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The National Summer Learning Association (NSLA) is an organization in the United States that claims to aspire "for every child to be safe, healthy, and engaged in learning during the summer." [ 1 ] History
A summary report gives an overview of findings, [6] and two peer-reviewed articles published in Pediatric Exercise Science [7] [8] detail the methods, results and demonstrated impact of Girls on the Run in positively influencing life skills learning, social and emotional development, and healthy behaviors. Improvements were especially strong ...
The Boy Scouts of America operates a National Camping School program which trains people how to run various departments or areas at the Scouts BSA summer camps. Some online training is offered, but most areas require an in-person week-long training program at one of the National Camping Schools.
Sayers Croft is a large outdoor 'learning camp' located in the village of Ewhurst, Surrey.It is one of the few remaining 'Camp schools' built by the National Camps Corporation in 1939 to provide fresh air and fun activities for inner city children and offer a refuge for civilian evacuees in the event of war breaking out.
Learning for Life (LFL) is a United States school and work-site based youth program that is an affiliate of the Boy Scouts of America.It utilizes programs designed for schools and community-based organizations that are designed to prepare youth for the complexities of contemporary society and to enhance their self-confidence, motivation, and self-esteem, and for careers.
The nonprofit organization was founded in 1989 [1] by Sharon Darling as the National Center for Family Literacy. [2] The mission of the NCFL is "to eradicate poverty through educational solutions" and resources that "empower" families. [1] The organization seeks to alter generational poverty by uniting parents and their children as learners ...
Big Momma with a diver in the background. Also known as Big Mama and Fale Bommie, [19] Big Momma is the biggest known coral on Earth. [20] It is located in the Valley of Giants in the National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa. [21] It is 21-foot (6.4 m) tall, and its circumference is 134 feet (41 m). It is over 500 years old.
A summer camp (also known as a sleepaway camp or residential camp) is a supervised overnight program for children conducted during the summer vacation from school in many countries. Children and adolescents who attend summer residential camps are known as campers. They generally are offered overnight accommodations for one or two weeks out in ...