Archive for the 'Nature' Category
Posted by Robert on 29 Mar 2008 | Tagged as: Camp ASCCA Family, Camp Programs, Education, Environmental Center, High Adventure, Leadership, Nature, Outdoor Education, Parents, Retreats, Ropes Course, Schools, Zipline
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Each year the St. James School from Montgomery brings the 5th grade, along with many of their parents, to Camp ASCCA for a week. Students engage in environmental education & nature study, along with high adventure and team building [...]
Posted by Geni Payne on 10 Dec 2007 | Tagged as: Campers, Contributors, Nature, News, Outdoor Education, Therapeutic Recreation, Weekends, Winter, hunting
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The first of two ASCCA Family Deer Hunts for hunters with physical disabilities was held November 30 – December 2. It provided an opportunity for 5 hunters to visit camp for the weekend and hunt in a barrier-free environment. Each hunter was matched up [...]
Posted by Whitney on 01 Aug 2007 | Tagged as: Aquatics, Camp ASCCA Family, Campers, Equestrian Horseback, Nature, Photos, Program Staff, Summer, Therapeutic Recreation, Zipline
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This morning was filled with fun and activities as campers enjoyed their third day of rotations at camp. Every camper did an amazing job but only one camper at each activity could win an ASCCA Achievement Award.
Lanier Collins won the riflery [...]
Posted by Cathy Cochran on 01 Aug 2007 | Tagged as: Aquatics, Camp ASCCA Family, Camp Programs, Camp Sessions, Campers, Equestrian Horseback, Farm, Lakefront, Nature, Photos, Program Staff, Summer, Therapeutic Recreation
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Yesterday was day two of session 5, and the fun and excitement is continuing to build! Here’s who won the ASCCA Achievement Awards at lunch:
The Owens twins, Britani and Brooke, wowed Nikki with their talent at Music Therapy, so she presented them with [...]
Posted by Cathy Cochran on 31 Jul 2007 | Tagged as: Aquatics, Camp ASCCA Family, Camp Programs, Camp Sessions, Campers, Equestrian Horseback, Farm, High Adventure, Lakefront, Nature, News, Photos, Program Staff, Summer, Therapeutic Recreation, Zipline
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Some people say they dread Mondays, but not at Camp ASCCA! Why? Because we know Mondays are just the beginning of five amazing days of fun! Yesterday at lunch, some campers even received awards for being extra-excited about all that Session 5 has in [...]
Posted by Whitney on 25 Jul 2007 | Tagged as: Aquatics, Camp ASCCA Family, Campers, Equestrian Horseback, Farm, High Adventure, Nature, News, Photos, Program Staff, Summer, Therapeutic Recreation, Zipline
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The program staff changed things up today as they switched and gave out each others ASCCA Achievement Awards. While the program staff was a little confused the campers were not fooled and they still loved getting their awards!
Scott Bearden accepted the [...]
Posted by Whitney on 24 Jul 2007 | Tagged as: Aquatics, Camp ASCCA Family, Campers, Counselors, Equestrian Horseback, Farm, High Adventure, Nature, Podcast, Program Staff, Prom, Summer, Therapeutic Recreation, Video, Zipline
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Last Thursday teen week campers enjoyed a wonderful dinner and awards banquet where the program staff and head counselors handed out the end of the week awards.
…The 2007 Teen Week Honor Cabin Award went to Moundville Cabin …
The first group of awards that [...]
Posted by Cathy Cochran on 23 Jul 2007 | Tagged as: Aquatics, Arts and Crafts, Camp ASCCA Family, Camp Programs, Camp Sessions, Campers, Equestrian Horseback, Farm, High Adventure, Lakefront, Nature, Photos, Program Staff, Summer, Therapeutic Recreation, Zipline
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Session Four and Camp Clot-Not campers made their first activity rotations this morning, and they absolutely blew away the Program Staff with their enthusiasm and skills! Even though everyone did a great job and had fun, only nine of our eighty-four campers [...]
