Session Title: (516) Boost Camps – Where Recreation Meets Education to Improve Academic Outcomes
Session Type: Education Session Talk
Topic(s): Programming
Partnerships, Youth
Day/Time: Thursday - Block 6
10/12/2023 09:00 AM (Central Time (US & Canada)) - 10/12/2023 10:00 AM (Central Time (US & Canada))
Room: Room C155
Audience Experience Level: Any level
Audience Familiarity with DEI: Any Level
CEU: 0.1
Description:
Learn how the DC Department of Parks and Recreation (DC DPR) responded to learning loss attributed to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic by developing an in-person summer enrichment camp focused on accelerated and social-emotional learning. The session will track the implementation and growth of DPR’s Boost Camp, working with traditional public schools and public charter schools. Featured camps include Rocket Camp, Robotics Camp, eSports Camp and more.
Learning Objectives:
1. Understand camp design and goal setting, as well as infusing flexibility and innovation into camp design.
2. Learn how to develop partnerships with the education community.
3. See concreate examples of effective staff training and development.
Speaker(s):
Marcus Allen
Kiara Stevenson
Boost Camps – Where Recreation Meets Education to Improve Academic Outcomes
Category
Education Session
Description
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One-hour education sessions (0.1 CEU) will be delivered as either Talks, Sandboxes, or Clinics.
Clinics and Sandboxes will be smaller sessions and on a first-come, first-serve basis, so make sure to arrive early!
- Talks will be delivered as lectures or panel sessions.
- Clinics will focus on applying concepts to real-life examples through workshop activities.
- Sandboxes are a great networking opportunity that invite participants to talk shop, compare notes and swap advice around hot topics in the field.
Twenty of the one-hour education sessions will be available on-demand through the conference app while also delivered in person.
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