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Camp
Fiver’s Adventure Learning Program (LEARN) has two
primary goals – to build self-confidence and to
broaden campers’ perspective of who they are and
what they can do. We know that children’s self-confidence
is elevated with each successful experience they have,
so programs are designed to build skills so that each
participant will experience success on his or her own
level. We also know that one’s sense of self is
broadened with each new experience, so campers are encouraged
to take risks and take advantage of the many opportunities
offered at camp.
When children learn to swim, row a boat, or ride a horse,
they are not simply acquiring recreational skills, they
are reinforcing the notion that they can be successful.
Children push themselves to discover who they are and
what they can achieve as they are continually challenged
to do everything to the best of their ability.
The campers' well-balanced schedule combines activities
for ALL campers with individually chosen electives.
Three core areas in which all campers participate are
the Learning Center Program, Environmental Education,
and Swim. Campers spend time in each of these areas over
the course of their two-week stay.
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Learning Center Program
Though there are no desks or chairs in
our Learning Center, this cozy space is ideal for learning.
Led by an experienced teacher and college students who
are aspiring educators, campers explore the world through
literacy-based lessons focusing on conflict resolution
and effective communication. Fiver partnered with ESR-Metro
to create its own Peacemaking and Risk-taking curriculum,
which is tailored to the camp environment and emphasizes
cultural understanding, diversity, community, peacemaking,
and risk-taking.
The Learning Center curriculum for the Teen Adventure
Program participants has a different focus. This curriculum
incorporates a number of motivational readings, self-reflective
and group-sharing activities in lessons emphasizing personal
and academic preparedness for the journey through high
school, into college, and beyond. Teen participants engage
in the Great Self Discovery activity, write personal mission
statements, and spend a couple of days exploring what
it takes to be college bound and what types of professional
careers interest them (and what skill sets such careers
might require). This introspective study is highlighted
by a formal Q & A session with staff about their experiences
at college, and a tour of Colgate University led by representatives
from the school’s Admission’s Office.
The Learning Center is complete with a lending library
from which campers can borrow books throughout their stay
at camp, as well as computers that are used for research
projects and for our camper-created newsletter, Hi Fiver. |
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Environmental Education
Endowed
with a creek, wetlands, a lake, fields of wildflowers,
acres of forest, and a vegetable garden, camp’s
129-acre refuge serves as the ideal backdrop for hands-on
science lessons and games. With
the great outdoors as their classroom, campers participate
in science activities led by a professional environmental
education instructor. Using nets, magnifying glasses,
field guides, journals, and other tools of the trade,
campers learn about the plant and animal life that thrive
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Swim Instruction
Learning to swim builds confidence,
can save one's life, and opens doors for further aquatics
opportunities like canoeing and sailing. Our camp's safe
pool is perfect for instruction by certified instructors
and tends to be one of the most popular spots in camp
on hot summer days. One of our goals is for ALL Fiver
campers to become competent swimmers by the time they
are 13 years old, so that they can confidently embark
on a canoe trip off of camp property. |
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Elective Activities
In addition to the required core activities,
there are also several elective activities that campers
may pursue based on their interest and curiosity. One
of our constant reminders to our campers is to "try
something new!" Campers may elect to sign up for
any of the following activities:
- Horseback riding – Campers learn responsibility
and respect for living things when they learn horse-care
and riding skills in the camp’s beautiful red barn.
- Waterfront Activities – Campers fish on the shores
and learn to canoe and rowboat on the serene waters of
the camp’s 35 acre lake.
- Hiking – Campers can explore the woods, wetlands
and creek as they hike around the camp’s 129 acre
property.
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elective activities include: |
| Computers |
Creative Writing |
Newsletter |
| Basketball |
Soccer |
Volleyball |
| Football |
Softball |
African
Dance |
| Hip
Hop Dance |
Step
Dance |
Karate |
| Yoga |
Art |
Weaving |
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Whole
Self Program
PDF (256 k)
or Word (278
k) Format |
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Environmental
Education Curriculum
PDF
(6.0 MB) Format |
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The Learning
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