PROGRAM FORMAT
Family outdoor camps
A camp with adults and children participating in outdoor activities.
FIELD GUIDE / CATEGORIES
Name the experience.
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WORKING DEFINITION
Family Rally
A working category for families completing a supported route and shared tasks, with meaningful roles for children.
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Risk Education Program
A program intentionally connecting choices, boundaries and reflection on uncertainty.
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Real-World Learning
Learning through situated tasks, experience and reflection beyond a conventional classroom.
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Family Adventure Rally
A Family Rally in which changing outdoor conditions and supported adventure tasks shape the journey.
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Field Learning
Learning that uses a place and its observable conditions as material for inquiry.
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Desert experiences
Programs whose described experience materially uses desert-edge conditions.
WORKING DEFINITION
Children’s off-road learning
Supported off-road riding experiences with explicit participant roles and operating boundaries.
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Cycling programs
Programs with cycling as a documented core activity.
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Youth outdoor camps
Supervised outdoor camp participation in a youth cohort.
WORKING DEFINITION
Independence practice
Opportunities to make appropriate choices and handle responsibilities with support.
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Nature camps
Programs centered on observing and engaging with natural environments.
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Sailing programs
Programs with documented sailing instruction or crew participation.
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Hiking and trekking
Programs in which walking routes are a material part of the experience.
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Language and culture camps
Camp formats connecting language learning and cultural participation.
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STEM discovery
Programs with science or technology investigation as a documented purpose.
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Creative arts camps
Programs built around creative practice and interpretation.
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Leadership programs
Programs that describe opportunities to lead, cooperate and reflect.