Thank
you for your interest in VIERS’
Summer Camps for 2010.
This is the 11th 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 three types of camps:
Eco-Camps: for Virgin Islands students ages 7 to 12
year old
Science Camp: for Virgin Islands students ages 13 to 16
year old
Ranger-In-Training: for Virgin Islands students ages 13 to 16
year old
(select here for more information on this camp)
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 its 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, swimming and snorkeling.
And there will
also be time for fun stuff.
Each camper will receive
a camp t-shirt and a reusable water bottle.
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 12, 13, 14
Camp
2: July 15, 16, 17
Camp
3: July 19, 20, 21
Camp
4: July 22, 23, 24
Science Camp: July 26 to 30: one
five-day, four-night science camp for 13 to 16 year olds
Ranger-In-Training: July 6 to 9: for Virgin Islands students ages 13
to 16 year olds
(select here for more information on this camp)
Select here for camp forms:
2010 1 Letter to Parents.doc or pdf file
2010 2 Camp Schedule.doc or pdf file
2010 3 What To Bring.doc or pdf file
2010 4 Registration Form.doc or pdf file
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 $280 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,