Agenda- Friday, July 29, 2011

Hey everyone,

We have had such a wonderful week with such a special group of campers, and we will all be sad to say goodbye tomorrow afternoon; but don't worry, we still have one more day of fun together before that. Here's a look at the plan for tomorrow:

Indian Point Young Naturalist Club Camp 2: July 25^th- 29^th, 2011

Friday, July 29th, 2011			Sunny R
Time	Activity Name		Activity Description
9:00am-9:30am	Arrival and Sea Smoothie Making		Campers arrive and wash their hands, choose their sea-smoothie for the day with Arielle and Mikaela, put their lunches away, and head inside to check on the critters.  Camera goes to Evan.
9:30am-9:45am	Scott’s presentation		Slide show at the cottage.
9:45am-10:30am	Japanese Fish Art/ Big Dock Walk		Campers walk down to B.I.O. with their backpacks.  Half of the campers create unique prints with Arielle and Mandai while the other half go on the Big Dock Walk with Scott and Mikaela, then the groups switch.
10:30am-11:00am	Snack		Campers eat at B.I.O.
11:00am-12:00am	Beachcombing and Ocean Frames (Part 2)		Those who have enough treasures already can start gluing them on their frames.  The rest can search for more beach treasures, and when they have enough, they can return to B.I.O.
12:00pm-12:30pm	Lunch		Campers return to the cottage for lunch. Camera goes to Anya and Jesse (sharing J).
12:30pm-1:00pm	Bug Bistro		Campers dine on delicious mealworms, fried and seasoned to perfection.
1:00pm-1:30pm	Painting clay animals		Campers return to B.I.O. and add colour to their clay creations from earlier in the week.
1:30pm-2:30pm	Beach time		Campers have free time to swim and explore on Hermit Crab Beach.
2:30pm-3:00pm	Return to Cottage and Pick Up		Campers not registered in the After Camp Program are picked up with their T-shirts, clay creations, framed artwork, and IPYNC 2011 folders. Camera goes to Skyra and Addi (sharing J).
3:00pm-5:00pm	After Camp Program		Campers registered in the After Camp Program return to BIO for various activities.

Peace, Love, and Jellyfish,
The IPYNC Staff

Agenda- Thursday, July 28, 2011

Hey there everyone,

Today was another wonderful that was made extra special by our shark experts, and tomorrow is going to be super fun too!  Here's a look at the agenda:

Indian Point Young Naturalist Club Camp 2: July 25^th- 29^th, 2011

Thursday, July 28th, 2011			Sunny R
Time	Activity Name		Activity Description
9:00am-9:30am	Arrival and Sea Smoothie Making		Campers arrive and choose their sea-smoothie for the day with Arielle and Mikaela, put their lunches away, and head inside to check on the critters.
9:30am-10:00am	Ocean Frames (Step 1)/ Big Dock Walk		Half of Campers paint the ocean frames with the help of Arielle and Mandai while the other group walks to the Big Dock with Scott and Mikaela, then they switch.
10:00am-10:15am	Snack		Campers eat while Arielle and Mandai set up Japanese Fish Art
10:15am-11:00am	T-shirt Decoration/ Beachcombing at B.I.O.		One group does Japanese Fish Art with Arielle and Mandai, the other group has free time on the beach with Scott and Mikaela, then they switch.
11:00am-11:15pm	Checking traps		Campers walk down to see what interesting creatures they have caught.
11:30pm-12:00pm	Lunch and Andrew’s Powerpoint		Campers eat while CPAWS photographer Andrew explains some basic photography techniques.
12:00pm-2:30pm	Nature Walk		A walk to a scenic new location.
3:00pm-3:15pm	Return to Cottage and Pick Up		Campers not registered in the After Camp Program are picked up with their T-shirts.
3:15pm-5:00pm	After Camp Program		Campers registered in the After Camp Program return to BIO for various activities.

See you tomorrow, campers!

