„Dainavos“ stovykla ir išeivijos pedagoginė mintis

Abstract

This article discusses the activities of the famous Camp Dainava, founded in 1955 by the Lithuanian-American Catholic Federation. The Dainava youth camp, along with others organized by Lithuanian emigres in the U.S., was an integral part of Catholic pedagogical activities, carried out for the purposes of fostering love of one’s parents’ native land and of religious education. Using material about this camp published in different sources, the author analyzes ac tivities of the camp as part of general Lithuanian emigre education. The article discusses principles of camp organization, problems of youth education and its contents, and Camp Dainava’s importance in relation to the whole Lithuanian pedagogical process in exile. The analysis is limited to the period from 1955 to 1990.