Camp For Children Research Articles

Megaprojects of Moscow in the world cultural heritage system: on the restoration of the Romanov house and the Ostafyevo museum-estate

The relevance of the article is due to the problems of preserving the cultural heritage of regions, which is extremely important, since the loss of identity entails not only the disappearance of the historical appearance of cities, but also the loss of their economic and tourist potential. The uniqueness of the cultural heritage of Moscow as the capital of the Russian Federation has its own characteristics that distinguish it from other cities in the world. The author aims to trace the historical restoration of two architectural objects: the Romanov house and the Ostafyevo Museum-Estate, and to evaluate their historical and cultural potential. It is supposed to assess the historical significance of the objects in terms of restoring their original appearance, taking into account its authenticity (authenticity of the idea, material, architectural skill and environmental environment). The conducted retrospective comparative analysis has shown the difference in the creative methods of restoration practice used in recreating the appearance of the estate house, depending on the preservation, restoration technique, accuracy of stylistic reconstruction and other parameters. If the restoration work of the Chambers of the Romanov boyars located in the Zaryadye district of Moscow, which began in the XVII century. had a step-by-step sequential principle of reconstruction over an extended time period, then one fundamental comprehensive modern restoration was undertaken at the Ostafyevo Museum -Estate, which lasted 16 years until 2017, including external and internal interior the space and its historical and documentary content. It is pointed out that the choice of methods is difficult, since due to numerous fires and alterations, the appearance of the Romanov house has repeatedly changed, and in the only preserved park estate of the XVIII century in Moscow in Ostafyevo, a public museum, a children's camp and a rest house were located in different years. Here it was possible to clarify a number of fundamental patterns of the visual interaction of the estate with the surrounding environmental context, which underwent a radical transformation at the final stage of its existence. Based on archival documents, old photographs, drawings and extant graphic images dating back to that time, a conclusion is made about the relationship of restoration, conservation and reconstructive actions on such objects, showing their life in the context of changes and additions that preserve traces of time.

Predicting risk for nocturnal hypoglycemia after physical activity in children with type 1 diabetes.

Children with type 1 diabetes (T1D) frequently have nocturnal hypoglycemia, daytime physical activity being the most important risk factor. The risk for late post-exercise hypoglycemia depends on various factors and is difficult to anticipate. The availability of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) enabled the development of various machine learning approaches for nocturnal hypoglycemia prediction for different prediction horizons. Studies focusing on nocturnal hypoglycemia prediction in children are scarce, and none, to the best knowledge of the authors, investigate the effect of previous physical activity. The primary objective of this work was to assess the risk of hypoglycemia throughout the night (prediction horizon 9 h) associated with physical activity in children with T1D using data from a structured setting. Continuous glucose and physiological data from a sports day camp for children with T1D were input for logistic regression, random forest, and deep neural network models. Results were evaluated using the F2 score, adding more weight to misclassifications as false negatives. Data of 13 children (4 female, mean age 11.3 years) were analyzed. Nocturnal hypoglycemia occurred in 18 of a total included 66 nights. Random forest using only glucose data achieved a sensitivity of 71.1% and a specificity of 75.8% for nocturnal hypoglycemia prediction. Predicting the risk of nocturnal hypoglycemia for the upcoming night at bedtime is clinically highly relevant, as it allows appropriate actions to be taken-to lighten the burden for children with T1D and their families.

Integrating Heart Rate Monitoring Into a Camp for Children With Neuromotor Disorders: A Case Series.

This case series investigated the implementation fidelity, feasibility, and effectiveness of integrating continuous heart rate monitoring with visual feedback into an established, intensive physical therapy camp for children with neuromotor disorders. The provision of continuous visual feedback through color-coded, individually calculated heart rate zones was a feasible and effective intervention, encouraging pediatric gait camp participants to exercise at intensities that produced aerobic and functional gains. The use of technology facilitated participation with peers, an outcome equally as important as their endurance and functional improvements. Pediatric physical therapists play a crucial role in enhancing the well-being and physical fitness of children with disabilities. Encouraging regular exercise in a social environment fosters enjoyable, inclusive experiences while promoting overall health. It is important for clinicians in various pediatric rehabilitation settings to establish programs that offer such opportunities for children with neuromotor disorders.

