Camp John Marc



Camp John Marc is a permanent, year-round camping facility situated 85 miles southwest of Dallas on 140 acres of tranquil landscape of Bosque County in the beautiful Texas hill country. It provides 20 wheelchair accessible, air conditioned cabins; lodge-style dining hall; centrally located building; accessible challenge course; athletic field; riding ring; amphitheater; chapel; shooting sports range; nature trails; and teepee, tree house and covered wagon camping areas.



Sample of Activities:
Challenge & Ropes Course  Fishing  Wilderness Trails
Arts and Crafts  Cooking  Playing Field
Barn (open air gym)  Soccer  Basketball
Kickball  Ping Pong  Softball
Volleyball Court  Camp fire   







United Cerebral Palsy of Texas
CAMP ADVENTURE



United Cerebral Palsy Association of Texas hosts an inclusive weekend camp each semester at Camp John Marc, for children with disabilities and their friends and/or siblings, ages 6 -17.
They recruit campers for this exciting adventure, and we provide the counselors from KIN 314 and KIN 360.

Camping Faculty:
Pam Buchanan, UT Austin
e-mail:buchanan@mail.utexas.edu
phone: (512) 232-9390


Staff:
Students from the University of Texas,
and volunteer nurses staff UPC/TX ADVENTURE CAMP.

As a counselor at Camp Adventure, our Kinesiology students are responsible for safety and supervision of campers. They train to help children with and without disabilities enjoy the outdoors and the overnight camping experience.

Duties include:

  • Supporting and supervising campers as positive mentors on a 24-hour basis
  • Participating in recreational activities
  • Assisting with daily living activities (feeding, toileting, getting dressed)
  • Having fun with the kids while being a positive mentor

Characteristics and abilities of a cabin counselor include:

  • Team builder and team player
  • Ability to have fun with children in both structered and unstructured activities
  • Ability to use good judgement
  • Ability to set positive limits and boundaries
  • Patience
  • Leadership
  • Sensitivity to special needs (developmental, emotional, physical) of children
  • Ability to support camp mission and goals
  • Safety conscious
  • Experience with children in recreational and informal settings








Cherished Memories

   
I will always cherish these memories from Camp John Marc....
   
  The innocents prancing, laughing and playing around their haven, Camp John Marc.
  Their sweet escape from their challenging lives where they can have fun from sun up to dark.
   
  They wake up in the morning with smiles across their freckled faces
  and a glimmer of hope twinkles in their eyes as they tie their laces.
   
  Ready to take on what the new day brings,
  I look at them and draw inspiration
  from thier endurance, strength and determination
  as a little bird sings
   
  We cooked, we painted, we played, we fished
  and anything else they wished.
   
  And at the end of the day, I look at them and see so much that I aspire to be,
  And yet they grab my hand to hold and look up at me.
   
I will always cherish these memories forever.
   
 - KIN 314 Student Volunteer
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