Thank you for your interest in VIERS’ Summer Eco-Camps for 2009.
This is the tenth
consecutive year that Friends of Virgin
Islands National Park and other sponsors
have supported Clean Islands International in
presenting our summer Eco-Camps at VIERS.
This summer we are
offering two types of camps:
Eco-Camps: for Virgin Islands students ages 7 to 12 year olds
Science Camp:
for Virgin Islands students ages 13 to 16 year olds
Eco-Camps: The program for the eco-camps is designed so that the
campers have a lot of fun while learning about the
environment
through hands-on activities and lessons.
VIERS Eco-Camps are presented to help each
student
understand a
little bit more about the environment in which they live in and why it is
important to each of
us as individuals
to protect our environment as best as we can.
VIERS and it’s educators will help students
identify what some
of their daily responsibilities are in protecting, preserving, and conserving
natural resources.
This summer we
will continue our focus on coastal ecology through interactive activities and
lessons.
Science
Camp: The program for the science
camp has been designed to provide hands on experience in a working waterside
field marine biology laboratory. Field
activities will be analyzed in the lab so that campers can experience real life
research practices. Field activities
will include hiking and snorkeling. And
there will also be time for fun stuff.
Each camper will
receive a camp t-shirt.
The
coastal ecology oriented camps are offered at no charge to U.S. Virgin Islands
residents, 7-16 years of age, and are scheduled as follows:
Eco-Camps Dates: four three-day,
two-night eco-camps for 7 to 12 year olds
Camp
1: July 13, 14, 15
Camp
2: July 16, 17, 18
Camp
3: July 20, 21, 22
Camp
4: July 23, 24, 25
Science Camp: July 27 to 31 Date Change to August 3 to 7: one five-day,
four-night science camp for 13 to 16 year olds
Select here for camp forms:
There will be hiking, swimming, snorkeling,
and fun environmental learning activities. Trained counselors and educators
strongly emphasize the preservation of the natural and cultural resources that
are found in the
A $30 registration fee is refundable upon
completion of the camp or we encourage you to donate the deposit to Friends of
VIERS to help us present educational opportunities in the future. The registration form, proof of residency,
and deposit (please do not send cash) must be received prior to acceptance into
the program. Submitting required forms
and payment does not guarantee acceptance to the camps. Parents will be notified as soon as possible.
PROOF OF
Each camper must provide a copy of some
type of proof that they are a current resident of the Virgin Islands (such as
report card or school ID, birth certificates and electric bills do not provide
proof of current residency for the potential camper). If the camper cannot provide proof of current
VI residency or is not a current Virgin Islands resident the cost of each
eco-camp is $250 and $500 for the science camp.
For
Hilary Maynard
VIERS Environmental Education Coordinator
VIERS Tel:
340-776-6721
E-mail: educator@viers.org
VIERS
Regards,