Joystick-Operated Ride-On Toy Navigation Training for Children With Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy: A Pilot Study.

Children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy (HCP) require intensive task-oriented training to make meaningful gains in affected upper extremity (UE) motor function. To evaluate the acceptability and utility of single joystick-operated ride-on toy (ROT) navigation training incorporated into a modified constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT) camp for children with HCP. Single group pretest-posttest design. Three-wk structured CIMT camp. Eleven children with HCP between ages 3 and 14 yr. Children received group-based CIMT for 6 hr/day, 5 days/wk, for 3 wk. As part of camp activities, children also received ROT navigation training for 20 to 30 min/day, 5 days/wk, for 3 wk. We assessed children's acceptance of ROT training by monitoring adherence and evaluating child engagement (affect and attention) during training sessions. The effects of ROT training combined with other camp activities on children's affected UE motor function were also assessed with the standardized Quality of Upper Extremity Skills Test (QUEST) and training-specific measures of ROT maneuvering accuracy. Children demonstrated high levels of training adherence, positive affect, and task-appropriate attention across weeks. Positive engagement during ROT sessions was correlated with independent navigation. We also found medium- to large-sized improvements in QUEST scores and toy-maneuvering capabilities after the combined program. Our pilot data support the use of joystick-operated ROTs as child-friendly therapy adjuncts that can be incorporated into intensive UE training programs to improve adherence and motivation in therapy programs, boost treatment dosing, and promote affected UE motor function in children with HCP. Plain-Language Summary: This pilot study offers promising evidence that supports the use of modified single joystick-operated ride-on toys (ROTs) for children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy (HCP). The study used ROTs as one of several interventions that were part of a constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT) camp program for children with HCP. The ROTs boosted children's motivation, their engagement with and adherence to training, and their practice in using their affected upper extremity (UE) for goal-directed activities in their natural settings. ROTs are accessible, age-appropriate, and easy-to-use devices for both occupational therapy clinicians and families to encourage children to use their affected UEs by challenging their perceptual, motor-planning, problem-solving, and movement-control skills in an enjoyable and engaging way. ROTs can be used within and outside conventional rehabilitation settings.

The relationship of clinical and psychological characteristics with the syndrome of emotional burnout and neuropsychic maladjustment of summer camp counselors

Emotional burnout and professional maladaptation are quite common problems for many professionals who work with people, especially teachers. It is known that the phenomena under consideration can not only be related to each other, but also lead to serious problems with somatic and mental health, and can also provoke poor-quality, negligent performance of their duties, which, in turn, can lead to even greater negative consequences. To date, in the scientific literature there is practically no analysis of the connection between emotional burnout and neuropsychic maladjustment with other clinical and psychological characteristics of summer camp counselors. At the same time, the initial results of research into the level of burnout and work maladjustment indicate a fairly wide distribution of these phenomena. The purpose of our research was to study the relationship between the clinical and psychological characteristics of children's camp counselors and the level of their emotional burnout and neuropsychic maladjustment. The study involved 81 counselors from different children's camps with 24-hour stay. All employees completed a package of methods aimed at studying emotional burnout, neuropsychic maladaptation, motivation, personality structure, reflexivity, anxiety, communication skills, and emotional intelligence. The article presents the results of a study of correlations between indicators of emotional burnout, the level of neuropsychic maladaptation with other clinical and psychological characteristics of children's camp teachers. These phenomena are associated with a number of personal characteristics: anxiety, emotional intelligence, communicative competence, personality structure. In particular, counselors with a low level of burnout and a low level of maladjustment were characterized by sociability, trustfulness, emotional stability, an adequate reaction to conflict situations and a low level of anxiety. The results obtained are partially confirmed by our previous research and make a new contribution to the understanding of those factors that influence the state of counselors in terms of human capital. However, we also identified some contradictions in the data, such as the lack of a statistically significant connection between emotional burnout and the level of motivation. This indicates that motivation may play a less significant role in the formation of burnout among summer camp counselors compared to other professional groups, such as teachers. Of particular interest is the conclusion about the connection between the level of emotional burnout and neuropsychic maladjustment. There is a high level of maladaptation among counselors with a high level of burnout, which indicates a connection between these phenomena.

