1. Welcome to Collin County Adventure Camp

2. 5th Grade Collin County YMCA Adventure Camp
October 10 – October 12
1:6 parent/student ratio
1:25 teacher/student ratio
Principal and Nurse will attend

3. Camp Location:
The Camp is located in northeast Collin County near the town of Melissa

4. Shelters are located at optimal teaching destinations along trails

5. Cabins 18 cabins are arranged around a circular drive Duplex cabins
Each side two
cabin groups
Total per side:
12 students
and 2 parents

6. Three balanced and delicious meals are provided daily.
Inside the Dining Hall
Three balanced and delicious meals are provided daily.

7. Lake
Canoeing
and
Fishing

8. Education Building
Interactive Learning

9. Campfire, Archery, Rock Climbing and Free Time

10. Team Building & Taming the Land

11. Curriculum TEKS based: 8-10 learning sessions Field investigations
Conservation
Scientific method and tools of the trade
Systems, Cycles, Forces
Astronomy-telescopes
Adaptive characteristics of species
Ecosystems and niches
Inherited traits of offspring in plants and animals
Characteristics of our environment
Landforms-weathering and deposition of sediments
Physical characteristics of the earth and moon
Team Building opportunities
Ropes Course
Fishing
Rock Climbing
Canoeing

12. Medication
Our school nurse, Shelly Nickell, will attend Adventure Camp and will be available 24 hours a day. If your child requires medication while at camp, please drop that off with the nurse ASAP.

13. Packing List Clothes/cap/walking shoes/light jacket
Bedding/pillow/towels
Toiletries (shampoo & soap)
Water bottle/Sunscreen
Flashlight
Back or sack pack
SACK LUNCH
DO NOT BRING:
Curling Irons/Hot Irons
Alarm Clock
Knives or “weapons”

14. Agenda-week of camp Departure Day: Bring a Sack Lunch
Arrive Davis by 7:30a.m.
Report to front drive to help pack luggage truck.
Students report to cafeteria to find our cabin and chaperone information.
Students will then report to the gym.
Students will hang onto sack lunch.
7:45-8:15: Assist with luggage check in
8:15-9:00: Figure out carpooling and taking cars home
9:00: Chaperone Meeting and Orientation for first day activities
9:30: Students called to cafeteria to begin group organization.
9:30-10:00: Students work on Window Pane activity.
10:00: Load buses
10:30: Depart
11:30: Arrive at Camp, find luggage, eat lunch at picnic tables by cabins
12:30: Begin first learning session (be early, on time = you’re late)
Return Day:
12:00 Depart
1:30 Arrive Davis Intermediate School
1:30-2:00 Sort luggage
2:00 Student Pick Up

15. Join us as we begin the adventure!
Website address
(includes pictures, contact information, maps, etc)