Recreational potential and educational opportunities of summer camps for children by Taras Bondar

“…The decline in the health of school-aged children is a cause for concern and necessitates effective solutions. Summer camps can potentially address this negative trend. …”
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Mentoring: Helping Youth Make a Difference in STEM by Angelia Reid-Griffin

“…In this article, I present how a college-based summer camp, designed to engage youth in increasing interests in STEM, Healthcare, and Teacher education, by helping youth build self-confidence and career interests through a Vertical Mentoring model. …”
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Girls leading the conversation: harnessing the potential of podcasting for informal and project-based learning by Marc T. Sager, Saki Milton, Candace Walkington

“…Abstract This study aimed to explore the implementation of project-based learning (PBL) principles in informal STEM education, focusing on the experiences of Underrepresented Racially Minoritized (UUREM) girls during a week-long residential STEM summer camp. Utilizing a single case study design, the researchers investigated how PBL facilitates engagement and understanding of STEM concepts through podcasting activities. …”
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The phenomenon of children’s emotional burnout in a children’s health camp by S. E. Panina, A. V. Nikitin, N. Yu. Samykina

“…To achieve it, the authors proposed and implemented the following tasks: 1) to highlight the specific features of summer camps as an educational environment; 2) to determine the preconditions leading to the emotional burnout of children in the educational environment; 3) to adapt the methodology for diagnosing emotional burnout of children; 4) to measure the levels of emotional burnout at the beginning and at the end of the session in camp and to compare the identified indicators using methods of mathematical statistics (Student’s t-test for dependent samples). …”
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Formation of Physical Training System in Militia Educational Institutions of Kharkiv in 1920–1930s by V. A. Grechenko

“…The cadets were also actively involved into physical training in summer camps with militia practitioners that brought them closer to the realities of militia life and was an attempt to introduce field gymnastics in specific natural conditions. …”
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