Ird"' stre betv chal cam sac1 -="I Project Adventure IS to pusn the ktds past tne Ilm~rstney ve set lor themselves, SO tney can f~nanew bound to wheelchairs are given a new sense of freedom. And there are more than emotional benefits Involved. R~dinghorses IS good therapy for crippled legs, often increasing ctrculation and Improving balance and coordination. The excitement of rld~nga horse can even spur behavioral changes. according to Relding. Some who normally won't talk under any circumstances have been heard to nake sounds in their efforts to get he horse to "walk on" or "whoa." Another new program started last fear bv staff assistant Doua loughkrty s Protect ~dveniure 'R sc stal ons ranglng from a Icq -- erse wnlcn spans a rLsnlng am, to a rope walk suspended ween two trees are a few of the lenaes oresented to the Previous to this t ,.,., . had no exposure to the handicapped. Now Ihave worked with them in intense situations. For ten days, I have had to do things such as clothe, shower and change diapers on children as old as 13. 1 feel that this is quite an achievement. Also, I naw understand more fully what It takes to care for a handicapped child. bounds. They learn they can more than they thought:" Marter,who works as an & physical education teacher f~ Multnomah County Educatio~ Service District during the sc year, has known many camper. ww have gone through the progr during the ten years at the a "I see kids dolng different than they would do at home school. Kids become more lndeoendent here." she said. "School rn sdmet~mesuch a sheltered expenence You can see the sat~sfacttonon thew faces when !?ey see they can do what others do Camp counselors and staff, volunteers recru~tedfrom across the growth The things I have learned could carnoerr say thai alter slx days at never be taught In a classroom camp the~rch~lorensnow an mcreaso from a textbook. No one can in self-cunf~oencaend ~ndependence. understand the satisfaction Brannan sana achteved from seeing your camper Sucn prqress has brodgnt mount a horse independently, or nat onal recoqnlllon to the Mt Hood complete Project Adventure, or Kluuan,sCamp. Tns past A~gust.the catch his first flsh. hallonal Tramng Pro,ecl on Obrdoor Eddatlon ior the Handfcaooed And Dana Sayers. a phys~cal cnose the PSU-coordnatebcamp as therapy major at Pacific Un versity n one of s x exemplary programs In the Forest Grove, explainea how corntry to be part of a ncw nattonal counttry, often gain as much or more from the experience as the campers themselves. For example, teachers who may have the responsibiityof "mainstreaming" handicapped students into their regular classmoms begin to gain confidence, understandina and sktlls needed to solve futdre <ducanonal prob ems The 24.hour resldentla camp puts the mLnselon ano campers nto a "total Iwing" situation, often on a one-toone basis, for two weeks at a time. "it's the most learning experience you can have," Marter said. "You live two years d your llfe in two weeks." in evaluating her days and nights at camp, counselor Karen Delsman, a senlor at Ashland Htgh School in Southern Oregon, wrote: And beyond the personal and career decisions that marly counselors gain through their camp exper~encest,he program itself is always evolving. Follow-up studies to determine the success of the oroaram include evaluationson each camper whlch are sent lo teachers and parents Otten mese reports reveal a~Herenstloes of the kids not witnessed In the home or classroom settina. Parents of counselingat the Kiwanis Camp affected her life. do the1 wer tdaptive M )r to b nal Wol :ha01 tea< .-I ..A- lim, We taught each other lessons in forebearance, falth, and in believing in one another. I'm not sure they knew I was leaning from them, but since Iwas, Iwas In turn giving mare of myself to n. That they did know, and e appreciative of. y future occupational goal Is lecome a physical therapist. 'king with these campers didn't :h me therapy on handicapped ..... JS, but on handicapped minds hearts. case study. A new, year-round camping. outdoor educationhecreationfacility for the handicappedis planr Mt. Hood Klwanls Camp sie facilitv will be develooed OVI the nkxt I ve years under tnq gdldance of tne Spec~alE ~ L Deoartment Consu lants nc led at ihe ?. The r lcation lped the Kiwanis Club to design tne camp specifically to meet the needs of handicapped.The plan encompasses three building phases that will extend into the 1980's and require a $1.8 rn~ilionfund raislng eflolt by the Klwanis. Phase I of the piaP started the last week in September. peri Atho~ghcampersare .red by salety dev ces. Doug -..,la.ned. 'the maln purpose of
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