5512 Ferndale Cutoff
Little Rock, AR 72223
Phone (501) 821-3714 Fax (501) 821-2629
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A.C.E. begins with the student arriving on Sunday afternoon to stay until Friday afternoon for five weeks. During this time they will be housed in log and rock cabins with 8-10 other students and two adult counselors. They will learn that this group becomes like a family in the days ahead.
Classes are held in the original log structure converted from a recreational hall to a classroom for about forty students. Two certified teachers and several counselors test, teach, guide, discipline, and support these students in learning. Students start at their present capable level and work toward attaining their current grade level.
Students have homework at night and occasionally night school. Success in the program culminates in a graduation ceremony at the end of the program. Participants are awarded a diploma, a camp medal, and an invitation to one week of summer camp.
But as hard as they have to work, camp is also a lot of fun. Camping outdoors is a real event and most campers participate at least once a week. Here they learn responsibility by packing their tent, sleeping bag, food, etc. and setting up their camp site, building a camp fire, cooking their meal, and leaving the campsite as it was when they came. This gives practice in team work, cooperation, trust, and ecological stewardship.
Campers participate in many outdoor activities in addition to campouts. Exercise, fun, and learning go hand in hand.