Describes the experiences provided for disadvantaged children aged 4-14 years through an enrichment program, begun in 1973, which aims to foster feelings of closeness and love in a rural setting. Groups of 20 children are bused to a farm each day for two one-week periods during the summer. (ED)

This directory is designed to help parents, caregivers, and professionals locate appropriate summer programs for children and youth with disabilities. It includes descriptions for more than 300 day and sleepaway programs and separate sections for young children and teenagers. Program descriptions are presented in English and in Spanish and include…

Written with the hope of improving communications within the outdoor/environmental education network, this catalogue lists 158 school boards or organizations and 40 camps in Ontario. It is organized by region and contains the following information for each group: Type of program (organized, incidental, residential, school based, elementary,…

This collection of 5 issues of Imagine cover the time period from November/December 2001 through May/June 2002. Designed for gifted youth, the issues focus on dramatic arts, physics and astronomy, communications, law and politics, and robotics, and contain the following featured articles: (1) The Story of a Play (Gemma Cooper-Novack); (2)…

This text offers case studies, models, and specific techniques to assist children, teenagers, and adults with disabilities to participate more fully in local school and neighborhood social and leisure activities. Three basic themes are stressed: first, that of using a community leisure facilitator to support people with disabilities in community…

The publication provides some broad guidelines for serving impaired, disabled, and handicapped children in nonspecialized or regular day and residential camps. Part One on the rationale and basis for integrated camping includes three chapters which cover mainstreaming and the normalization principle, the continuum of services (or Cascade System)…

There is much research suggesting that cultural biases or attitudes are difficult to change. This study assumes that the reason for the difficulty is that such biases are deeply rooted in a variety of situational and individual sources that must work simultaneously for change to occur. In searching for a way to conform to this requirement, a…

Details a joint project between a university and a community group that involves girls in a one-week science day camp. Discusses how this project could be recreated on any campus with ease and outlines the role of the university in supporting the program. (DDR)

This paper offers an overview of the Academic Enrichment for Gifted in Summer (AEGIS) programs, an in-depth view of one AEGIS program, and a description of the creation and production of a historic play. In 1984, Arkansas sponsored its first 5 summer AEGIS programs, involving 275 students. In 1988, programs served 1,300 students. Day-programs…

The directory provides information on 110 recreational object-oriented summer programs which are appropriate for the placement of institutionalized children and which have staffs experienced in working with multiply handicapped children or are willing to integrate such children into their activities. Maps are provided showing the location of camps…

Discusses dealing with global issues in the camp setting in a way that broadens young people's world views. Topics include the educational advantages of the camp setting, desired outcomes for campers, guidelines for staff, and program ideas for dealing with issues such as environmental awareness, racism, and economic justice. (JHZ)

This paper proposes a cooperative program between Pennsylvania State University (PSU) and Erie (Pennsylvania) Public Schools to encourage at-risk secondary school students to stay in school and aspire to a college education. The program involves the staged implementaiton of the following components: (1) an after-school "academy" to…

The committee report on the North York (Ontario) outdoor education program reviews the program and related policies, identifies concerns that need addressing, and recommends prioritized and cost-effective actions. A section of background information covers history of outdoor education, present Ministry of Education policy, and present North York…

The all-Spanish version of the Outdoor Biology Instructional Strategies (OBIS)/Mini-Corps Outdoor Activities set contains twenty education and recreational activities which provide a variety of outdoor biological experiences and incorporate language skills into outdoor education. Prepared especially for use by migrant children aged 10-15 in a…

Prepared specifically for use in one-week outdoor summer camp programs for migrant children aged 10-15, the twenty bilingual (Spanish and English) educational and recreational activities in the Outdoor Biology Instructional Strategies (OBIS)/Mini-Corps package have been revised to develop language skills as well as an awareness of the outdoor…