Camp
Parent Survey
Six weeks just seems to fly by. Camp may be over, but we still need you to complete the Parent Survey. Follow the link below to our survey, and please give us your honest feedback. Camp cannot continue to improve without your honest criticism. You may also write your success stories in the survey, or e-mail them to me! Remember, this survey is required. We ask that you include your contact information at the bottom of the survey, so that we can assess who took the survey. Participation may affect next year's acceptance into camp
"Kids for Camp" is a state-of-the-art program that has earned national accolades for Autism Pensacola. This major, six-week summer camp, which was started by Judy Burns in 2003, provides fun and intense learning experiences for autistic children, as well as training for educators.
Burns saw a need, had a vision and teamed with Autism Pensacola to make "Kids for Camp" happen. Burns, who has a son with autism, received the help of Gulf Breeze Presbyterian Church, and the Gulf Breeze Rotary Club.
The camp has grown from serving a handful of children to serving more than 70 children each year between the ages of 3 and 22 at multiple locations. In addition, over 100 teachers have used the camp as a learning lab. Teachers go though a week-long training session offered by Sacred Heart Autism Center before camp starts. Teachers then take the expertise learned during camp back to their classrooms.
Currently, camps are held at Pensacola Junior College, Holm Elementary School and Washington High School in Pensacola, Florida. Partners include Sacred Heart Hospital, Escambia and Santa Rosa County Schools, Pensacola Junior College, University of West Florida, Florida State University Center for Autism and Related Disabilities and Florida Inclusion Network.
"Kids for Camp" received national publicity when reporter Lisa Daniels of NBC Nightly News and her crew came to Pensacola and did a moving, in-depth story on the camp that aired in August 2007.
Currently, funds for the camp come from the Annual Dinner and Auction, April Nicole's Ride for Autism and an informal "Friends and Family Campaign" e-mail solicitation that allows contributors to donate to a specific child and help offset the family’s and Autism Pensacola’s cost for the program. Please consider a donation today and help us make a difference in a child’s and family’s life.
"Kids For Camp" On National News