Note: These are conference locations and dates only for the last ten years.
For more historical detail including themes, keynotes, entertainment,
and Howard Bell Award winners, please see AEOE
Detailed Conference History. If you are looking for specific information
from a past conference, try the newsletters or
use the search of the conference archives:
2004 Statewide
Conference:
"Teaching Outside the Lines"; Camp Hess Kramer, Malibu,
Apr 30 - May 2, 2004
2003 Southern
Fall Conference: "Rediscovering the Joy in Teaching"; Rancho
Alegre Outdoor School, Santa Barbara, Oct 31 - Nov 2, 2003
2003
Northern Fall Conference: "Diversity in EE: A Gift unto the Giver,
a Random Act of Love"; Tamarack
Flat, Yosemite NP, Oct 3-5, 2003
2002-2003
2003 Statewide
Conference: "Metamorphosis in Outdoor Education: the Change of
Nature, the Nature of Change"; Camp Jones Gulch, La Honda
, April 4-6, 2003
2002
Southern Fall Conference:
"Paths to Better Teaching"; Pathfinder Ranch Outdoor School, Idyllwild,
Oct 31-Nov 2, 2002
2002
Northern Fall Conference:
"For the Love of Teaching!"; Tamarack Flat, Yosemite National Park, September 27-29, 2002
2001-2002
2002 Statewide
Conference: "Environmental Education: Coming to Our Senses"; Camp
Hess Kramer, Malibu, April 26-28, 2002
2001
Northern Fall Conference: "Refresh Yourself, Renew Your Teaching"; Tamarack Flat, Yosemite NP, September 28-20,
2001
2000-2001
2001 Statewide
Conference: "Bringing it all Back Home: Lifelong Environmental
and Place-Based Education"; Westminster Woods, Occidental, April
27-29, 2002
2000 Fall Southern Conference: "At the Trailhead"; Starr
Ranch Audubon Sanctuary, October 27-29, 2001
2000 Fall Northern Conference: Tamarack Flat, Yosemite NP,
October 6-8, 2001
1999-2000
2000 Spring State Conference:
"Environmental Education: Teaching from the Heart"; Thousand
Pines Outdoor School, April 7-9, 2000
1999 Fall Southern Conference: Agua Caliente County Park, October 22-24
, 1999
1999 Fall Northern Conference: Porcupine Campground, Yosemite NP, October
1-3, 1999
1998-1999
1999 Spring State Conference: "Building Bridges: EE Into
The New Millennium"; Sly Park Environmental Education Center, April
23-25
1998 Fall Southern Conference: "Taking Flight"; Starr
Ranch Audubon Sanctuary, October 23-25
1998 Fall Northern Conference: Yosemite, October 2-4
1997-1998
1998 Spring State Conference: "Take A Walk On The Wild Side"; SCICON,
May 1-3
1997 Fall Southern Conference:
YMCA Camp Surf, Imperial Beach, Nov. 14-16
1997 Fall Northern Conference: Yosemite, October 9-11
1996-1997
1997 Spring State Conference: "Rendezvous In The Redwoods"; Camp
Jones Gulch, La Honda, April 11-13
1996 Fall Southern Conference: Agua Caliente, October 25-27
1996 Fall Northern Conference: Mission Springs Conference Center, October 4-6
1995-1996
1996 Spring State Conference: Palomar Mountain, San Diego County, April 26-28
1995 Fall Southern Conference: Decker Canyon, Malibu, October 20-22
1995 Fall Northern Conference: Andrew Molera State Park, Big Sur, October 13-15
1994-1995
1995 Spring State Conference: Foothill Horizons, March 24-26
1994 Fall Southern Conference: Decker Canyon, Malibu, November 4-5
1994 Fall Northern Conference: Yosemite Valley, October 21-23
1993-1994
1994 Spring State Conference: KEEP Sierra, April 29 - May 1
1993 Fall Southern Conference: Two Harbors, Catalina Island, October 29-31
1993 Fall Northern Conference: Ocean Song, Bodega Bay, November 12-14
1992-1993
1993 Spring State Conference: Camp Lodestar, Wilseyville, April 16-18
1992 Fall Southern Conference: Anza Borrego State Park, Palm Canyon, October
30 - November 1
1992 Fall Northern Conference: Coloma Outdoor Discovery School,
Coloma, November 6-8
1991-1992
1992 Spring State Conference: Hi-Hill Outdoor School, La Canada, April 24-26
1991 Fall Southern Conference: Cuyamaca Outdoor School, November 8-10
1991 Fall Northern Conference: Azalea Campground, Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Park, November 9-11
1990-1991
1991 Spring State Conference: Walden West, Saratoga, March 8-10
1990 Fall Southern Conference: CIMI (Catalina Island Marine Institute),
"Water-From Oceans To Atmosphere," Catalina Island, October 19-21
1990 Fall Northern Conference: Yosemite NP
1989-1990
1990 Spring State Conference: Big Bear, California
Date: April 27-29
Theme:
Keynote Speaker:
Howard Bell Award Winner: Norris Beakes
Entertainment:
1989 Fall Southern Conference:
Date:
Theme:
1989 Fall Northern Conference: Marine World Africa /USA and Mount
Diablo State Park
Date: November 4-5
Theme: "Conservation-Making It Happen"
1988-1989
1989 Spring State Conference: SCICON, Tulare County, California
Date: April 14-16
Theme: "Bringing Outdoor Education Alive Through The Performing
Arts and Better Teaching"
Keynote Speaker: Arnie Nixon, CSU Fresno, "The Art and
Craft of Storytelling"
Kathleen Galbo, CSU Stanislaus, "Essential Elements of an
Environmental Lesson".
