Organization of additional biological education in summer health camps

Statement of the problem. The article analyzes the problem of organizing the activities of schoolchildren in the field of additional biological education. The purpose of the article is to prepare and justify the methodological features of the organization of additional biological education in summer health camps. The research methodology consists of normative legal documents in the field of additional education, analysis and synthesis of research works by Russian scientists, advanced and mass experience of biology teachers. Research results. The types and kinds of summer health camps and the duration of children's stay in them are defined. The structure and direction of activities in the health camp are analyzed and synthesized. The specificity of the content of teachers' work in the field of ecological and biological orientation of educational camp programs is revealed. Examples of recommended ways to organize specialized health camps of ecological and biological orientation are given. Conclusion. Health camp of ecological and biological orientation contributes to the formation of a socially significant, patriotic position of students, allows them to acquire new knowledge about plants and animals, practical skills of research and project activities, which ultimately implements their creative abilities and develops individual personality qualities.