Camp ASCCA will reach a special milestone in our environmental education program this Spring as St. James School in Montgomery will attend their 10th consecutive Science Camp on our 230 acre site. Since 1997, St. James has been sending their entire 5th grade class, usually around 100 students, along with teachers, administrators, and parent chaperones. St. James is very special to our program in that they were the first group to participate in an overnight Science Camp and remain strong advocates on the benefits their students receive from this event.
This year’s camp is set for March 29-31, 2006. The group always comes well prepared to make the most of learning opportunities. Each student will go through lessons at the school’s science lab as preparation for programs such as “Living Streams”. This program has become known as one of the student’s favorites as they are able to wade in the on-site streams to catch bugs (macroinvertibrates) that are excellent indicators of a stream’s water quality. Over the course of the 3 day camp, students will cover a variety of subjects ranging from forest and wildlife study to natural resources. The students also participate in adventure ropes activities designed to foster independence, character building, and teamwork. Once home the teachers are able to take lessons learned and continue to apply that to their course of study.
Camp ASCCA welcomes visitors during the St. James Science Camp to see, first hand, the beautiful camp and wonderful programs. Please call 256-825-9226 to reserve a tour. St. James staff, www.stjweb.org, are also available to answer your questions.
Located in Alabama on Lake Martin, Camp ASCCA offers campers a wide variety of traditional recreational and educational activities with a unique design for accessibility.
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