Howard Bell Award Winner: Rudy Schafer
Entertainment: Outdoor School Variety Show with/ "John Muir" (Frank
Helling) MC; Folk Dance.
1988 Fall Southern Conference: Rancho El Chorro, San Luis Obispo,
California
Date: November 11-13
Theme: "Wetlands"
1988 Winter Northern Conference:
Date: January
Theme: "Environmental Education and the Arts"
Keynote Speaker: Steve Van Zandt
Award given to Steve Van Zandt for far reaching contributions
to Environmental Education.
Entertainment: The Banana Slugs String Band
1987-1988
1988 Spring State Conference: Agua Caliente County Park, Anza Borrego
Desert
Date: April 29-May 1
Theme: "Desert Ecology"
Keynote Speaker:
Howard Bell Award Winner: Dan Baker
1987 Fall Southern Conference: Hi-Hill Outdoor School, La Canada,
California
Date: November 6-8
Theme: "Native Americans"
1987 Fall Northern Conference:
Date:
Theme:
1986-1987
1987 Spring State Conference: Foothill Horizons Outdoor School,
Sonora, California
Date: April 24-26
Keynote Speaker:
Theme: "Connecting Viewpoints: A Gateway to Understanding"
Howard Bell Award Winners: Lela Crockett and Don Bielefield
Entertainment:
1986 Fall Southern Conference: CIMI (Catalina Island Marine Institute),
Catalina Island, California
1986 Spring State Conference: Cuyamaca Outdoor School, San Diego County,
California
Date: May 2-4
Theme: "Think Globally, Act Locally"
Keynote Speaker: Lori Mann and Bill Stapp, "Thinking
Globally, Acting Locally"
Howard Bell Award Winner: Pat Crocker
Entertainment: Barn Dance with/ the Smith Mountain Band
1985 Fall Southern Conference:
Date: October 26-27
1985 Fall Northern Conference: None
1984-1985
1985 State Spring Conference: Walden West, Saratoga, California
Date: May 3-5
Theme: "World Conservation Strategies"
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Bill Stapp, University of Michigan and
Lori Mann, Coyote Point Museum in San Mateo. Co-authors of "Thinking
Globally, Acting Locally: EE Teaching Activities"
Howard Bell Award Winner: Martin "Marty" Marcus
Entertainment:
1984 Fall Southern Conference:
Date:
Theme:
1984 Spring Northern Conference: Marine Headlands, site of Yosemite
Institute.
Date: May 19
Theme: "Coastal Flora, Fauna and Habitats"
1983-1984
1984 State Spring Conference: Clear Creek Outdoor Education Center,
Los Angeles County, California
Date: April 28-29
Keynote Speaker: None
Theme: None
Howard Bell Award Winner: George and Louise Donaldson
Entertainment: Song Fest
1983 Fall Southern Conference: Lock Leven Christian Conference
Center, San Bernardino Mountains
Date: October 22-23
Theme: None
1983 Fall Northern Conference: Sly Park Environmental Education
Center, Pollock Pines, California
Date: November 4-6
Theme: "Using What You've Got"
1982-1983
1983 State Spring Conference: Redwood Glen Baptist Conference Center,
La Honda, California
Date: May 6-8
Theme: "Better Understanding Through Communication"
Keynote Speaker: Jane Westenberger, Director of Information,
USDA Forest Service, Pacific SW Region."Twentieth Century Renaissance" A
responsible attitude toward the environment can provide us with the
force to move us into the next century".
