Camp ASCCA Journal - Therapeutic Recreation

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For parents, in particular, and anyone else attending Camp ASCCA, we know you want to be assured of our safety practices.
…high adventure is easily one of the most popular activities for campers of all ages and [...]

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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 [...]

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Each year we look forward to the group from St. James School in Montgomery.
…team building and leadership camps help the students learn to support one another in a fun, exciting environment … you should consider this [...]

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One of our blogging goals for the summer was to post an interview with every individual staff member. We came pretty close, but Adventure Program Staff member Lauren Beckman left for Texas before we could catch her for an interview. [...]

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During orientation, Anna Sulphen introduced herself as “the smallest person on the staff,” adding that she always has been, and always will be. Her height, however, in no way resembles the impact she has made at Camp [...]

 

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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Orientation for ASCCA Summer Staff is no joke! This week, counselors, program staff, and even the PR interns are learning to transfer campers with physical disabilities into and out of beds, wheelchairs, and other seats. Besides [...]

 

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This summer will be Barclay Bentley’s third at Camp ASCCA, and it certainly won’t be his last. A self-proclaimed “jack-of-all-trades,” Barclay has been a member of the Program Staff, a PR Intern, and helped with plenty of seasonal programs. At [...]

 

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Camp ASCCA has a tendency to keep its visitors coming back, but few have a history with camp like Josh Smith’s. Josh, a student at the University of South Alabama, actually lived [...]

 

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Jonathan Daughtry is another of Camp ASCCA’s returning staff members. He began working at camp in 2005, so this will be his third summer in a row!
…Jonathan’s sense of humor seems to really win over [...]

 

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Andrew Loftin will be spending his first summer at ASCCA this year. Andrew is a part of the Program Staff, and his main areas of focus are fishing, archery, and riflery. All of those three activities are especially great [...]

 

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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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Camp ASCCA and college therapeutic recreation programs unite this summer to provide unique experiences for public school special education students.
…UNA students gain valuable experience working with faculty to serve campers with mental disabilities…
This week at [...]

 

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As a part of her college studies at the University of South Alabama (USA), Carmen Hughey joined Camp ASCCA and Shepherd Center for our annual weekend camp.
…Carmen and other students from around the US volunteer [...]

 

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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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The first visit to a new place can be intimidating. New people, new surroundings, and new ways of doing things can be overwhelming, especially to young children. Thats why Camp ASCCA and Seale Harris have Family Weekends.
…Seale Harris weekends give families [...]

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Tree climbing is always a fun activity for campers - of all ages. At the recent Seale Harris Family Diabetes camp, all of the campers and their family members had a chance to climb our big ol’ [...]

 

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Our week and weekend school camps always seem to enjoy the field games and low element ropes course games designed to encourage team building.
…Lee-Scott’s sixth grade visited Camp ASCCA for three days and had a [...]

 

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The low elements section of the ASCCA ropes course is designed to aid in the development of team building.
…Low elements are ground-based challenges designed to explore teamwork strategies emphasizing planning, cooperation, and communication among the team…
At the Spider Web, [...]

 

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To develop friendships and trust, many groups and organizations begin their preparation for working together with team building games.
…RYLA helps students become better leaders, and learn solve problems together…
ASCCA’s ropes course offers dozens of different activities aimed at achieving these [...]

 

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For some of our visitors this weekend, the high adventure ropes course was a first of a lifetime experience. Lauren Shaw, of Fairhope High School, took part in the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards [...]

 

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First off, I should apologize for the delay in posting this information. I was a little overwhelmed last week during Push Camp and underestimated the amount of time I would be commiting to the actual projects. That being said, I [...]

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