YMCA Camp SeymourOutdoor and Environmental

Education Program

www.campseymour.org

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.

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

YMCA Camp Seymour -1905

E S T U A R Y!

Glen Cove

Camp has 150 Acres of second and old growth forests.

The Living Machine

Are you excited yet?

You carry your own luggage from the parking lot to your cabin. Protect your luggage and yourself from the rain; we’ll be outside all day.

Cabins

The Triangle

Learning Groups

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.

Powell Marine Science Center

Marine Science Class

Marine Invertebrates

High Tide

Low Tide

Marine Science II

Belly Biology

Boating Class

OR IENTEERING

How

To

Use

A

Compass

Co-op

Living Machine Class!

Forest Classes:1. Forest

Ecology

2. Tree-ific

3. Discovery Hike

4. The Underworld

5. Sasquatch

Ornithology: Birds Class

My favorite class is reptiles!

Climbing Wall

WILDLIFEECOLOGY

Wildlife Ecology

Squid Dissection Class!

Not, “Ew, gross!”

but…“Hmm, how interesting!”

Recreation Time:

Arts and CraftsBoulderingTouch TanksReptilesArcheryBoatingBall CourtsSwimming Pool

Bouldering at the Climbing Wall

The Touch Tanks at Rec Time

Spend more time with the marine animals and the …

ReptileRoom

Archery

Ball Courts

SAFETY

FIRST

The Dining Hall

Evening Activities

Adults: I know what question you’re all thinking. The

answer is yes!

Every day from 7 am to 10 pm!

YMCA CAMP SEYMOUR

Camp Seymour: Wonders for a lifetime“Thanks again for the great campexperience. The students, teachers, andparents really loved it!!! You have itdown to a "science"! It was the bestcamp I've ever been to in 33 years ofteaching!

-Janis Smith, 6th grade teacher

from Villa Academy

“We enjoy the organization of CampSeymour. Camp is very important for ourcommunity building. Also, we loveproviding the opportunity for outdooreducation; they learn so much andexperience many things not attainable inthe classroom.”

-Ruth Bookwalter, 6th grade teacher fromPine Tree Elementary

We are very excited to have your school at Camp Seymour!