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Wilderness Camp

Poland Spring Academy Wilderness Experience 2010

Have your child join us on a series of woodland adventures where we will explore and learn about every aspect of nature that we encounter!

While this is intended for students ages 7-12, adult hikes will be available based on interest levels. Please let us know if you are interested!

We will cover numerous topics during our Summer Wilderness Program which will be led by Ben Nugent, a local wildlife biologist and teacher at PSA.

From Ben: Wildlife Adventures will be held from 9am to 2pm on the scheduled days. Due to weather or other reasons, dates could change during the summer. We may also spontaneously change the subject matter or locations, if wildlife opportunities arise elsewhere. Special trips will be announced as summer progresses, which may last all day (for example, a hike in the White Mountain National Forest).

Learning opportunites are spontaneous out in nature. I have scheduled specific topics for the children to learn about each day, however, we will stop and learn about anything I or the students happen to see along our adventure. I am only listing out the major topic for each day, but the students will be learning about all aspects of nature every time we are out on an adventure.

June 22  - Plant identification, including edibility, practical uses, and their roles in the ecosystem

June 29 - Tree identification, practical uses, and their roles in the ecosystem

July 6 - Wildlife tracking and biology

July 13 - Bird identification and biology

July 20 - Basic survival skills, responsible fire making without a lighter or matches

July 27 - Survival shelter construction

August 3 - Medicinal uses of plants, pick and make herbal tea

August 10 - Stream ecology, macro invertebrate investigations

August 16 - Big adventure and summer review

If you are interested in sending them to our wilderness experience camp this summer contact us right away to reserve a spot for your child! The cost is only $50 for a full day of experience and learning!

Poland Spring Academy

14 Hope Springs Road

Poland, Maine 04274

Call Robbie at 713-8518 for details

 ***There will be no need for campers to bring money, cell phones or any electrical devices. Any of these items will be taken and kept in office and returned at the end of camp sessions.

 

 
 

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