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Making STEM Fun: How to Organize a STEM Camp
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Davis, Kimberly E. Bryant; Hardin, Stacey E. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2013
The work from the University of Central Florida's STEM summer camp (sponsored by Workforce Central Florida) is shared. The camps targeted low-SES schools with a high percentage of students on free and reduced lunch as well as high percentages of students with. Students were given preassessments and postassessments to gauge their knowledge of and…
Descriptors: Recreational Activities, Careers, STEM Education, Science Experiments
Discovery Camp Excites Students about Engineering and Technology Careers
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Massiha, G. H. – Tech Directions, 2011
In the United States and elsewhere, there is a dramatic shortage of engineers and technologists. And, unfortunately, these professions often suffer from a lack of awareness among K-12 students. Clearly, educators need to show students the very exciting and lucrative aspects of these fields. Engineering and technology are consistently listed by…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Engineering, Career Education
The National Sports Education Camps Project: Introducing Sports Skills to Students with Visual Impairments through Short-term Specialized Instruction
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Ponchillia, Paul E.; Armbruster, Jennifer; Wiebold, Jennipher – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2005
The National Sports Education Camps Project (NSEC), a joint partnership between Western Michigan University and the United States Association of Blind Athletes, provides short-term interventions to teach sports to children with visual impairments. A study comparing 321 students with visual impairments, ranging in age from 8 to 19 years, before and…
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, Athletics, Day Camp Programs, Partnerships in Education
DIRECTORY OF CAMPS FOR THE HANDICAPPED.
National Easter Seal Society for Crippled Children and Adults, Chicago, IL. – 1967
ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-SEVEN RESIDENT CAMPS IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA AND 77 DAY CAMPS IN THE UNITED STATES WHICH SERVE CHILDREN OR ADULTS WITH PHYSICAL, MENTAL, SOCIAL, AND EMOTIONAL HANDICAPS ARE LISTED ALPHABETICALLY BY STATE. FOR EACH CAMP, INFORMATION ON TYPES OF THE HANDICAPPED WHO ARE ACCEPTED, SPECIFIC EXCLUSIONS, AGE RANGE, NUMBER…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Camping, Day Camp Programs
Camp Enrollments Increase Slightly, Survey Discloses.
Camping Magazine, 1986
Summarizes enrollment trends derived from a survey of American Camping Association camps conducted during the summer of 1986. Findings include greatest enrollment for New England with 75% of their camps filled to 90% or more, enrollment declines for the South and Midwest, and boys' camps fuller than coed or girls' camps. (JHZ)
Descriptors: Camping, Comparative Analysis, Day Camp Programs, Differences
School's Out: A Look at Summer Learning and Engagement. Out-of-School Time Policy Commentary #7
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Wilson-Ahlstrom, Alicia; Davis, Kalisha; Moore, Amber; Joselowsky, Francine; Yohalem, Nicole; Pittman, Karen – Forum for Youth Investment, 2004
The word "summer" brings to mind images of a relaxed, unstructured season--a time markedly different from other seasons of the year. In the United States, we have a particularly entrenched notion that summer is different--a notion reflected in popular assumptions about summer as a "break" and reinforced by carefree depictions…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Popular Culture, Summer Schools, At Risk Students