Outdoor education camp

Outdoor Education Camp is coming soon! We will be going to Camp Timber-lee February 19, 20 & 21. Students will be staying overnight in the cabins for 2 nights. The camp, except for Wednesday’s lunch, will provide all meals – breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Each student should bring a sack lunch to eat for Wednesday.

What to Bring: sleeping bag or blanket pillow 2 long sleeve shirts 3 warm sweaters or sweatshirts snow pants winter coat 2 pairs of long pants underwear t-shirts warm socks – 2 pairs per day towel/washcloth gym shoes

warm snow boots hat, scarf, gloves/mittens long underwear – tops and bottoms pajamas travel size toiletries – including: toothbrush, toothpaste, comb/brush, soap, shampoo, deodorant pen, pencil, spiral notebook disposable camera w/name printed on it (optional)

Students may also bring cameras, if they wish. However, flashlights, ipods/mp3 players, and gaming electronics will be confiscated. Sixth- graders will be allowed to bring a maximum of $5.00-$10.00 for concessions

DO NOT BRING Flashlights Ipods/MP3 players Gameboys/Gaming Electronics More than $5 in cash – There is nowhere to spend it. Any unauthorized items will be confiscated and returned to parents at a later date.

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION

ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS Timber-lee’s live animal presentation introduces students to a variety of animals, up close and personal. Students explore animal classification, and unique characteristics, while uncovering the values we place on creatures.

WILDERNESS SURVIVAL Students will learn wilderness survival techniques using hands-on, problem-solving strategies. This is a team-building experience as well, allowing them to learn the importance of trust, compromise, initiative, and follow through.

ANIMAL TRACKING Students work together to learn how to identify animal tracks and make a plaster cast of an animal track.

WINTER POND STUDY The students learn about the annual cycles ponds and shallow lakes go through by observing the frozen condition of the pond, measuring water temperature and ice thickness, and by collecting water samples to be examined for oxygen levels. Animal and plant needs are explored. Data is compared and analyzed as to long- and short-term health using data collected in the previous class.

ORIENTEERING Students are introduced to the orienteering compass. They receive background information before going outside to navigate through a compass circle.

LEATHERCRAFT The students make a leather item. Under the direction of Timber-lee staff, they are instructed in the proper way of stamping and staining leather. They are challenged to the best job possible. There are a wide variety of leather crafts available and a maximum of 40 students are allowed per session.

TRAIL RIDES A guided ride on horseback, along the trails of the 600+ acre camp. This is a one hour trip that would take the place of one of the free times, at teacher/camp personnel discretion. This activity requires an additional fee of $14.00, to be paid in cash separate from camp fees before departure. There will be a permission slip provided for this extra activity.

Outdoor Education Schedule Heritage Elementary School

Group: 1 DAY 1 10:00 – 11:00 amArrive at Camp 11:15 amCamp Orientation 12:15 pmLunch (own sack lunch) 1:30 – 2:30 pmSession 1: Orienteering 2:45 – 3:45 pmSession 2: Animal Tracks 4:00 – 5:00 pmFree Time

DAY 1 (cont.) 5:15 pmDinner 6:15 pmFree Time 7:30 pmNight Time Activity 8:45 pmSnack 9:15 pmIn Cabin 9:45 pmLights Out

DAY 2 7:45 amBreakfast 8:45 – 9:45 amSession 3: Winter Pond 10:00 – 11:00 amSession 4: Animal Encounters 11:15 – 12:00 noonFree Time 12:15 – 1:15 pmLunch 1:30 – 2:30 pmSession 5: Wilderness Survival 2:45 – 3:45 pmSession 6: Leathercraft

DAY 2 (cont.) 4:00 – 5:00 pmFree Time 5:15 pmDinner 6:15 pmFree Time 7:30 pmNight Time Activity 8:45 pmSnack 9:15 pmIn Cabin 9:45 pmLights Out

Day 3 7:45 amBreakfast 8:30 amCabin Checkout 8:45 – 9:45 amSession 7: Broomball 10: :00 amFree Time 11:15 amLunch 12:00 noonDeparture

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