Бизнес-лагерь как эффективная модель развития управленческих компетенций руководителей детских загородных лагерей

The article examines changes that have taken place in the field of children's recreational activities in a market-based economy and the new economic realities that they have brought about. The author compares the way in which the children's recreational system functions and develops in a planned economy with that in a market economy. The article emphasizes the important roles played by the leaders of suburban сhildren's camps, and the changes that are needed to adapt to new realities. The article analyses the new requirements for professional and managerial skills of leaders of children's health camps, as well as discusses issues related to traditional methods of training for country camp managers and suggests more effective ways to develop the professional skills of the management team at children's country camps. The article also describes trends in the decline in the number of children's recreational facilities and how these processes are influenced by the level of expertise of the head of a children's recreational camp. In detail, the article examines the business camp model and its efficacy in terms of developing and enhancing the professional and managerial skills of the head of a health-focused children's camp. Building on research conducted by Russian and international scholars, the author proposes a model of leadership competencies tailored to the specific needs of this field. The article identifies the essential skills that require development for the current leaders of children's camps in suburban areas. The author presents the findings of a study on this model for professional skill development, which demonstrate an improvement in the quality of services provided and a positive trend in the improvement of the management system at a children's camp.

МЕНЕДЖМЕНТ СМЕНЫ В ДЕТСКОМ ПРОГРАММНОМ ЛАГЕРЕ. УПРАВЛЕНИЕ ПРОЦЕССОМ, ПЕРСОНАЛОМ И ГРУППОЙ ДЕТЕЙ ЧЕРЕЗ ПРОФОРИЕНТАЦИЮ

Shift management in a children's camp is a voluminous, complex and "lively" process. This article will consider the applied experience of shift management in the children's commercial camp "ART Lichnost", namely, drawing up a plan for preparing a shift program, interacting with the shift venue and building a team. An important process is to analyze the list of children planning a shift trip and group them according to age and gender. At the end of the shift, the shift is analyzed and conclusions on key indicators are transmitted to the camp leaders to build the right strategy for future shifts.

The sources of organization of recreation and health improvement in Artek: The experience of the first turns

The article describes historical period of becoming of Artek as children camp in the first half of the 1920s. The facts that are insufficiently covered in publications are cited. Before the opening of the first children health camp, immense regulatory and organizational work was carried out. Its experience is invaluable. The People's Commissar of Health Care Nikolai Alexandrovich Semashko and the first chief physician of Artek Fedor Fedorovich Shishmarev significantly influenced both on factual organization of institution of new format and becoming and consolidation of system of childfren health protection at its very initial stages. F. F. Shishmarev collected materials that permitted to analyze medical activities of the camp in first two years of its existence. The special attention is paid to comparative analysis of morbidity and evaluation of the results of stay of children in the camp. According to the outcomes of successfully conducted first turns of 1925-1926, the young Soviet government adopted decision to develop the given direction of activity, positioned at the junction of educational, ideological and recreational work.

Artek’s experience as the precursor of organized recreation and health improvement of children and adolescents

The article presents the results of studying archival materials from the period of Artek's formation as a children's camp in the first half of the 1920s. The historical facts of the great regulatory and organizational work carried out by the People's Commissar of Public Health Nikolai Aleksandrovich Semashko and the first Artek chief physician Fedor Fedorovich Shishmarev, who had a significant impact not only on the actual organization of the institution of a new format, but also on the formation and strengthening of the system of child health protection at its very initial stages, are given. F. F. Shishmarev collected materials that made it possible to analyze the medical activities of the camp in the first two years, the most difficult years of its existence. Special attention is paid to the comparative analysis of morbidity and evaluation of the results of children's stay in the camp.

