The closing portion of my internship deals with the final evaluation process. The purpose of these procedures is to leave a guidebook for those who may hold the position in the future, and to assess the current state of programming. The evaluation is to encompass the entire nature and camping program that I have planned and implemented over the summer of 2009.The evaluation begins by covering topics related to environmental education. This curriculum covered topics such as local wildlife, ecosystems, gardening, and identifying animal tracks. The program outline then shifts to a summary of the outdoor education programs of the 2009 summer. Focus areas included hiking, camping, outdoor survival, as well as teambuilding. All of these activities were presented to campers during hands on programs where they were given the means to actually participate in various environmental and outdoor pursuits.
Although the program was very successful, I next broke down different areas that could use improvement and gave my own programming recommendations. The first dealt with the possibility of taking the campers on outdoor excursions to any one of the surrounding national parks. I also recommended that the camp use greater historical interpretation because of it’s location along the final stretch of the Lewis and Clark Trail. Lastly I gave sight to the fact that with the new addition of our geocache unit we are prepared for the future of outdoor recreation and should take advantage of this. All of these assets can be added within camp programming and advertising to create a much stronger program.
This evaluation also states why it is important to have a significant environmental and outdoor education curriculum at our summer camp. Similarly the program links together the connections that these programs have within the Jewish religion. The final conclusion then lies out that the goal of this program is create a love and respect for the outdoors and the world around us.
This evaluation also states why it is important to have a significant environmental and outdoor education curriculum at our summer camp. Similarly the program links together the connections that these programs have within the Jewish religion. The final conclusion then lies out that the goal of this program is create a love and respect for the outdoors and the world around us.
Included is a picture of the forest in Lake Sylvia State Park, and below is a link to the Camp Young Judaea West website.
www.cyjwest.org
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Joshua Sweet
Camp Young Judaea West Nature Spedialist
Fontenelle Nature Association Summer Educator
(402) 651 0610
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