All Rights Reserved Vol. Along with traditional summer fun, such as swimming, canoeing, and archery, this year's 4-H camp is going retro, back to the days of platform shoes, Saturday Night Fever, and the original Star Wars. Goochland County will be camping August 9 to 13 at the Jamestown 4-H Educational Center, five miles from Williamsburg. The camp is on 16 acres of wooded and open land that borders the James River.
Camping is an important learning experience for youngsters.
Boys and girls can learn to appreciate the wonder and majesty of the outdoors with others their own age. Camping offers them group living, learning to get along with others, acquiring new skills, understanding people with interests different from their own, and the opportunity to make lasting friendships. The center has resident staff trained in swimming instruction, canoeing, aquatic science, archery, and recreation. Classes are designed to help young people develop confidence, poise, and self-identity. Adult volunteers, teen counselors, and Cooperative Extension staff from Goochland, Hanover, and Powhatan counties help supervise campers and coordinate group activities.