Some Great Summer Programs in Science ! schmied/reid©2011 all rights reserved
For all those students and parents that are interested in further opportunities in Science you might check out some of these opportunities. Of course there are many others we didn't get to. As usual we assume no responsibility for anything related to non school sponsored activities!!
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Summer day camps providing nature adventures for children. Students work together in small groups gaining nature awarenss and experiential knowledge of plants, mammals, tracking, birds and survival. These programs nuture students' connection to the earth and build skills that will serve them for a lifetime!
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Outward Bound |
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Character development, Leadership, Service and adventure with Outward Bound. These folks value compassion, integrity, excellence as well as inclusiong and diversity. Students learn through actual, engaging experience. This just may be the best experience your student will ever have!
Since 1983, youth 12-16 years of age have enjoyed the opportunity to attend this camp held at Cispus Learning Center, outside of Randle, Washington. Here, campers have an opportunity to experience hands-on learning for one week during the summer. Instruction is provided by resource professionals who volunteer their time to share their knowledge and expertise.
Adventure Treks
Join other teenagers from all over the U.S. for fun and exciting summer adventures in western North America's amazing wilderness. Besides an amazing amount of fun, you'll see incredible scenery, experience the benefits of being a member of a close community, learn many new outdoor skills, become a stronger leader, and gain self-confidence.
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UW's Summer Programs for Youth |
UW features some really cool well constructed programs for Junior High School age students. Look at the Middle School Academy and Middle School Short Courses for Junior High students.
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Camp Orkila and Camp Coleman's OEE Program offer a wide array of study including: Environmental Education focuses on nurturing a sense of appreciation for the natural world through an understanding of ecological systems.
Outdoor Education focuses on the many interrelationships between natural and social communities. Orkila is in the midst of developing an outdoor living skills curriculum so that students can learn practical skills in sustainable living and wilderness skills workshops.
Challenge Education focuses on building cooperation, problem solving skills, trust, self reliance, and self esteem to build strong individuals and strong groups.
Islandwood Summer Camps
Islandwood on Bainbridge Island is one of the nation's most innovative educational facilities, offering programs for everyone - children, graduate students, teachers, families, and adults.
IslandWood is a unique 255-acre outdoor learning center designed to provide exceptional learning experiences and inspire lifelong environmental and community stewardship.
Help build or maintain a hiking trail or just plain get out there and hike one! Yes, we know, this might actually be work! But what more could you do for the natural environment then to make it so safe for others to appreciate it. These are two of the fine organizations that help people appreciate nature.
Great Marine Programs
Port Townsend's marine and natural history summer camps offer young people a week of adventure and learning in the beautiful natural environment of Fort Worden state park and nearby beaches. They have overnight camps and daycamps for younger campers and a camp in marine research for teens. Campers in the residential program stay in historic Fort Worden State Park's Conference Center facilities. Fort Worden State Park is a 434-acre multi-use park with over two miles of saltwater shoreline and a wide variety of services and facilities
Burke Musuem of Natural History Summer Programs
Go to the Burke! Get a real behind-the-scenes museum experience for a week! At their week-long, full-day camps, students have fun and learn from scientists, incredible collections of artifacts and specimens, and a great team of educators.
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Cispus
Environmental Learning Center
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The Washington Association of School Principals offers an excellent Leadership Camp at Cispus, (with limited spaces.) You may need school sponsorship. Two sessions of Cascade Middle Level Leadership Camp are available to students entering grades 7, 8, and 9. This camp experience of 4 days/3 nights is held at the Cispus Learning Center. Staffed by teachers and advisers at the middle level, the camp curriculum has been designed to teach appropriate leadership skills to middle level students. Not directly science related, but its a really good experience for young leaders.
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