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Summer Programs 2008

Our Outdoor Education Centers at Caumsett State Historic Park and Brookville provide access to outstanding outdoor habitats and facilities.  Buses from central locations bring participants to one of our centers by 9 a.m. and they leave the site at 3 p.m.  Our programs are guided by experienced Nassau BOCES naturalists who are specially trained to work with young people of every ability level. Please call for more information and to see if your district participates in this program: (516) 396-2264.

NEW! For parents and students who attended Outdoor Environmental Adventures and Summer Marine Biology: Visit our password protected site for great pictures. (In the blue column on the left, click on "Summer Pictures" under the Programs heading and use the password provided to you. Enjoy the memories!

Summer Submersions: Designing and Building  Underwater ROVs (Remotely operated vehicles)

Dates:      Monday, June 30 - July 3, 2008 (4 days)
Time:       9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Location: Nassau BOCES Brookville Environmental Center,
                 beaches and pools
For:          Students entering grades 5-7 and 8-12
Cost:        $330 (Note: no transportation for this program) - 
                 Brookville is centrally located: click here for directions.

After an introduction to buoyancy, electric currents, wiring, and propulsion, students will work in small teams to design and build an underwater ROV to accomplish certain tasks underwater. The culminating experience will be a competition among the teams to see who can accomplish the tasks in the shortest amount of time. The program will also include information on the history of ROV's, how they are used today and career opportunities in the submersible technology field. Middle school students will work with partially assembled kits while the high school students will build and design from scratch! Download the PDF flyer!

Summer 2008 details for our traditional programs are below. 
Both sessions will be 3 weeks long and run 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. See below for descriptions and grade levels.
Download the flyer describing both programs, here!

What will your summer look like? Click here for a Power Point to see pictures of some of the activities from previous years.

SUMMER MARINE BIOLOGY 2008
Dates:     Monday, July 7 – Friday, July 25, 2008
Time:       9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Location: Caumsett and local beaches/aquarium
For:          Students entering grades 8-12
Cost:        $1220.00 ( includes transportation )
As a sea-going biologist, you’ll learn    about many kinds of marine life
 and their physical, chemical,
 and biological environments at our
 1600 acre Caumsett State Historic
 Park, and other north and south
 shore beaches, boats and local marine field trips.
 

  • Use sampling devices such as an otter trawl and seine nets to collect fish, crabs, sea stars and shrimp. 

  • Conduct plankton studies

  • Learn to measure water salinity, turbidity and dissolved oxygen. 

  • Boat trips! Go canoeing! Learn to snorkel! Go fishing!

  • Participate in a cooperative research project on a topic of your group's choice and present your final results research at our program’s luncheon for families on the final day. 

This program changes year to year because conditions in the complex marine environment provides unique opportunities from one summer to the next.  Students are welcome to repeat this annual event year after year.

OUTDOOR & ENVIRONMENTAL ADVENTURES
2008
Dates:      Monday, July 7 – Friday, July 25, 2008
Time:       9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Location: Brookville, Caumsett and beaches & parks
For:          Students entering grades 4-8
Cost:        $1220.00 ( includes transportation )

This three-week program will have it all! Bring your high energy for an adventure packed program!

  • Get up close to the plants and animals that live in along our shores and in freshwater ponds. 

  • Boat trips! Go canoeing! Go fishing! 

  • Hike through fields and forests,
    build a survival shelter and solar still!!

  • Prepare for the low and high elements of our project adventure course with group-challenging games.

  • Find your way using maps and compasses, and the latest in hand-held Global Positioning System technology! 

  • ...and more!

General Information for all Summer Programs:

  • Daily sessions are 9 a.m.- 3 p.m., unless otherwise arranged.
  • Students bring their own lunches unless otherwise directed.
  • Programs are held rain or shine, but may be modified due to weather conditions. Rain gear should be packed daily.
  • Parents will receive written notification regarding centralized transportation routes and bus schedules a few days before the start of the program. "Transportation Provided" means that your child will be picked up and dropped off at a school building or location within your district or a neighboring district.
  • All forms and applications are available for participating districts - call for your district's status and contact person.

 

Contact

Outdoor & Environmental Education Program
enviroed@mail.nasboces.org
Phone: (516) 396-2264
Fax: (516) 333-6432

  
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The program code (CoSer) for all Outdoor Ed programs is 401.

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