Overnight Camp - Discovery Camp - 5 Day
- Dauer: 100 Stunden
Designed for school groups, but open to all, the Canyon Field School Overnight Camps are perfect for any group with a desire to learn more about the secrets of the Grand Canyon. Each camp is curriculum based and developed using Arizona State Learning Standards and Next Generation Science Standards.
All group camps are priced based on a max of 18 youth campers and 6 chaperones. Larger groups should contact CFS to discuss their options. Additional chaperones may be permitted to participate, space dependent, for a small additional fee.
Programs:
Park After Dark
In this immersive camp, youth will become amateur astronomers and young geologists at a Dark Night Sky park. Through exploration, students learn how astronomy affects us everyday and how stars formed the canyon’s matter.
Nature Detectives
Campers will use inquiry and investigation to discover Grand Canyon’s wild spaces. This program allows campers to put on their thinking caps and uncover the mysteries of the Canyon.
Conservation Heroes
Through explorations of the Canyon’s rare species to water conservation concerns, campers will learn that their actions can make a difference!
Scientific Investigations
This camp takes an in-depth look at how research and discovery happens here at Grand Canyon. Students explore their own hypotheses and learn the various steps of scientific inquiry.
Careers in the Canyon
The secrets of the Grand Canyon are told by the people who live and work here. In this program students will discover the many types of careers the National Park has to offer.
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Camp site reservations and accommodations
· Food for the duration of the program
· Program planning and materials
· Program staffing
· Logo 1L water bottle for each student
· Special access to NPS private areas
· 1 longer (1.5 miles +) guided below the rim hike
A program journal