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Proceedings of a Symposium on Year-Round
School.
Cox, James C. -Editor
Symposium Proceedings. American Camping
Association. 1990.
Purpose:
The purpose of the symposium was:
- to explore the developmental needs of
youth as addressed by both the camping
industry and the public education system;
- to present the facts on the year-round
school movement and how it is currently
being espoused by its proponents;
- to discuss the potential impact of the
movement on the camping industry; and
- to give participants an opportunity
to process the information in relation
to their own situation as well as provide
input to the ACA National Board for the
potential development of a position statement
on year-round school.
A group of eleven presenters, including
severally nationally recognized authorities,
were selected from a substantial number
of qualified candidates. The presentations
included keynote addresses, panel presentations,
and small group presentations and discussions.
It is hoped that this document, at least
in part, captures the spirit of the symposium
and that it provides a framework to enable
camp professionals and school personnel
to better understand the dynamics of year-round
education, year-round schools, camping,
and the areas where they are compatible
and mutually exclusive.
Presentations included:
- The Developmental Needs of Young-adolescents
Today and Tomorrow, Peter Scales
- Youth Serving Agencies and Year Round
Education, Charles Ballinger
- Strengths and Opportunities: Informal
Education and Youth Development, Patricia
Turner-Smith
- Futuring: How Not to Be a Victim of
Change and Find Opportunity in the Future,
Kathleen Trotter
- Year-round School: a Risk to the Complete
Child, Rodger Popkin
- Year-round Schools in Orange County
Florida, L. Diane Locker
- Don't Let School Get in the Way of Education,
Charles Ackenbom
- Camp Is Critical to the Educational
Development of Our Children, John Miller
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