Break-Aways Links Camp and School.Camp directors nationwide are concerned about year-round school Year-Round School is the operation of educational institutions on a calendar-system that tracks students into class schedules throughout the entire calendar year. A primary motivation is that higher student throughput is accomplished via more effective scheduling of school and the encroaching school year. One answer to this threat is school-camp partnerships, such as the one developed between the New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. School Board and the American American, river, 30 mi (48 km) long, rising in N central Calif. in the Sierra Nevada and flowing SW into the Sacramento River at Sacramento. The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill (see Sutter, John Augustus) along the river in 1848 led to the California gold rush of Camping Association New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Section. Break-Aways: Partnership for Year-round Learning combines classroom learning and summer camp by integrating a three-hour literacy component into the camp day. This four-year pilot program, which began in 1998, brings New York City school children and their teachers to camp for twenty-one twenty-one: see blackjack. to twenty-eight days, giving them the opportunity to participate in nontraditional academic programming and traditional camp activities. The program combines the best of school and camp by: * reinforcing what is learned in school * preparing students for the coming school year * providing opportunities for campers to build confidence * enabling students to develop independence and leadership skills More than 1,300 students from twenty-eight districts participated in the program during its inaugural year. In 1999, the program grew to include 4,200 students from all forty-one of New York City's school districts. By 2002, the New York City School Board hopes to expand the program to include 10,000 students. Camp-School Partnerships In the Break-Aways program, a camp becomes a partner with a school, hosting twenty or more children. In 1999, partnerships were established with 126 camps, and thirty camp organizations and sixty-three campsites participated. The Board of Education's goal is for 200 school/camp partnerships to exist by 2002. Camps are responsible for incorporating a three-hour literacy-based academic component into each camp day. These educational activities may cover recreational skills, arts education, or environmental education. Some activities that campers have taken part in include: * exploring a pond to conduct ecological ecological emanating from or pertaining to ecology. ecological biome see biome. ecological climax the state of balance in an ecosystem when its inhabitants have established their permanent relationships with each experiments * reading a map to calculate the distance that will be covered on a hike through the forest * reading about the bridges of New York City and then visiting many of the bridges that link Manhattan and the other boroughs How School Are Selected Schools are selected to participate in the program by the district superintendents District Superintendent may be:
Since Break-Aways introduces camp to communities and families historically unfamiliar with the value of a camp, parents are often concerned about sending their children away for three to four weeks. During the first year, several parents withdrew their children from the program at the last minute. To help ease parents' concerns, the 1999 season included more parent orientation sessions, camp visits, and parent meetings. Free to Students Break-Aways is funded by the New York City Board of Education, grants from other government entities, and contributions from foundations and private citizens, such as Jerry Seinfeld This article is about the comedian. For the character, see Jerry Seinfeld (character). Jerry Seinfeld (born Jerome Seinfeld on April 29, 1954 in New York City, New York) is a Golden Globe- and Emmy Award-winning American comedian, actor and writer. , the Woodcock woodcock: see snipe. woodcock Any of five species (family Scolopacidae) of plump, sharp-billed migratory birds of damp, dense woodlands in North America, Europe, and Asia. Foundation, and the Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation. Many of the participating camp organizations have offset their cost through their own fund-raising efforts Noun 1. fund-raising effort - a campaign to raise money for some cause fund-raising campaign, fund-raising drive crusade, campaign, cause, drive, effort, movement - a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported or through in-kind contributions. As more and more school systems look to expand learning opportunities for students, often expanding the school year, Break-Aways shows that camp offers more than simply recreation. Camp is a vital part of a child's total education. sandy Cameron A.M. "Sandy" Cameron (1938-2004) was a Canadian politician and businessman. He served three terms in the Nova Scotia Provincial Legislature, representing the Guysborough Riding. Cameron was elected as an MLA in 1974, 1978 and 1981 -- but was defeated for re-election in 1984. is editor-in-chief of Camping Magazine. |
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