creating a deeper understanding of what summer camp means

PROJECT TITLE: CHB Austin Camper Stories 

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION:

• I am going to contact campers from Camp Half-Blood Austin, Texas and get their stories about camp. 

• I then am going to create a video with all of the stories and with photos from camp. 

• I am also writing an interactive speech about what a regular day at CHB is, and how it has helped me. I will also include a paragraph on what the camp is. 

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GUIDING QUESTIONS: 

• Do CHB campers have special stories from their time at camp? 

• Do other fans of Percy Jackson know about CHB? 

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GOAL(s): 

• To represent CHB with a video displaying camper's stories, and to show fans of PJO (Percy Jackson and the Olympians) that the camp exists. 

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EVIDENCE/RESEARCH: 

• I personally went to the camp, last summer. I also have watched a vlog of the camp from the perspective of a camper. 

• I will have a video and a paper copy of my speech displaying my results 

 

EVALUATION: 

• • I contacted Topher Bradfeild, the director of CHB, to see if he would want to asses my project. He is now my project mentor. 

• I have created my rubric for my project. See it here.

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RESOURCES: 

• I went to the camp personally 

• I am going to talk to fellow campers

• I have talked to Topher, the director of the camp. 

• Here is a link to a vlog of the camp and there are others, too. 

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REFLECTION: 

• I'm actually pretty good at communicating with strangers over social media, and I can figure things out on my own by just working at it for a bit. 

• I learned a lot of other camper's stories, and learned that a ton of other people got as much out of the camp as I did, and even had similar experiences to mine. 

• I addressed Clear and Effective Communication, Self-Direction, Creative and Practical Problem Solving, Responsible and Involved Citizenship, and Informed and Integrated Thinking. 

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PROCESS: See here for my project calendar. 

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