Posted by Tom on 20 Jul 2007 | Tagged as: Donors, Environmental Center, Nature, Outdoor Education
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When the Oscar C. Dunn Environmental Center opened in 2004, one of the goals was to create a center with displays whereby students and campers could receive a “hands-on†approach to learning. We also wanted to locate the center in a beautiful [...]
Posted by Cathy Cochran on 18 Jul 2007 | Tagged as: Camp ASCCA Family, Camp Programs, Camp Sessions, Campers, Farm, Nature, Podcast, Program Staff, Summer, Therapeutic Recreation, Video
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Weekends are usually pretty quiet at Camp ASCCA. Most of the staff leaves between check-out and check-in, and any weekend groups aren’t nearly as rowdy as our campers. On Sunday, when Geni Payne went to check on the animals at [...]
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Posted by Whitney on 16 Jul 2007 | Tagged as: Aquatics, Camp ASCCA Family, Campers, Equestrian Horseback, Farm, Nature, News, Photos, Program Staff, Ropes Course, Summer, Therapeutic Recreation
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Today was the first day of activities for Camp ASCCA teen week and sports camp. After lunch the program staff recognized the campers who did exceptionally well at their morning activities by handing out the Camp ASCCA Achievement [...]
Posted by Whitney on 11 Jul 2007 | Tagged as: Adult Camp, Aquatics, Camp ASCCA Family, Campers, Environmental Center, Equestrian Horseback, Farm, Nature, News, Photos, Program Staff, Summer, Therapeutic Recreation, Zipline
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We got some more well needed rain at camp today and had to cut our second activity rotation a little short, but our campers did not let the rain stop them from making some great accomplishments. The program staff handed [...]
Posted by Whitney on 10 Jul 2007 | Tagged as: Aquatics, Camp ASCCA Family, Campers, Counselors, Equestrian Horseback, Farm, Nature, Photos, Program Staff, Summer, Therapeutic Recreation, Zipline
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This morning was another morning at Camp ASCCA filled with fun activities. Each group participated in two activities before gathering in the dining hall for a yummy lunch of tacos.
After lunch the program staff handed out the second set of ASCCA Achievement Awards [...]
Posted by Cathy Cochran on 10 Jul 2007 | Tagged as: Aquatics, Camp ASCCA Family, Camp Programs, Camp Sessions, Campers, Nature, News, Photos, Program Staff, Summer, Therapeutic Recreation, Zipline
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The first ASCCA Achievement Awards for this week were given out yesterday at lunch, and the Program Staff definitely chose some deserving recipients.
First, Jorja Bell gave the tubing award to Robin Spears. Next, Ronald Wright received the Sports and Games award [...]
Posted by Whitney on 09 Jul 2007 | Tagged as: Camp ASCCA Family, Equestrian Horseback, Facilities, Farm, Nature, News, Outdoor Education, Podcast, Profiles, Program Staff, Reunion, Summer, Therapeutic Recreation, Video
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Camp ASCCA is such a fun and exciting place that it usually ends up leaving a lasting impression on its staff members. One of these staff members, Amy Fletcher Alford, loves her memories of the [...]
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Posted by Whitney on 05 Jul 2007 | Tagged as: Aquatics, Camp ASCCA Family, Campers, Counselors, Equestrian Horseback, Farm, High Adventure, Nature, News, Photos, Program Staff, Ropes Course, Summer, Therapeutic Recreation, Zipline
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Wednesday was another fun day full of action packed activities at Camp ASCCA. At lunch we continued the tradition and handed out more awards to our Camp ASCCA achievers.
The first award went out to Logan Dubose for Demo Farm. Lacee gave Logan the award [...]
Posted by Whitney on 03 Jul 2007 | Tagged as: Aquatics, Camp ASCCA Family, Campers, Counselors, Equestrian Horseback, Farm, High Adventure, Nature, News, Photos, Program Staff, Summer, Therapeutic Recreation
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This morning our campers had two activity periods where they got to participate in two of our many activities here at camp. There were so many great accomplishments and we recognized them again today at lunch with the ASCCA Achievement Awards.
