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Collin County Adventure Camp: 5th Grade Fun in Nature

Join us at the YMCA Adventure Camp for a fun and educational experience in northeast Collin County. Explore nature, engage in team-building activities, and learn about ecosystems and more. Enjoy cabins, meals, and outdoor adventures!

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Collin County Adventure Camp: 5th Grade Fun in Nature

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  1. Welcome to Collin County Adventure Camp

  2. 5th GradeCollin County YMCA Adventure Camp October 9 – October 11 1:6 parent/student ratio 1:25 teacher/student ratio Principal and Nurse will attend

  3. Camp Location: The Camp is located in northeast Collin County near the town of Melissa

  4. Shelters are located at optimal teaching destinations along trails

  5. Cabins 18 cabins are arranged around a circular drive • Duplex cabins • Each side two cabin groups • Total per side: 12 students and 2 parents

  6. Inside the Dining Hall Three balanced and delicious meals are provided daily.

  7. Lake Canoeing and Fishing

  8. Education Building Interactive Learning

  9. Campfire, Archery, Rock Climbing and Free Time

  10. Team Building & Taming the Land

  11. Curriculum • TEKS based: 8-10 learning sessions • Field investigations • Conservation • Scientific method and tools of the trade • Systems, Cycles, Forces • Astronomy-telescopes • Adaptive characteristics of species • Ecosystems and niches • Inherited traits of offspring in plants and animals • Characteristics of our environment • Landforms-weathering and deposition of sediments • Physical characteristics of the earth and moon • Team Building opportunities • Ropes Course • Fishing • Rock Climbing • Canoeing

  12. Medication Our school nurse, Shelly Nickell, will attend Adventure Camp and will be available 24 hours a day. If your child requires medication while at camp, please drop that off with the nurse ASAP.

  13. Packing List DO NOT BRING: Curling Irons/Hot Irons Alarm Clock Knives or “weapons” • Clothes/cap/walking shoes/light jacket • Bedding/pillow/towels • Toiletries (shampoo & soap) • Water bottle/Sunscreen • Flashlight • Back or sack pack • SACK LUNCH

  14. Agenda-week of camp • Departure Day: Bring a Sack Lunch • Arrive Davis by 7:30a.m. • Report to front drive to help pack luggage truck. • Students report to cafeteria to find our cabin and chaperone information. • Students will then report to the gym. • Students will hang onto sack lunch. • 7:45-8:15: Assist with luggage check in • 8:15-9:00: Figure out carpooling and taking cars home • 9:00: Chaperone Meeting and Orientation for first day activities • 9:30: Students called to cafeteria to begin group organization. • 9:30-10:00: Students work on Window Pane activity. • 10:00: Load buses • 10:30: Depart • 11:30: Arrive at Camp, find luggage, eat lunch at picnic tables by cabins • 12:30: Begin first learning session (be early, on time = you’re late) • Return Day: • 12:00 Depart • 1:30 Arrive Davis Intermediate School • 1:30-2:00 Sort luggage • 2:00 Student Pick Up

  15. Join us as we begin the adventure! Website address www.collincountyadventurecamp.org (includes pictures, contact information, maps, etc)

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