YMCA Camp Seymour Outdoor and Environmental Education Program

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YMCA Camp Seymour Outdoor and Environmental
Education Program
www.campseymour.org
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Outdoor and Environmental Education Goals

• To foster an awareness of the natural world
• To increase knowledge of ecological concepts
• Understand relationships between them and the
  natural world
• To strengthen social relationships
• To support students in reaching the Washington
  State Essential Learning Standards.

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Goals Continued

• To promote growth and self confidence
• To increase understanding of the effect of
  choices that students make
• To increase students enjoyment of and comfort in
  the outdoors
• To foster the YMCA values of Responsibility,
  Caring, Respect, Service, Honesty and Forgiveness

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Schools with Environmental Education programs
consistently have higher test scores on state
standardized tests and have more support from
parents, community and administration.-Report
Card on the status of Environmental Education in
Washington State
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YMCA Camp Seymour -1905
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E S T U A R Y!
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Glen Cove
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Camp has 150 Acres of second and old growth
forests.
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The Living Machine
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Highland Park, Are you excited yet?
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You carry your own luggage from the parking lot
to your cabin. Protect your luggage and yourself
from the rain well be outside all day.
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Cabins
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The Triangle
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Learning Groups
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• The Camp Seymour Naturalists come from all over
  the U.S. with college degrees in science and
  education. They live and work at Camp for the
  entire school year.

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Powell Marine Science Center
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Marine Science Class
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Marine Invertebrates
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High Tide
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Low Tide
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Marine Science II
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Belly Biology
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Boating Class
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OR IENTEERING
How To Use A Compass
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Co-op
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Living Machine Class!
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Wild Worms
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Forest Classes

• Forest Ecology
• 2. Tree-ific
• 3. Discovery Hike
• 4. The Underworld
• 5. Sasquatch

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Nature Drawing Poetry
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Ornithology Birds Class
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My favorite class is reptiles!
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Squid Dissection Class!Not, Ewe Gross!
butHmm, how interesting!
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The most FAMOUS FISH in the world

• Yes, over 2,000 Salmon come through Camp each
  December

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Recreation Time Arts and Crafts Bouldering
Touch Tanks Reptiles Archery Boating Ball
Courts Relaxation
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Bouldering at the Climbing Wall
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The Touch Tanks at Rec Time

• Spend more time with the marine animals and the

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Reptiles!!!
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Ball Courts
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SAFETYFIRST
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The Dining Hall
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Evening Activities
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Adults I know what question youre all thinking.
The answer is yes!

• Every day from 7 am to 10 pm!

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Camp Seymour Wonders for a lifetime
Thanks again for the great camp experience. The
students, teachers, and parents really loved
it!!! You have it down to a "science"! It was
the best camp I've ever been to in 33 years of
teaching! -Janis Smith, 6th grade teacher from
Villa Academy  

• We enjoy the organization of Camp Seymour. Camp
  is very important for our community building.
  Also, we love providing the opportunity for
  outdoor education they learn so much and
  experience many things not attainable in the
  classroom.
• Ruth Bookwalter, 6th grade teacher from Pine Tree
  Elementary
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YMCA CAMP SEYMOUR
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YMCA Tacoma-Pierce County
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We are very excited to have Highland Park at Camp
Seymour January 7th 9th, 2009!