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Youth Camps Dramatic settings, like Chiricahua's "Wonderland of Rocks", are highly inspiring and motivational. Camps may be planned to offer interaction with other cultures. |
Informative signage in interesting geological landscapes enhances educational experience. Students and volunteers set out for a hike on the Heart of Rocks trail. |
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They provide not only memorable big adventures that will last a lifetime, but also immediate learning experiences that will help inspire success in school. Group involvement is a benefit for organization members, as well as for parks and other education entities. The organization plans its camps to utilize valuable natural and cultural resources. Photo take by a camp student for her scholarship research documentation. Camps provide opportunities for educational experience that is appropriate to specific age groups, like middle school students documenting their field research about historic lifeways of indigenous cultures (above and below). Photo take by a camp student for her scholarship research documentation. Well-planned camps utilize educational resources in interesting places with vast educational resources, like the Amerind Foundation (below), while helping valuable organizations achieve their mission goals. It certainly doesn't detract from the educational experience that the camps are fun. They build social skills and cultural competencies. They stimulate participants' imaginations. Unique rock formation photo taken by a camp student while hiking in Chiricahua. They offer possibilities for creative and technical pursuits. And they inspire achievement and confidence.
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