Guide to Summer Camps and Summer Schools 1995/96

ISBN: 9780875581330

定价: 69.00

内容简介

PREFACE
Since its founding??? the Porter Sargent office has issued comparative
and objective surveys of summer programs that have been eagerly
looked to by parents and educators when choosing or recommending
such.
The summer program movement is a momentous renovation??? per-
haps America s chief contribution to education??? effectively providing
answers to the development of thousands of young people ranging
from primary school to college age.
Contemporary educational and social pressures continue to make
supplementary summer experience increasingly important??? while a
diversified range of programs continually expands in scope to fulfill
the desire for enrichment??? adventure??? education and recreation.
Recreational camps and generalized summer schools continue to
be popular with many boys and girls??? but there has been a steady
trend in recent years toward stimulating and enriching activities that
make the vacation months more meaningful.
Adventurous mountain climbing and wilderness survival pro-
grams??? as well as specialized sports camps and those featuring com-
puter studies??? have increased in popularity and number??? thereby
meeting both the educational and the recreational needs of today s
v0uth.