This section of the handbook describes some of the programs that have been successful across the state and how they may be able to incorporate into your program. Tonashay Esparza submitted the following article on camping. He is the coordinator for the Village of Golovin and has a lot of experience with camping trips for students. Camping trips can be an exciting way to build up life in a community. Normally we take the fifth through twelfth graders along with the principal, teachers and any community members who wish to come.
Volunteers help to haul gear to and from the campsite.
We do several trips each year. At the spring campout, the kids do fireside, emergency shelter building, camp set-up, wood gathering, storytelling, help prepare meals, snowshoe races and many other activities. Guests are invited to give presentations. These campouts are important because many times kids are stressed out and depressed. Getting out helps them relieve tension.