Camp ASCCA Journal - Therapeutic Recreation

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For groups seeking to visit Camp ASCCA for a camp, retreat or conference, Dana Rickman has created this PDF description - with photos - of virtually all our facilities.
…day camp, retreat or conference, or a full week camp, [...]

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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 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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A recent weekend here at Camp ASCCA brought together 5 different groups, from different parts of the state, for a fun and educational time. The Visionary Guild was the [...]

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Camp ASCCA is in the middle of Adult Session 2, as well as a heat wave, and our campers are loving a relaxing, fun addition to the activity rotations. The game? Bocce ball, of course!
…while Bocce [...]

 

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Camp ASCCA welcomed the rest of its 2007 summer staff to camp yesterday and they are already off to a busy start. Many of the staff are returning counselors but a lot of them are new to [...]

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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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Every day of Camp Seale Harris’ Senior Week has a special theme. Monday was crazy with a colors theme, for which every cabin dressed in their color of choice, but Tuesday was 80’s day and will probably be remembered [...]

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For Camp Seale Harris’ family week and first session this year, the Program Staff and counselors decided to try something new and a little crazy for Wednesday night’s evening program. What they came up with may sound [...]

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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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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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Advisors of high school clubs work long hours. They do all that work on top of their teaching duties, and it is rare that such extra duties are rewarded with pay. But, they are [...]

 

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Well, I’m sure that headline got your attention. But, how else to describe a game where you get inside a large spandex ring and allow it to slingshot you past one another. [...]

 

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Geocaching is actually all the rage these days.
As part of their weekend trip to ASCCA, Lee-Scott Academy’s Sixth Grade class embarked on a geocache treasure hunt.
Geocaching is an entertaining adventure game for GPS users. Participating in [...]

 

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Anchor Clubs have been supporting children and adults with brain-related disabilities for years. This year, Alabama Anchor clubs adopted Camp ASCCA for a statewide fund-raiser and this past weekend they made a very [...]

 

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From Linden, Alabama - way out west near Mississippi - Sarah Bradford made the three hour, 150 mile trip, to Camp ASCCA for the 2007 RYLA conference. We thank Sarah for her dedication. I think she 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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Ryan Sheets attended the RYLA conference last weekend. He joined dozens of students from around Alabama in workshops and team building activities.
…Ryan Sheets, of Mobile’s Murphy High School, participated in the RYLA conference this year…
Ryan participated [...]

 

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For some that visit Camp ASCCA for a weekend retreat or conference, the visit turns them on to the possibilities of one day working with people that have disabilities.
…RYLA attendees came to ASCCA from all over [...]

 

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For fun, we like to head on out to the ballfield and participate in group games that actually have underlying purposes. Teaching listening and group problem solving.
Among the many activities that Anchor club members participated [...]

 

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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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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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Over the weekend, Feb. 9-11, Camp ASCCA was pleased to welcome Cullman High School Baseball. 19 varsity baseball players and 4 coaches made the trip from North Alabama for a team building weekend.
The team arrived Friday night and ate a late dinner. Following [...]

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Over the weekend of January 5-6, Camp ASCCA was visited by the Auburn High School Show Choir and the youth group from Philadelphia Baptist Church, located in Smith Station, AL. Both groups arrived Friday evening and departed after lunch on Saturday.
…Both [...]

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Joining together to make a ball bounce 25 times seems simple, doesn’t it? Mmmm, not too simple … but it can be done.
…reaching your goal with a great big soccer ball means working together in this activity…
Drake Middle [...]

 

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