Howard Bell Award Winner: Shirley Mason
Entertainment: Contra Dance
1982 Fall Southern Conference: Camp Valcrest, Los Angeles National
Forest
Date: November 6-7
Speakers: Dr. Rudy Schafer, Mr. Jack Davidson, Tom Morash ,
William Van Arsdale
1982 Fall Northern Conference:
Date:
1981-1982
1982 Spring State Conference: Hi- Hill Outdoor School, La Canada,
California
Date: May 1-2
Theme: "Energy Sources"
Workshop Presentations: Southern California Edison, Metro.
Water District, Southern California Gas Company, Jet Propulsion
Lab, Arco
Pipeline Company, Californians Against Waste.
Howard Bell Award Winner: Dean Orahood
Entertainment:
1981 Fall Southern Conference: Hi-Hill Outdoor School, La Canada,
California
Date: October 24-25
Theme:
1981 Fall Northern Conference:
Date:
Theme:
1980-1981
1981 State Spring Conference: Camp Jones Gulch, La Honda, California
Date: April 25-26
Theme: "Endangered Species: Earth"
Keynote Speaker:
Howard Bell Award Winner: Leonard Beeman
Entertainment:
1980 Fall Southern Conference: Camp Oaks, California
Date: November 1-2
Theme: None
Speakers: Oscar Clarke-ecologist, Dennis Kucera-Botanist, Tom
Atchley-Historian of San Bernardino Mountains.
Entertainment: Square and Folk Dancing
1980 Fall Northern Conference: Camp Hammer, Boulder Creek, California?
Date: November 14-16
1979-1980
1980 State Spring Conference: Hi-Hill Outdoor School, La Canada,
California
Date: May 3-4
Theme:
Keynote Speaker:
Howard Bell Award Winner: Oscar Clarke
Entertainment:
1980 Northern Conference: Jones Gulch, La Honda, California
Date: January 11-13
Theme:
Keynote Speaker: Raymond Dasmann, M.A., PhD., Author of eight
books relative to the environment, Zoologist, Biologist, Plant
Ecologist
and Professor at UCSC.
Keynote Speaker: Frank Schiavo, Professor of Environmental
Studies, SJSU.
1979 Fall Southern Conference:
Date:
1979 Fall Northern Conference:
Date:
1978-1979
1979 AEOE-CSTA joint Spring Conference: San Jose State University,
California
Date April 20-22
Theme:
Keynote Speaker: State Senator Jerry Smith, member of the Senate
Education Committee, whose topic was, "The Effects of Prop
13 on Environmental Education.
Howard Bell Award Winner: Josephine Duveneck
1978 Fall Southern Conference:
Date:
1978 Fall Northern Conference: Old Oak Ranch, Sonora, California
Date: October 20-22
Theme: "The Sky's The Limit" (Physical Aspects of
the Environment-Solar Energy, Astronomy, Meteorology)
1977-1978
1978 State Spring Conference: Mendocino Woodlands, south of Fort Bragg,
California
Date: April 14-16
Theme: "Coastal Ecosystems: Marine And Terrestrial"
Keynote Speaker: Steve Schultz, Marine Biologist for California.
Dept. Fish & Game; Dr. Mattison, Jr., Environmentalist and member
of Friends of the Sea Otter. Film and presentation, "Back From
Extinction".
Howard Bell Award Winners: Ronald Lang and Michael L. Johnson
1977 Fall Southern Conference:
Date:
1977 Fall Northern Conference:
Date:
1976-1977
1977 Spring Northern Conference: Camp Sonora, Sonora, California
Date: April 29-May
Theme: "Bigger and a New Approach"
Keynote Speaker: none
Howard Bell Award Winner: Dr. Esther Railton, Professor of
Education at Hayward University.
Entertainment: Indian Dancers and folk dancing
1976 Spring Northern Conference: Old Oak Ranch, Sonora, California
Date: April 2-4
1976 Fall Northern Conference: Mission Springs Conference Grounds,
Redwood Glen School, Scotts Valley, California
Date: October 15-17
Theme: none
Keynote Speaker: Rudy Schafer, report on the Alliance & Environmental
Ed; Dave Backman, "Our Changing Coast"
1975-1976
1976 National AEOE Spring Conference: Palomar Outdoor School, San
Diego County, California
Date:
Theme:
Keynote Speakers:
Howard Bell Award Winner: Richard Brians
Entertainment:
1975 Fall Southern Conference:
Date:
1975 Fall Northern Conference: Redwood Glen Baptist Camp, San Mateo
County, California
Date: November 14-16
Theme: "Environmental Controversies"
Keynote Speaker: Mr. Draeger of PG&E, panel discussion on, "A
Focus on Nuclear Energy".
