For our final Water Quality Day Camp we had the wonderful students from the 5th grade of William L. Radney School. Students were given the opportunity to expound upon their Alabama water and wildlife knowledge through participation in various activities. The schedule was very similar to yesterday; students participated in constructing a watershed, exploring the […]
War Eagle! My name is Jackie Popper and I’m the new Public Relations summer staff member here at Camp ASCCA. I was born and raised in Palm Desert, California—located inland between LA and San Diego, and the home to 225 golf courses. I started my career at Auburn University in the fall of 2009, and […]
Today we had the 5th grade student body from Dadeville Elementary School at our Water Quality Day Camp. Students arrived at 8:30 and spent the day exploring different aspects of water quality that are important to everyday life in Alabama. Students participated in four different activities throughout the day that provided a hands-on look at […]
Thanks again to Doug Darr, Aquatic Education Coordinator with the Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division. He’s provided the Step Outside & Fish programming for our visiting elementary school students over the past few weeks. Check out his most recent pictures highlighting the Lee-Scott Academy students fishing at Camp ASCCA! http://www.outdooralabama.com/outdoor-adventures/step-outside-pix/schools/lee/2012.cfm
Jim travels to Sheffield and introduces us to Bruce Blankenship. Bruce has built several water falls and water features in his back yard. Grace travels to Lake Martin to learn more about Camp ASCCA – Alabama’s Special Camp for Children and Adults. Time Well Spent 2011 Episode 21 from Time Well Spent on Vimeo. Time […]
We’ve had a lot of fun this week with another overnight science camp! Thirty-eight 6th graders and eight parents/teachers from Lee-Scott Academy attended their annual science camp April 25-27th. The students enjoyed teambuilding exercises with Matt, canoeing with Amber, the environmental center with Adair, and a wildlife walk with Geni to see the eagles. The […]
March Roberts Lodge is one of our residential facilities here at Camp ASCCA. It has 8 rooms, bathrooms, and sleeps 32 guests/campers/volunteers. This past winter we noticed that the roof was leaking! Oh no! All of our buildings have been on “the list” for updating and renovations, but it was not quite time for this […]
From the April 2012 District 6880 Dispatch, a newsletter for Rotarians in south Alabama… It is hard to believe that this year’s Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) camp is over. For the 7th year RYLA was held at Alabama’s Special Camp for Children and Adults (ASCCA) on Lake Martin. This year’s camp is one that […]
It’s taken many, many weeks, but the day has come… the day that our pool here at Camp ASCCA is clean. It’s ready for our spring and summer groups! This great feat was managed every day by our staff, but the “power” and the “muscle” behind process was the chemicals and cleaning agents used to […]
Yes, they excitedly came and hesitantly went. “They” being the 5th graders from Saint James School in Montgomery, Alabama. This annual overnight science camp is a regular on Camp ASCCA’s calendar and is happily anticipated by all! 107 students, teachers, and parent volunteers converged on Camp ASCCA April 11-13, 2012 for three days of science, […]