Влияние хлорорганических пестицидов на почвенные микроорганизмы

An ecological and microbiological study of the soil cover in the Kurgan region was carried out. The study provided for soil sampling on the territory of the children's camp and the surrounding area. The soil was sampled in spring and autumn from a depth of 0-20 cm . The data obtained in 2015-2017 indicate that the soil cover in the Kurgan region today is still contaminated with organochlorine pesticide. It was found that due to the use of organochlorine pesticide on the territory of the children's camp against the fight against the ixod mite, there was a decrease in the number of nitrifiers. In comparison with the territory behind the camp, where processing was not carried out. The number of microorganisms in the spring period in the control variant in 2015 amounted to 70.0 thousand. CFU/g of soil, in 2016 73.3 thousand CFU/g of soil and in 2017 88.3 thousand CFU/g of soil. And the minimum number according to the options where the territory was processed in 2015 is 4.7 thousand. CFU/g of soil; in 2016, 6.3 thousand CFU/g of soil; in 2017, 6.3 thousand CFU/g of soil. In the soil cover of the studied area, there was a significant decrease in microorganisms under the influence of the organochlorine pesticide dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT). Keywords: ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE, MICROORGANISMS, SAMPLES, RESIDUAL AMOUNT, SOIL, POLLUTION, MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE CONCENTRATION

National survey of educational impact on pharmacy learners by volunteering at camps for children with diabetes

IntroductionCurrent literature on pharmacy students' and residents' experience attending camps for children with diabetes focuses on the experience at an individual campsite. The objective of this study was to examine the demographics and gains in understanding that pharmacy learners achieve when volunteering as medical staff at camps for children with type 1 diabetes (T1D). MethodsNational listservs were used to identify pharmacists who precept pharmacy students and residents at diabetes camps. These self-identified pharmacists shared pre- and post-camp electronic surveys with their respective pharmacy learners. Statistical analysis was completed using SPSS Version 25 (IBM, Corp.). ResultsEighty-six pharmacy learners completed the pre-camp survey and 69 completed the post-camp survey. Most were Caucasian, in their fourth professional year, and participated in residential camps that lasted six and one-half days on average. Learners consistently engaged in patient care activities including: carbohydrate counting (87%), bolus insulin dose calculations (86%), treatment of hypo/hyperglycemic episodes (86%), blood glucose testing (83%), blood sugar trend evaluation (78%), basal insulin dosing calculations (74%), and insulin pump site changes (72%). Learners demonstrated statistically significant gains in every index measured with the exception of glucometer use. Eighty-seven percent indicated they learned how to appropriately manage T1D, 37% gained empathy for those living with T1D, and 13% learned how to work in a medical team. ConclusionsPharmacy learners who volunteered at diabetes camps experienced large gains in their understanding of concepts and devices, comfort with performing patient care tasks, and compassion for children and their families living with T1D.

Designing a game program in a camp for children

The inclusion of the game in the camp program is in the interests of children, teachers, camps. Game change is a creative project, a way of holistic implementation of the plan for teachers. It affects the formation of the face of the camp for parents and children. The task of the research is to identify options where playing is a must-have for the camp. Analysis relies on knowledge about the structure of the game, its elements. The empirical base was the author's camp of role-playing games “Centaurˮ (Kostroma region), the author's camp “City of Hopeˮ (Kostroma region), the group of companies “Collection of Adventuresˮ (Moscow). We studied the experience of these organizations between 1990 and the present. The place of the game in the camp is associated not only with the scale of its use, but also with its functions in the program. We highlighted five options for playing in camp: playing as a form of organization; a combination of games combined by a common theme and plot; the business game as the main construction of the camp; role-playing as the main construction of the camp; role-playing epic. We have developed recommendations for designing the game in the camp. They address such issues: plot choice; the relationship between camp conditions, the plot of the game, and children's activity; game control; roles for children outside the game.

