Palestinian and Israeli members of "Seeds of Peace"--students who want to study in the U.S., describes her experience working with these youths as they embark upon their voyage to acquire a U.S. university education. Founded in 1993 by the late John Wallach, Seeds of Peace is…

In this article, the author describes the Space Camp at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama, where deaf and hard of hearing students can pilot spaceships, conduct experiments, and dodge meteorites. Each year in the spring, students from schools all over the United States attend a one-week, hands-on learning experience in…

Background: Health is recognized as an important factor in children's educational achievement, and school-based health education programs are recognized for their potential long-term impact. However, the extent to which children conceptualize health similarly as adults, and the nature of their understandings of health, remain cloudy. Purpose:…

Many informal science educational programs aim to help students improve their understanding of science. Little research, however, has focused specifically on the direct experiences and subsequent ideas of culturally and linguistically diverse girls when they engage with science in informal learning settings. The research described in this report…

Youth club leaders participated in a seven-day residential camp to discuss with resource persons their area and village needs, to assess developmental possibilities and problems, and to evolve a plan for dealing with these problems. Specific projects undertaken by the clubs upon the leaders' return are cited. (AG)

This document reports on the model and method used to design, implement, coordinate, and evaluate a summer camp for young people with eating disorders. The basic approach used at the camp is described as the Sports Institute for Research model, a systems analysis model which focuses on: (1) the ultimate goal or mission; (2) obstacles or problems…

This book is a guide to the diagnosis and care of sick children in organized camping situations. This book presents health care information for the management of medical and surgical problems by the camp counselor, camp director, camp nurse, and camp physician. The chapters are: (1) Camp Standards; (2) The Infirmary; (3) Infirmary Supplies; (4)…

This publication is an annual directory to several hundred selected independent schools and colleges, summer study programs, and camps throughout the United States. Most of the directory's content consists of advertisements for particular schools, programs, and camps, grouped by geographic region. In addition to advertisements, it also includes 23…

Nearly 1200 on-going outdoor education programs, projects, and/or curricula in U.S. elementary and secondary schools are listed and annotated in this 1979 directory, the result of a national survey sponsored by the Council on Outdoor Education within the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (AAHPERD). Following a…

Fifty years of innovative programming in what has come to be called resident outdoor education are traced in this volume which examines the evolution of resident outdoor education from its early beginnings to the present. The several authors of this book are leaders in outdoor education who have been intimately involved in the development of…

Focuses on three aging-related concerns that impact on planning programs at outdoor senior residential camps: theories of aging, adjustment to retirement, and concepts of leisure. Considers reasons for offering senior camp programs: earlier retirement, financial means, interest, fewer time constraints, pleasant environments. (NEC)

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)

Intensive language study at a summer camp prepares students for a homestay with a Mexican family. (Ed.)