Peculiarities of Plast Camps' Activity

Abstract

Relevance. The main goal of Plast camps is to form intelligent, physically developed, conscious, responsible individuals. The Purpose of the Study is to form a scheme of different types of Plast camps classification. Methods: analysis and synthesis of scientific literature sources, generalization of research by scientists and systematization of the results, oral survey, theoretical modeling method. Results of the Study: Plast is a public organization that aims to educate a healthy, educated young generation of Ukrainians who honor their customs and traditions, study their history; to educate selfless, friendly, freedom-loving patriots who care not only about themselves but also about others and the environment. Plast's activities are implemented through various forms of classes, meetings and, of course, Plast camps, which serve as a means of testing the knowledge, skills and abilities gained during the year of study. With expanding the geography of camps, their content also changes. Several classification groups diversify Plast camps: according to the organization method (permanent and traveling camps), purpose (training, educational and specialized camps), contingent of participants (for children aged 2–6 years (nestlings), 6–11 years (novices and novices), adolescents aged 11–18 years (boys and boys), young people aged 18-35 years and over 35 years (respectively, senior Plast members and senior Plast members), and scale of the camp (group, club, district, region and state). Among the most popular and sought-after specialized camps are the following: «Four Wings», «Hoverla», and «Wolf School». It should be also noted that in practice, most camps have a mixed form, method of organization and content of the program. Conclusions. It has been determined that it is possible to categorize Plast camps according to the way they are arranged, their purpose and age.