ВИКОРИСТАННЯ ТРЕНІНГОВИХ ТЕХНОЛОГІЙ ДЛЯ ПІДЛІТКІВ В УМОВАХ РЕКРЕАЦІЙНО-РОЗВИВАЛЬНОГО СЕРЕДОВИЩА

Background. The article examines the training technologies use peculiarities in a temporary group in the children's camp recreational and developmental environment and their role in the adolescents' psychological potential development and actualization. Methods. The test "Detecting sociometric status (method of J. Moreno) and the test of emotional intelligence (N. Hall) results are presented. Results. The basis of training technologies is the constructive interaction between a practical psychologist and teenagers' group, which combines competence and transformational approaches. The author's program concept for the adolescents' psychological potential development (authors: T.I. Svatenkova and O.V. Svatenkov) is revealed and the longitudinal study results dedicated to the training technologies implementation in a temporary children's group in a children's camp are highlighted. The personality development in a temporary children's group concept using training technologies in the children's camp recreational and developmental environment conditions, it takes into account the psychosocial, culturalintellectual and neurophysiological aspects of the recreational and leisure process, combining an individual approach to the individual. The recreational and development environment's potential study was conducted in 2017–2022. A comprehensive psychological diagnosis was carried out with children during this period, a training program for the adolescents' psychological potential activation and development was planned, developed and implemented. Combining the recreational and developmental period of the teenagers' stay in the camp with training classes, accordingly coordinated in purpose's terms, tasks and functions, a person-oriented competence approach to working with children and the transformational interaction concept, already at the first stage certain changes in behavior became noticeable, which proved long-term research of sociometric status and emotional intelligence. Conclusions. The study results show the effectiveness of using training technologies with teenagers in the recreational and developmental environment conditions, which is recorded by changes in the teenager' sociometric status and the emotional intelligence development.

Implementation of Virtual Fontan Heart Camps During a Pandemic.

Children with a Fontan operation represent a unique form of congenital heart disease (CHD) that requires multiple cardiac surgeries and procedures with an uncertain long-term outcome. Given the rarity of the types of CHD that require this procedure, many children with a Fontan do not know any others like them. With the cancelation of medically supervised heart camps due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have organized several physician-led virtual day camps for children with a Fontan operation to connect with others in their province and across Canada. The aim of this study was to describe the implementation and evaluation of these camps via the use of an anonymous online survey immediately after the event and reminders on days 2 and 4 postevent. Fifty-one children have participated in at least 1 of our camps. Registration data showed that 70% of participants did not know anyone else with a Fontan. Postcamp evaluations showed that 86% to 94% learned something new about their heart and 95% to 100% felt more connected to other children like them. We have demonstrated the implementation of a virtual heart camp to expand the support network for children with a Fontan. These experiences may help to promote healthy psychosocial adjustments through inclusion and relatedness.

Ecology, Environmental Education, Children's Camp And A Bit Of Politics

Ecology, Environmental Education, Children's Camp And A Bit Of Politics

Дети Карлага: условия содержания по материалам архивов и воспоминаний

One of the contingents of Karlag prisoners were children who shared the tragic fate of their mothers, many of whom ended up in the camp as “MFTM” – “members of the families of traitors to the Motherland”. The article considers the historiography of the children's camp theme in Karlag, the authors summarize that the problem of “children of Karlag” in domestic historiography has been studied fragmentarily and superficially, there are no systemic, fundamental works. In this publication, an attempt is made, based on archival materials,memoirs, and interviews of former little prisoners of the Karaganda FLC, to trace the conditions of detention and fragments of camp life that ended up in one of the most sinister camps in Kazakhstan. The source base of the article is represented by three main types of written historical sources of the 30s-50s. of the 20th century: legal documents on the GULAG camps, records management documentation of the Karlag and statistical materials from the archival funds of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation on the number, mortality of children, etc. The article uses fragments of the memories of the prisoners of Karlag from published collections, as well as interview materials taken by one of the authors of this publication from former prisoners of the Karaganda FLC. The article involves documents from the archival funds of the Republic of Kazakhstan (the fund of the Political Department of the Karlag from the State Archive of the Karaganda region; the fund of the Karlag Administration from the Archive of the Office of the Committee for Legal Statistics and Special Records of the General Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the Karaganda region) and the Russian Federation (the fund of the Main Directorate of Places of Detention (GUMZ) of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the USSR from the State Archive of the Russian Federation).

