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
7-21 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.
7-21 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. |
| Camp Koinonia is a place where one is accepted for outside. Its only limitations are your own imagination! “Music and Movement”, Deanna L. Reczek, 1990 |
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| 2012 Camp Koinonia Camp Forms Are Now Available! We are looking forward to the 2012 Camp Koinonia and look forward to your applications. Please note our new application procedures and our filing deadlines. |
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