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Journey On Lake Texoma Pottsboro, TX November 9 – 11, 2011

Journey On Lake Texoma Pottsboro, TX November 9 – 11, 2011. Why do we bring our students to Camp JOLT?. “Because Camp JOLT provides students with Educational Adventures to Promote Environmental Stewardship, Personal Growth, and Academic Excellence .” – fifth grade teacher .

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Journey On Lake Texoma Pottsboro, TX November 9 – 11, 2011

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  1. Journey On Lake Texoma Pottsboro, TX November 9 – 11, 2011

  2. Why do we bring our students to Camp JOLT? “Because Camp JOLT provides students with Educational Adventures to Promote Environmental Stewardship, Personal Growth, and Academic Excellence.” – fifth grade teacher

  3. General Information • Camp JOLT provides ONE Instructor for each 9-10 students • Camp JOLT provides all equipment necessary to conduct real science investigations • Sessions are aligned with TEKS. • Indoor and Outdoor Classrooms with Heat/AC (over 660 acres!)

  4. Health and Safety • American Campers Association Certified • First Aid, CPR, Boater Safety • Extensive background check for every employee • Automated External Defibrillators at all major meeting places • Nurses Cabin • Closest Hospital is 16miles away and Volunteer Fire Dept is 1mile away • Handicap accessible facilities • All terrain wheelchair available • Call boxes strategically located on our property • All instructors are in constant communication via radios

  5. Our Facilities • Nurse’s Cabin - sleeps two adults separate from 4 students • Fossil and Butterfly Garden • Volleyball, Basketball Courts • Large Activity Field • Modern cabins – heat/air, each with their own restrooms • Dining hall – heat/air, salad bar • Total Camp capacity of 144 • Large Indoor meeting space • Beautiful Porch fronting the water for that quiet moment

  6. Facilities

  7. Youth Cabin Layout

  8. Interested in Chaperoning? • Who can be a chaperone? Legal parent or guardian of student attending camp, Legal grandparent of student attending camp • Chaperones are responsible for paying tuition for their child and themselves. • Two chaperones per cabin are required. You will be in your child’s cabin if you are of the same sex. • Chaperones are required to complete a background check on the FISD website. • Chaperones will be selected at random, through a lottery and notified by Friday, September , 16th.

  9. Chaperone Responsibilities • Chaperones will reside with the students during the night, assist them in morning and bedtime preparations, and provide supervision during other non-instructional times. • Chaperones are required to attended ALL the classes and activities with students. • Chaperones are not allowed to smoke or have alcoholic beverages on the camp trip. • Chaperones are not allowed to leave the camp except in a medical emergency. • Chaperones are not allowed to leave the cabins at night for any reason other than medical emergencies.

  10. The price of a JOLT Program…the value of the experience, priceless Money for chaperones and students is due by September 30, 2011.

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