1974-1975
1975 National AEOE Spring Conference:
Date:
Theme:
Keynote Speaker:
Howard Bell Award Winner:
Entertainment:
1973-1974
1974 Spring National AEOE Conference: Providence Heights Education
and Conference Center, Issaquah, Washington
Date: May 17-19
Theme: "What's Fair--The Trade Offs?" (energy vs.
Consumption-Problems and Solutions)
Keynote Speaker: A. Dan Horn, Instructor in E.E. Sciences,
N. Seattle Community College, "Energy, Affluence, and the Environment:
The Coming Collision; Josef Scaylea, Chief Photographer, The Seattle
Times, "The Photographer and the Environment"; Ernest McDonald,
Conservation Education Officer, USFC, Portland, OR; Robert Samples,
Evergreen State College, "Toward an Ecology of Mind"
Howard Bell Award Winner: Nanette Sullivan
1974 Spring Southern Section Conference:
Date:
1974 Spring Northern Section Conference: Monterey, California
Date:
1973 Fall Southern Section Conference:
Date:
1973 Fall Northern Section Conference:
Date:
1972-1973
1973 Spring National AEOE Conference: Vallombrosa Center, Menlo
Park, California
Date: May 4-6
Theme:
Keynote Speakers: Paul Brandwein, Ph.D., Educator, Author,
Lecturer; Hal Stein, Naturalist and traveler. Rudy Schafer, California
state
Coordinator of Environmental Education.
Howard Bell Award Winner: Charlene McDonald
Ruth Kirby: Certificate for noteworthy achievement in Environmental
and Outdoor Education
1972 Fall Southern Section Workshop: Palomar School Camp, San Diego,
California
Date: October 7
1972 Fall Northern Section Workshop: Alliance Redwoods
Date: November 3-5
Keynote Speaker: Emil Smith, Marine Biologist, State Dept.
Fish & Game.
Topic was on current tide pool depletion in California.
1971-1972
1972 National AEOE Spring Conference: Kellogg-West, State Polytechnic
College, Pomona, California
Date: April 27-30
Theme: "Environmental and Outdoor Education - The National
Scene"
Keynote Speakers: Dr. Paul Nowak, Chairman, Dept. of Conservation
and Outdoor Education, Southern Illinois University; Rudolph
Shafer, Consultant in Conservation Education.
Howard Bell Award Winner: John Kirk (actually awarded at a
conference for the Consultation on Environmental Education Through
Camping ,
Shenandoah National Park, VA. May 17, 1972.
Entertainment: Folk singers Rusty and Keith McNeil and son
performed environmental songs.
1971 Fall Southern Section Workshop:
Date: October 15-17
1971 Fall Northern Section Workshop: Sly Park Environmental Education
Center
Date: October 15-17
Keynote Speaker: Dick Serino, U.S.F.S., Inquiry Method Demonstration
and Techniques.