A pediatric asthma camp experience during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic

Every year, Camp Wheez is offered as a free summer day camp for children with asthma. Because of the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, Camp Wheez 2020 was canceled. For 2021, we adapted Camp Wheez to the guidelines for summer camps put forth by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.1

Evaluácia programu zameraného na prevenciu sexuálneho zneužívania detí

In Slovakia, there were publicized cases of victims who talked about the fact that they were sexually abused by the leaders at the children's camp. This finding provoked not only a wave of outrage, but also efforts to prevent this phenomenon. The solid organizers of the camps decided to contact the experts in the field of prevention and ask them for such a type of prevention. Our contribution offers an evaluation of the prevention program, which was implemented in response to this situation. The main goal of the paper is to present the results of research aimed at finding out whether the knowledge of respondents, volunteers at the children's camp, has increased after completing the prevention program. The research strategy of the presented research has a quantitative character. We used a quasi-experimental design. A non-standardized self-designed questionnaire was used for data collection. We did two knowledge measurements - pretest and postest at the same research group. The data were analyzed using the IBM SPSS statistical program. We came to the conclusion that there is a significant difference in the knowledge of respondents before and after the implementation of the program in favor of the implemented program. After the implementation of the program, the respondents' knowledge increased, so we would recommend repeating it in the future.

Teaching students a foreign language in a children's camp: psychological and pedagogical conditions

The analysis of modern approaches and experimental practice of the implementation of educational programs of summer language camps is carried out. The relevance of the research is based on the increasing processes of globalization and socio-cultural integration, stimulating the development of intercultural communications and linguistic competencies around the world. The purpose of the study is to substantiate the organizational, pedagogical and didactic features of the implementation of educational programs of the summer language camp. Based on the analysis of literary sources and methodical materials, the target orientation and format of the implemented programs are specified, the necessary didactic and educational conditions are determined. The pedagogical potential of the summer language camp, the most achievable psychological and pedagogical results of pedagogical influence are revealed. The camp is positioned as an effective extracurricular form of linguistic education, which has a powerful motivating effect, provides active speech practice, allow to overcome language barriers and familiarize with the culture of the peoples of the world. The main forms of extracurricular activities that ensure the effective assimilation of linguistic skills are highlighted, the role of linguistic and pedagogical support in the development of language competencies is shown. The research materials can be useful for practical teachers, organizers of intercultural cooperation programs, in the development and implementation of projects and educational programs of summer camps for children and youth.

Encounters in and with Summer Camps—Happy Childhood, Alternative Bildung, or What?

Although they commonly are associated with recreation, summer camps for children can be seen as educational arenas that both supplement and challenge school education. Summer camps provide education in a broad sense of bildung. The article aims at describing what is experienced in summer camps and proposes various theoretical frames for these bildung processes. The main focus is on summer camps in Russia, and we interviewed Russian informants who participated in summer camps. The findings were that learning in the camps tends to be non-instrumental, allowing room for play and experimentation for both pupils and teachers. Social learning is marked by collective elements such as camp rituals and spontaneous solidarity, both forming an individual personality. Outdoor activities are important because they connect children to nature and develop a sense of place marked by biophilia. Furthermore, nature’s materiality creates a sense of being in the world, which means developing a sense of multiple relational settings, spanning from the materialities of geography, place, and objects to experiencing new social settings in the form of solidarity, ritual, and friendship.