Peace, Love, and Jellyfish,
IPYNC Staff

Agenda- Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Hi everyone,

Despite the rain, we had a wonderful day today and didn't let the weather get us down!  Tomorrow is another exciting day as we will be going on the Boat Cruise (rain or shine!).  Here's the agenda:

Indian Point Young Naturalist Club Camp 2: July 25^th- 29^th, 2011

Wednesday, July 27th, 2011			Rainy S
Time	Activity Name		Activity Description
9:00am-9:30am	Arrival and Sea Smoothie Making		Campers arrive and choose their sea-smoothie for the day with Arielle and Mikaela, put their lunches away, and head inside to check on the critters.  Camera goes to Lily again (who didn’t get to take pictures yesterday).
9:30am-10:00am	Presentation from Shark experts		Our shark experts talk to the campers, and the campers ask their really good questions that they thought of yesterday.
10:00am-12:00pm	Four Winds Boat Cruise!		Cruise with Shark Experts Brendal and Jarrett – lectures take place in 2 groups and the group that’s waiting plays word games like telephone on the lower deck.  Bring snacks on cruise.
12:00pm- 12:45pm	Lunch		Campers eat and play human knot once they’re done.  Camera goes to Miriam.
12:45pm- 1:30	T-shirts/ Big Dock Walk and Farm Tour		Half the campers decorate T-shirts supervised by Arielle and Mandai while the other half use the microscope with Scott and Mikaela, then the groups switch.
1:30pm- 2:45pm	Nature journaling at B.I.O and Ocean Frames (Step 1)		Campers work on nature journals and then paint their Ocean Frames.
2:45pm- 3:00pm	Return to Cottage and Pick Up		Campers eat Sea Smoothie Pops. Campers not registered in the After Camp Program are picked up.  Camera goes to Emmy
3:00pm- 5:00pm	After Camp Program		Campers registered in the After Camp Program return to BIO for various activities.

Peace, Love, and Jellyfish,
IPYNC Staff

Agenda- Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Hello everyone,

Great first day of camp! Here's the plan for day two:

Indian Point Young Naturalist Club Camp 2: July 25^th- 29^th, 2011

Tuesday, July 26th, 2011
Time	Activity Name		Activity Description
9:00am-9:30am	Arrival and Sea Smoothie Making		Campers arrive, wash their hands, and choose their sea-smoothie for the day with Arielle and Mikaela, put their lunches away, and head inside to check on the critters.  Camera goes to Mitchell.
9:30am- 10:00am	Nature Journals		Campers change into swimsuits, grab their bags, and walk down to B.I.O.  Nature Journals are introduced, and campers create an entry about their first day of camp.
10:00am- 10:15am	Snack		Campers eat while staff set up underwater scopes.
10:15-10:30am	Underwater Scopes		All campers build their underwater scopes assisted by all staff.
11:00am – 11:45am	Clay Animals/ Big Dock Walk and Farm Tour		Half of campers work on sculptures with Arielle and Mandai while the other half go on the Big Dock Walk and tour the farm with Scott and Mikaela.  Then, the groups switch.
11:45am-12:30pm	Lunch		Campers walk back up to the cottage and eat lunch while watching the Shark Experts’ Movie.  Camera goes to Lily.
12:30pm- 1:00pm	Stormy Seas		Campers play a game of Stormy Seas on the cottage lawn. (Anthills will be marked!)
1:00pm-1:30pm	Ocean Frames (Step 1)		Campers grab their bags and walk back down to the boathouse and paint their ocean frames.
1:30pm- 2:00pm	Beachcombing		Campers search on the beach for small treasures to put on their ocean frames.
2:00pm- 3:00pm	Microscope and Nature Journals		Campers examine their findings from their beachcombing under the microscope and/or sketch them in their nature journals.
2:30pm-3:00pm	Return to Cottage and Pick Up		Campers return to cottage and eat Sea-Smoothie Pops.  Campers not registered in the After Camp Program are picked up.  Lily gives camera to Sydney.
3:00pm- 5:00pm	After Camp Program		Campers registered in the After Camp Program return to BIO for various activities.

Peace, Love, and Jellyfish,
IPYNC Staff