The Camp Koinonia
| For only ONE week a year, our daughter can experience what other "normal" 14-year olds experience regularly - camping, canoing, games, music, a sleep-over with her peers and the infamous "DANCE". She may never have gotten to experience these activities without Camp K ~Paige Dailey |
Camp Koinonia is an outdoor education program for
children ages 7-22 who have multiple disabilities. The
program was developed in 1977 at Virginia Tech as
part of a class with the primary purpose of providing a
meaningful, experiential learning opportunity for
university students while involving children and young
adults, some with severe disabilities, in outdoor
activities that they would not be able to do otherwise.
During the first year of the program a
counselor/camper duo submitted the winning name
for the program - Camp Koinonia. Koinonia comes
from the Greek and means 'fellowship' and 'caring
community'. Since that time the purpose and mission
of Camp Koinonia has been to provide a 'caring
community' for our campers in sense of true
'fellowship'. It is also said of Camp Koinonia that this
is...'An Experience That Will Last A Lifetime'. This
has proven true for hundreds of individuals over the
years.
children ages 7-22 who have multiple disabilities. The
program was developed in 1977 at Virginia Tech as
part of a class with the primary purpose of providing a
meaningful, experiential learning opportunity for
university students while involving children and young
adults, some with severe disabilities, in outdoor
activities that they would not be able to do otherwise.
During the first year of the program a
counselor/camper duo submitted the winning name
for the program - Camp Koinonia. Koinonia comes
from the Greek and means 'fellowship' and 'caring
community'. Since that time the purpose and mission
of Camp Koinonia has been to provide a 'caring
community' for our campers in sense of true
'fellowship'. It is also said of Camp Koinonia that this
is...'An Experience That Will Last A Lifetime'. This
has proven true for hundreds of individuals over the
years.
| Welcome |
| Our Goals To provide each camper with an educational and fun oriented experience in an outdoor environment. To provide an educational experience for each university student involved in the program. To provide and enriching and rewarding experience that will foster the emotional, social, and physical well- being of each camper. To emphasize appropriate socialization in terms of playing and working together. To emphasize what the camper ‘can do’ rather than what he/she cannot do. Provide programs that are within the range of abilities of each camper. |
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| Camp Koinonia is a place where one is accepted for whom they are on the inside, regardless of what is on the outside. Its only limitations are your own imagination! “Music and Movement”, Deanna L. Reczek, 1990 |