1970-1971
1971 Spring Northern Section Workshop: Jones Gulch, La Honda, California
Date: April 30-May
1971 National AEOE Spring Conference: Pacific Science Center, Seattle,
Washington
Keynote Speakers: Dr. Gordon Orians, University of Washington,
who spoke on "Power to the People"
Howard Bell Award Winner: Ernie C. McDonald (Char McDonald
received for Ernie)
Date: April 24-26
Theme: "Outdoor Education And Environmental Awareness"
Keynote Speakers: Carl Miescke, AOE President, "A Rose
By Any Other Name"
Howard Bell Award Winner: William Hammerman
1970 Fall Southern Section Workshop: El Dorado Nature Center, Long
Beach, California
Date: December 4
Theme: "Getting It All Together"
1970 Fall Northern Section Conference: Old Oak Ranch, Sonora, California
Date: October 23-25
1969-1970
1970 Spring Northern Section Conference: Camp Jones Gulch, La Honda,
California
Date: May 1-2
1970 National AOE Spring Conference: Villa Hotel, San Mateo, California
1969 Fall Southern Section California. Conference: Camp O-Ongo
Outdoor School, California
Date: October 25-27
1969 Fall Northern California. Section Conference:
Date:
1969 Fall Washington Section Conference: Camp Waskowitz, WA (near
North Bend)
Date: October 24-26
1968-1969
1969 National AOE Spring Conference: Villa Hotel, San Mateo, California
Date: April 25-27
Theme: "On Wings Young And Tender"
Keynote Speakers: J. Holley Ashcraft, Past President of AOE,
One of the Founders of AOE
Howard Bell Award Winner: Edward Pumula
1969 Annual Washington Section Conference: Camp Long, Seattle,
WA
Date: April 12
1968 Fall Southern Section Conference: Camp O-Ongo Outdoor School,
California
Date: October 25-26
1968 Fall Northern Section Conference: Old Oak Ranch, California
Date:
1967-1968
1968 National AOE Spring Conference: Monte Corona, Twin Peaks,
California
Date: April 26-28
Theme: "Promoting Outdoor Education Through Improved Communication"
Keynote Speaker: Howard Day, California State Dept. of Education
Howard Bell Award Winner: Jane Westenberger
1967 Fall Southern California Section Conference:
Date:
1967 Fall Northern California Section Conference:
Date:
1966-1967
1967 Co-Sponsored Spring Conference: Region VII American Camp Association
and AOE
Date: March 7-12
Theme: "Focus..The Many Viewpoints of Camping"
Keynote Speakers:
Howard Bell Award Winner: Kenneth V. Pike
Entertainment:
1966 Fall Southern California Section Conference:
Date:
1966 Fall Northern California Section Conference:
Date:
1965
1965 National AOE Spring Conference: ISOMATA, Idyllwild, California
Date: April 23-26
Theme: "California First"
...in Science Education
...in Conservation Education
...in Population
...in Industry and Agriculture
Keynote Speakers:
Howard Bell Award Winner: Jack Davidson
1966 National AOE Spring Conference:
Date:
Theme:
Keynote Speakers:
Howard Bell Award Winner: Donald R. Hammerman
Entertainment:
1965 Fall Southern California Section Conference: Camp O - Ongo, Running
Springs, California
Date:November 5-6
Theme: "Lands For Learning"
1965 Fall Northern California Section Conference:
Date:
1964
1964 National AOE Spring Conference:
Date:
Theme:
Keynote Speakers:
Howard Bell Award Winner: Lloyd B. Sharp
1964 Fall Southern California Section Conference: Camp Hi-Hill
Date: October 30-November 1
1964 Fall Northern California Section Conference:
Date:
1963
1963 National AOE Spring Conference: Camp Thousand Pines, Crestline,
California
Date: April 26-28
Theme: "The Diminishing World"
Keynote Speakers:
Howard Bell Award Winner: Elwood Mitchell
1963 Fall Southern California Section Conference:
Date:
1963 Fall Northern California Section Conference:
Date:
1962
1962 National AOE Spring Conference: Mountain Crags Camp, Calabasas,
California
Date: April 27-29
Theme: "The Conflicts In Management of Or Nation's Resources
- Where Is Educations's Responsibility?"
Keynote Speakers:
Howard Bell Award Winner: Holly Ashcraft
1962 Fall Southern California Section Conference:
Date:
1962 Fall Northern California Section Conference:
Date:
1961
1961 National AOE Spring Conference: Redwood Glen Camp, Santa Cruz, California
Date: May 5-7
Theme: " The American Heritage: Our Young People, Our Land"
Keynote Speakers:
Howard Bell Award Winner: Howard Bell
1961 Fall Southern California Section Conference:
Date:
1961 Fall Northern California Section Conference:
Date:
1960
1960 National AOE Spring Conference:
Date:
1960 Fall Southern California Conference: Arrowpines Conference Grounds,
Lake Arrowhead, California
Date: October 14-16
Theme: "Conservation Education In An Urban Society"
Keynote Speaker: Lloyd Britton, Chief of Fire Control and Education,
San Bernardino National Forest
1959
1959 National AOE Spring Conference: Lake Sequoia, Sequoia National Park,
California
Date: May 15-17
Theme: "Education Looks Into The Wise Use Of California's
Natural Resources"
Keynote Speakers: Harry Robinson, Chief Park Naturalist, Sequoia/Kings
National Park and Louis W. Hallock, Chief Ranger.
1959 Fall Southern California Section Conference: Idyllwild School of
Music and Art
Date: October 16-18
Theme: "2000 A.D."