Lacee handed out the [...]
Posted by Whitney on 02 Jul 2007 | Tagged as: Aquatics, Camp ASCCA Family, Campers, Equestrian Horseback, Farm, High Adventure, Nature, News, Outdoor Education, Photos, Program Staff, Summer, Therapeutic Recreation, Zipline
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We are very proud of all our campers here at Camp ASCCA. One of the things we do to show this is to hand out ASCCA Achievement Awards during lunch everyday. While all of our campers are awesome and do great things [...]
Posted by Cathy Cochran on 29 Jun 2007 | Tagged as: Camp ASCCA Family, Camp Programs, Camp Sessions, Counselors, Nature, Podcast, Program Staff, Summer, Therapeutic Recreation, Video
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Staff orientation seems to be a non-stop program, but that’s only because there are so many details that counselors must understand before taking on campers. Yesterday afternoon’s first session was called Wheelchair 101.
…the nature trail definitely helped narrow down some surprises for our staff…
After a [...]
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Posted by Cathy Cochran on 06 Jun 2007 | Tagged as: Camp ASCCA Family, Camp Programs, Camp Sessions, Day Camps, Dining, Facilities, Farm, Nature, News, Photos, Retreats, Spring, Summer, Therapeutic Recreation, Weekends
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Yesterday, the Demo Farm staff managed to fill up a whole box with the first ripe vegetables from the vegetable garden. Regardless of the lack of rain so far this summer, the vegetables are big, colorful, and look [...]
Posted by Cathy Cochran on 01 Jun 2007 | Tagged as: Camp ASCCA Family, Camp Programs, Camp Sessions, Environmental Center, Equestrian Horseback, Farm, Fishing, High Adventure, Lakefront, Nature, Podcast, Profiles, Program Staff, Ropes Course, Summer, Therapeutic Recreation, Video
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One thing that really speaks for Camp ASCCA’s quality as a therapeutic recreation establishment is its ability to keep its staff and campers coming back year after year. This means that not only is Camp ASCCA an [...]
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Posted by Cathy Cochran on 29 May 2007 | Tagged as: Camp ASCCA Family, Camp Programs, Camp Sessions, Counselors, Education, Farm, Fishing, Nature, News, Outdoor Education, Podcast, Profiles, Program Staff, Summer, Therapeutic Recreation, Video
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This summer’s Program Staff began arriving yesterday. Program Staff refers to the group of staff members responsible for leading camp activities–lifeguards, rope course leaders, demo farm workers, and more. One of our new members, Lacey Andrews, has come [...]
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Posted by Tom on 29 May 2007 | Tagged as: Camp ASCCA Family, Camp Programs, Camp Sessions, Campers, Education, Environmental Center, Facilities, High Adventure, Nature, News, Outdoor Education, Photos, Retreats, Schools, Spring, Zipline
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Camp ASCCA’s very busy spring schedule of environmental programs continued with the arrival of 169 3rd graders from Beauregard Elementary in Lee County. The students were divided into 5 separate day camps spanning from April 30 to May 4.
…For many students this is their [...]
Posted by Cathy Cochran on 22 May 2007 | Tagged as: Administration, Adult Camp, Aquatics, Camp ASCCA Family, Camp Programs, Camp Sessions, Campers, Fishing, Lakefront, Nature, News, Podcast, Summer, Therapeutic Recreation, Video
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he Dadeville Campus began check-in for their first session on Sunday, and the fun has already started! Campers got to know their counselors, shot some hoops, and danced to Michael Jackson while they waited for everyone to arrive.
…Campers got to [...]
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Posted by Robert on 20 May 2007 | Tagged as: Camp Programs, Day Camps, Education, GPS, High Adventure, Nature, Outdoor Education, Ropes Course, Schools, Team Building, Video
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Each year, Dean Road School in Auburn visits ASCCA for day camps. This year, the third and fifth graders made the trip.
…from salamanders to flying down the zipline, Dean Road students, their parents and teachers embraced the [...]
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