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Camp Unirondack is a Unitarian Universalist camp and conference center located in the western foothills of the Adirondack Mountains near Lowville, New York. The camp was founded in 1951 when the New York State Convention of Universalists purchased of a "forever wild" peninsula on Beaver Lake (a part of the Beaver River flow) near the border of the Adirondack Park.〔Unirondack: Camp & Conference Center in the Adirondacks. "About Unirondack." () Accessed 2-14-09.〕 Unirondack is a member of the Council of Unitarian Universalist Camps & Conferences and serves the Saint Lawrence Unitarian Universalist District and the Metro New York City Unitarian Universalist District, as well as bordering regions, including Quebec, Ontario, Pennsylvania and Ohio.〔Unitarian Universalist Association. "Unirondack—Unitarian Universalist Camp in the Adirondacks." () Accessed 2-14-09.〕 Each UU church in the region has a liaison to the Camp Unirondack Board.〔The First Universalist Church of Central Square. ''Circle of Fellowship''. () Accessed 2-14-09.〕 ==Life at Unirondack== Unirondack provides an experience different from most traditional camps due to * Flexible scheduling: Campers and staff meet once a day in Camp Council, at which point campers can suggest program changes, and if the majority of campers support the change and it doesn't cause too many problems, the staff will usually implement it. * Campers' freedom in choosing activities: Campers get a lot of choice when it comes to choosing their preferred activities. Campers choose a week-long activity, choose a one-time-only activity each day,and have a daily period of Free Time in which they are free use their time as they will. However, in order to maintain a sense of community, there are also activities that are campwide. This includes morning and evening program, meals, and campfire. * Sense of community: Unirondack creates community through sharing music and poetry at campfire, being together at meals, through games and activities. Unirondack staff aim to encourage respect for each individual; this goal is influenced by the camp's Unitarian Universalist background. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Camp Unirondack」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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