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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Garst, Barry A.; Browne, Laurie P.; Bialeschki, M. Deborah – New Directions for Youth Development, 2011
The organized camp experience has been an important part of the lives of children, youth, and adults for over 150 years and is a social institution that touches more lives than any other except for schools. Camp is more than a location or a program; it encompasses the affective, cognitive, behavioral, physical, social, and spiritual benefits that…
Descriptors: Recreational Activities, Learning Experience, Outdoor Education, Educational Opportunities
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Henderson, Karla A.; Bialeschki, M. Deborah – New Directions for Youth Development, 2008
Camps have long addressed multiple components of young people's development, including spiritual development. In particular, transcendental communion with nature and the outdoors may provide one pathway for young people's spiritual development. The physical, mental, social, and spiritual growth of young people has been at the core of camps for…
Descriptors: Youth, Spiritual Development, Youth Programs, Individual Development