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provide Audubon Adventures to homeschooling families in our chapter area,
and sponsor teens at environmental summer camp.
SAAS sends
teen to DEC Camp ColbyThanks to the generosity of our Chapter Supporters, we were able to sponsor a teen girl for a week at Camp Colby, DEC's environmental education camp outside Saranac Lak, NY. Campers participate in a discovery group, completing lessons in field, forest, and pond exploration, as well learning about group dynamics and the impact of humans on the environment. We anticipate a report from our camper and hope to send another teen in the summer of 2009.
Audubon
Adventures Program
The education of our youth about the wonders and appreciation
of the natural world has been one of our most important goals.
Since 1985 SAAS members have
sponsored the National Audubon Society's
Audubon Adventures
Program classes to enhance an
interdisciplinary Nature
Study
program for grades 4-6. Many area schools from Minerva to Hudson
Falls to South Glens Falls and in between have participated.
Materials
include a bi-monthly newspaper for the students and an informative
teacher resource Manual. We are open to sponsoring any classroom
in our chapter area; please contact any board member for more
information.
In the fall of 2007, we introduced
the program to a
new group of students in our chapter area - the
homeschooling families. When approached to determine possible
interest,
homeschooling parents were enthusiastic about particpating, and eagerly
received the materials. For the 2007-2008 school year we are
sponsoring a co-op
teaching
group with a dozen students, plus 6 individual families. If you
know of a family that homeschools and would like to know more about the
program, please refer them to any board member.
UPDATE!
Again for the 2008-2009 school year,
our chapter is providing Audubon Adventures to homeschooling families
and co-ops. One
co-op of 17 students and three private homes are participating. The feedback offered after last year's
particpation
was enthusiastic and families eagerly anticipate receiving the new
materials.
"I really enjoyed all
the hands-on activities and the easy to use, colorful manual and
posters. It serves as a great resource in addition to our other
science material. I would love to receive the materials again for
the 2008-2009 school year." - Homeschooling
mom in Diamond Point, NY
Camp
Inspiration Birding Workshop
In June of 2005, SAAS spent two mornings presenting a beginning
birding program at Camp Inspiration, a week-long summer camp for
wheelchair and ventilator dependent children held at the
Double H Hole in the Woods camp. More info here: Camp Inspiration