for this assignment follow the instructions : Using a common camp activity, that applies to a wide range of ages, explain how campers would meet the developmental characteristics outlined from the Child and Youth Development Characteristics . Your response should be 200 words.
4. Think about your camper population and the activities you provide based on this information. Select a common camp activity, that applies to a wide range of ages, explain how campers would meet the developmental characteristics outlined from the Child and Youth Development Characteristics .
Developmental Needs of Participants
Optimum child and youth development requires, in addition to physical health and growth, a set of skills that equip children and youth with competencies for success:
Ideally, camp goals and outcomes are based on meeting the developmental needs of youth. The “Child and Youth Development Characteristics†handout was originally developed for ACA’s Project REACH camp Staff Training Series and has been updated with information from the University of Connecticut.
Please open the handout: Child and Youth Development Characteristics it is an excerpt from Basic Camp Management: An Introduction to Camp Administration by Armand and Beverly Ball, Eighth Edition (2012).
Review the handout, noting the age levels and in particular the information about the physical, social, emotional, and intellectual characteristics of youth.
Think about your camper population and the activities you provide based on this information. Using a common camp activity, that applies to a wide range of ages, explain how campers would meet the developmental characteristics outlined from the Child and Youth Development Characteristics .