Each child has an individualized behavioral and academic prescription for the camping experience based on intensive study of that child's previous school and social behavior. Each therapy team of three teachers works with seven to nine children who are grouped by a variety of behavioral syndromes. The four units of seven to nine children are kept physically separated the majority of the day. Each child, within his own unit, is exposed to "individual learning modules", in which he can succeed without the help of others; "unit participation learning modules", in which he or she can only succeed with the help and cooperation of his or her peers; and "group activity learning modules", in which the emphasis is on working within a larger group competitively. In addition, each child has two individualized tutoring sessions daily with his/her own special tutor. The entire program is based largely on behavioral modification theory which places heavy emphasis on extinction of maladaptive behavior (interfering with learning) and eliciting of new behaviors through the use of positive reinforcement.