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Aspen Achievement Academy has been a subject of several media reports and works of popular culture: The 1999 book Shouting at the Sky: Troubled Teens and the Promise of the Wild by Gary Ferguson, ISBN 0-312-20008-0 recounts the author's experiences and observations during several months he spent in the wilderness with teens at Aspen Achievement Academy.
Natalie Beck and Jennifer Wong in their 2020 paper "A Meta-Analysis of the Effects of Wilderness Therapy on Delinquent Behaviors Among Youth" offer three models of wilderness therapy: an expedition model, generally lasting for less than 8 weeks; a base camp model, where clients stay at a central location but engage in "short wilderness excursions"; and a long-term model, where clients engage ...
Farm & Wilderness, also known as F&W, is a system of 5 ACA-accredited Quaker-inspired summer camps for kids and summer programs for teens rooted in social justice, environmental sustainability, homegrown fun, and wilderness adventure situated in and around Plymouth, Vermont.
Camp Widjiwagan was founded in 1929 by Julian Kirby with the permission of the YMCA as an all-boys wilderness camp. In 1947 it held its first sessions for girls. Since its founding it has gained national recognition for its excellent canoeing and backpacking programs.
The camp declined to comment on specific children’s experiences. The former Trails Carolina participants who spoke to NBC News ranged in age from 12 to 16 when they attended the program.
Frozen Camp (June 3-7) and Trolls Camp (June 24-28) are open to children 3–5 years old while Barbie & Friends Camp (July 15-19) is for children 6–10 years old. An Acro & Tumble Intensive camp ...
The oldest, largest and most prominent of the Northern Tier bases is the Charles L. Sommers National High Adventure Base. Central to its programs is trips into the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCA) and Quetico Provincial Park. Programs at the Northern Tier vary by season. In the summer, participants undertake wilderness canoe excursions.
Optimally nestled on a peninsula between two channels of the Karnali River, Burhan Wilderness Camps offers visitors bushwalks, canoe trips, wildlife tracking with anti-poaching units, and front ...