Camp Meadowood Springs
Camp Meadowood Springs is a non-profit camp located near Weston, Oregon. It holds summer camp sessions for individuals ages 7–12 with communication or social learning challenges and their neurotypical peers/siblings.[1] It is sponsored by the Oregon Elks Lodge[2]
History[edit]
The camp was founded in 1964 as the Meadowood Springs Speech and Hearing Camp, by a group at the University of Oregon, who formed the non-profit Oregon Institute for Rehabilitation, Research and Recreation.[3] The Hendricks family of Milton-Freewater, Oregon, donated the land for the camp.
Originally, the camp focused on serving those with hearing and speech difficulties. The camp started with fifteen children in its first session; thirty years later, it was serving over one hundred campers a year.[4] As of 2004, it was the only American Speech and Hearing certified camp in the United States.[5] More recently, the camp's mission has broadened to include those with other communication and social challenges. Consequently, the name was changed in 2012 to Camp Meadowood Springs.[6]
The Oregon Elks Lodge adopted Camp Meadowood as a major project in 1973.[7] The Elks continue to support the camp with an annual banquet and golf tournaments and other fundraising activities.[3][8][9][10][11][12]
Qualifications[edit]
Children ages 6-14 can attend if they meet one or more of the following criteria, as listed in the camp's literature:[13]
- Have a diagnosis that affects speech and/or social learning (ASD, ADD/ADHD, Asperger's, Down syndrome, etc.);
- Receive speech therapy or social skills training from a private clinician or within a public school environment (Educational Services);
- Do not qualify for educational services but could benefit from them;
- Are neurotypical (non-impacted) siblings and/or peers of other campers.
Staff[edit]
Camp Meadowood Springs has a high staff-to-camper ratio, sometimes approaching 1-to-1. The individual attention encourages campers to progress at a faster rate than in a typical school setting.[4] Most camp therapists are university students majoring in a relevant therapy or pathology discipline.[3][5][14]
Daily life[edit]
Daily activities include traditional summer camp activities such as canoeing, swimming, fishing, and obstacle courses. These are intermixed with therapy sessions, where campers learn social skills and how to make friends.[3]
References[edit]
- ↑ "2015 Special Needs Summer Camp Guide". Spectrums Magazine. 17 March 2015. Archived from the original on 22 January 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2019. Unknown parameter
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- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Communing in nature". East Oregonian. 31 July 2009. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 1996 Congressional Record, Vol. 142, Page S7323
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Meadowood camp has been filling needs for decades". East Oregonian. 24 July 2004. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- ↑ "Meadowood announces historic name change! – Camp MeadoWood Springs". Archived from the original on 2018-12-27. Retrieved 2018-12-27. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Camp Meadowood Springs". Archived from the original on 2018-12-27. Retrieved 2018-12-27. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Ladies foursome raises money for Meadowood". Hermiston Herald. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
- ↑ "Elks wrap up donations for speech camp". Hermiston Herald. 6 February 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
- ↑ "HR Elks renew support to help local youth attend speech, hearing Camp Meadowood". Hood River News. 16 September 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ↑ "HR Elks Lodge sends four students to Camp Meadowood". Hood River News. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ↑ "Camp breaks ground for bathhouse". East Oregonian. 16 October 2007. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- ↑ "About Us – Camp MeadoWood Springs".
- ↑ Charlie Clupny (2011). "The Magic of Meadowood: A Special Place to Practice Communication Skills" (PDF). The OSHA Communicator. 1. p. 4. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
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