More than 200 UT students are in Crossville, Tennessee, this week serving as counselors for kids with disabilities at Camp Koinonia, part of the Therpeutic Recreation program. Gene Hayes, professor in the Department of Kinesiology, Recreation, and Sport Studies, started the camp 35 years ago hoping to give kids with severe disabilities the most typical
More than 200 UT students are spending this week helping children with disabilities at Camp Koinonia. The university’s Therapeutic Recreation program hosts the camp, which provides children with multiple disabilities with an outdoor, educational experience. More than 150 campers between the ages of 7 and 21 will participate in canoeing, horseback riding, arts and crafts,
More than 150 UT Knoxville students are spending this week working at Camp Koinonia, a weeklong residential outdoor education program for 120 East Tennessee children with disabilities. The camp runs through Friday, April 16, at the Clyde M. York 4-H Training Center in Crossville.