| On March 18 – 20th over 80 5th Grade students from St. James School near Montgomery came to Camp ASCCA for their yearly Environmental Science Camp. They spent 3 days here at our main campus located on beautiful Lake Martin and received top notch environmental education programs while having tons of fun.
They arrived just before lunch on Tuesday and departed just after lunch on Thursday. Some of the programs they participated in included: Forestry – The students took a look at forest succession on a hike around camp. They journeyed from a recent clear-cut all the way up to a mature stand of timber. They were able to better understand the life cycle of trees and timber harvesting. Map & GPS – The students get to learn map reading and compass skills. Then they learn about the GPS and have to use one to find their way to different hidden cashes around camp. |
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Living Streams – The kids learn different words associated with streams and the different kinds of “bugs” they will find in different levels of water pollution. Then they get to get in the water and hunt some bugs. The students absolutely love this activity!
Canoing – The kids learn about Lake Martin and the history of the area. They get to learn correct canoing skills and then get out on the lake and put those newly acquired skills to work. Step Outside and Fish – The students learn some great fishing skills and techniques in a fun and exciting program and then get to do a little fishing of their own. |
| Zip Tower – The kids strap into harnesses and hoist themselves up 30 feet in the air and go flying off the other side down a zip line. This is always a group favorite!!
Group Elements – These are games and puzzles intended for the group of students to work together to improve leadership skills, group dynamics and communication. Dunn Center – The students get to explore our world class nature center and try to remember as many facts as possible. They then are split into groups to play an exciting game of Nature Jeopardy to see how much info they retained. The students had a great time this week doing all the daytime activities as well as the ball field games, campfire, and night hike during the evening hours. We were so excited about having St. James here again this year and we look forward to their return in the future. |
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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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