Keynote Speaker: Ed Dolder, Dr. Paul Brandwein, Conservation Foundation,
Dr. Richard Logan, Professor of Geography, UCLA
1959 Fall Northern California Section Conference:
Date:
1958
1958 National AOE Spring Conference: Camp Colby, Bellflower Unified School
District and Rowland Union Elementary School District.
Date: May 10-11
Theme: "The Out-Of-Doors; Nature's Laboratory"
Keynote Speakers: Dorothy Harmon, Coordinator of Curriculum; Director
of Outdoor Education, East Whittier School District; President-elect
AOE. Address: "The Three C's - Camping - a Curriculum Catalyst".
1958 Fall Southern California Section Conference: Thousand Pines Camp,
Crestline, California
Date: November 1-2
Theme: "Community Resources and Outdoor Education"
1957
1957 Combined Spring Conference: Organized and Sponsored by AOE. California.
Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation and Southwest
District of the American Association for Health, Physical Education
and Recreation.
Date: April 13-16
Place: LaFayette Hotel, Long Beach, California
Theme: Panel Discussions
Keynote Speakers: Carl Troester, AAHPER, Exec. Secretary, Washington
D.C.; Barnie Davis, Garvey School District; C. Carson Conrad, California
State Dept. of Education; Martin Mortensen, Arizona State University
1957 Fall Southern California Section Conference: Camp Cuyamaca, San
Diego, California
Date: November 2-3
Theme: "Meeting Children's Needs Through Outdoor Education"
Keynote Speakers: Dr. E.V. Pullias, Dr. Jane Warters, Sally Craft,
Program Dir. YMCA, San Francisco
1957 AOE Spring Workshop: Presbyterian Conference Grounds, Pacific Palisades,
California
Date: May 18-19
Theme: "More Creative Experiences Through Science and Outdoor
Education"
1957 Fall Northern California. Conference: Jones Gulch, La Honda, California
Date: April 6-7
Theme: "The Struggle"
1956
1956 National AOE Spring Conference: Idyllwild School of Music and Arts,
Idyllwild, California
Date: May 19-20
Theme: "Teaching in the Out-of Doors"
Keynote Speakers: Miss Helen Hefferman, Chief, Bureau of Elementary
Education, State Dept. of Education; Mr. Carson Conrad, Chief, Bureau
of Health, P.E. and REcreation, State Dept. of Education; Dr. William
B. Melchoir, Supervisor, Curriculum Development, Long Beach Public
Schools.
1956 AOE Fall Conference: Camp Paivika, Crestline, California
Date: October 20-21
Theme: "Professional Leadership Training Through the Outdoor
Education Program"
Panel Discussion: Gloria Graham, Chairman, Tom Brown, Recorder,
Ken Pike, Carl Ahee, Ted Leach
1955
1955 Annual Membership Meeting: Camp Cuyamaca, San Diego, California
Date: May 14-15
Theme: "Improving Instruction in the Out-of-Doors"
Keynote Speaker: Dr. George V. Hall, Assist. Superintendent in
Charge of Instruction, San Diego City Schools
Historical event: Constitution and By-Laws presented to the association
members. List election of officers.
1955 Camp Colby Conference
Date: January 15-16
Theme: Outdoor Education In Action"
Keynote Speaker: Mr. Louis E. Means, Consultant for Secondary Education,
State Dept. of Education
1955 Camp Paivika Conference
Date: October 22-23
Theme: "Improving Public Understanding of Outdoor Education"
Keynote Speakers: Holly Ashcraft, A.O.E. President, Long Beach;
Ken Pike, A.O.E. Past President, U.C.L.A.
Film "The Great Adventure" completed in cooperation with
the State Department of Natural Resources, Ed Dolder.
1954
1954 Camp Paivika Conference
Date: October 30-31
Theme: "Education In The Out-Of-Doors"
Keynote Speakers: Mr. Claud Reeves, Superintendent of Los Angeles
City Schools; Mr. Edward Jarvis, Assist. Superintendent of Los Angeles
City Schools
1954 Volunteer steering Committee Meeting: Laguna Beach, California
Date: June 5
Historical event:
* Association purpose discussed.
* Association for Outdoor Education name selected.
* Committees and chairmen appointed.
* Considered plans for Paivika Conference.
1954 School Camp Workshop: Camp Hi-Hill
Date: May 15-16
A decision was made to form the Association For Outdoor Education.
(the day the dollar bills were placed on
a stump!) A volunteer steering committee of 19 members was formed...the
rest is history.
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