Green summer camps: kinda redundant?
Ah, summer camp. Mosquito bites, unidentifiable mess hall grub, painful sunburns, and constant and unending reminders of how unathletic you truly are.Wait - maybe that was just my experience. But there is one good thing you can say for summer camps: they're inherently green. Right? Isn't camp all about living off the grid, building your own campfire, and discovering recreational activities that don't involve plugging in a cord or turning on a light?
Apparently, a bunch of camps thought they could go greener: hence the emergence of several eco camps (again: sounds a bit redundant). New York State's Department of Environmental Conservation provides regular camp activities like canoeing and hiking, as well as lessons on the human impact on forests, fields, and waterways.
And on the West Coast, San Francisco's Aquatic Science Adventure Camp lets kids explore aquatic ecosystems as they learn how what we pour down the drain directly affects plants and animals.
These camps - and others like them - sound really cool, and a great way to show kids that learning about the environment doesn't have to be incredibly boring. But when in doubt, just ship the kids off to a "regular" summer camp - they'll get plenty of exposure to the great outdoors, and maybe learn a few things about the environment in spite of themselves.
These camps - and others like them - sound really cool, and a great way to show kids that learning about the environment doesn't have to be incredibly boring. But when in doubt, just ship the kids off to a "regular" summer camp - they'll get plenty of exposure to the great outdoors, and maybe learn a few things about the environment in spite of themselves.
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