Outdoor Education
Classes and Activities
Classes
All our classes are interactive and include games or keys for the students to use.
- Amazing Animals
- This class delves into the differences between mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish. They discover the differences in body structure, behavior and coloration.
- Archeology
- This class will teach the students about “dig” techniques, what to infer from the information found (whether it is a bone or pottery fragment), and how archeologist record
information. We take them to our own dig site to find items buried and record the information for later use.
- Archery
- We take the students to our tiered archery range where they can choose to volley arrows at a close, mid, or long-range target. Camp provides instruction and Range
supervision to make sure this is a safe and fun activity for all.
- Birds of a Feather
- Students will learn about: “what makes a bird a bird”. We go through and look at different types of bodies and habitats to discern the differences in the categories.
- Canoeing
- We take the students out onto Lake Noah and teach them the basics: how to paddle a canoe, how to turn, how to safely be in and around water and play games that keep the
students interested. This class can be scheduled as one or two hours long.
- Communication Station
- We all know communication is one of the key ingredients to whether or not people succeed in life. This class has students using props to solve puzzles, put pictures in
order and even play a version of the telephone game to learn how to communicate in different ways.
- Creepy Crawlies
- Just as the name suggest, students will be learning about insects and spiders. We go over what characteristics to look for to identify each, and then end the class with our
own bug hunt!
- Discovery
- We take the students on a nature hike where they “discover” how their senses work or can be misled by nature. We play a game about camouflage, walk an “Unnatural Trail,”
and even touch and smell items from nature.
- Ecosystems
- We delve into the components of an ecosystem and how the animals interact with each other to make a successful ecosystem. We look at animal bones to learn about herbivores
and carnivores, walk through the grounds to look under rocks, and even wade into a stream to find examples of habitats.
- Fishing
- We use our own private lake to teach the kids about fish and how to catch them. Your students may bring their own poles, or Camp can provide bamboo poles for their use.
Also, bait can be provided or you may bring your own.
- Nature Art
- The students learn to make projects from the natural world, and take them home! We have a variety of projects that the students can choose from.
- Orienteering
- We show the students how to use a compass and find their way around a course. If time permits, the students can develop their own course for another class to use!
- Outdoor Cooking
- We show the students how to make their own food and how to safely cook with an open flame. We also delve into how to make a fire and what is best for cooking on a fire. The
students will have a chance to eat what they make at the end of class!
- Pollution Solution
- We have the students look at the ways humans impact the environment, in both positive and negative ways. Students participate in an interactive discussion and games during
their class hour.
- Pond Life
- Students get a chance to look for microscopic and macroscopic organisms in Lake Noah. We use nets, microscopes and a water assessment guides to show how the pond ecosystem
works and what it contains.
- Water Rocketry
- New for 2006, this class will delve into the basics of rocketry starting with Sir Isaac Newton’s Laws of Motion, and being capped off with the launching of a 2-liter pop
bottle. Students will get to make their own rockets out of film canisters and Alka Seltzer and launch them as well.
- Survival
- Not the TV show. We teach the students the basics of what they need to survive if they find themselves lost in the woods. We cover the five things animals need to live, and
how to find or make what they need.
- Tree-mendous
- We use a dichotomous key to identify different types of trees we have here at Camp Y-Noah. A hike around the grounds keeps the students moving and interested.
Activities
If your experience includes an overnight component, then we can help make that Evening memorable. The following is a list of the evening activities we can offer to your school.
- Campfire
- The staff put on an hour of interactive entertainment for your school! From sing along songs to skits, we go all out to make sure the students enjoy us acting silly. (more for 8th grade or younger)
- Dutch Auction
- We split the students up into groups and have them compete against each other and the teachers. We come up with something that the group has to perform either with one
member of the group or as a team. Then a group of judges rates each team for points.
- Night Hike
- This staff led activity has the students walking around and exploring life in the dark. We discuss the stars, nocturnal animals, visual sensory of the human eye and even
play games!
- Skit Night
- We turn the stage over to the student’s creativity! The Y-Noah staff leads this, but now it is the student’s turn to show us how to act silly. We even teach different ways
to applaud.
- Square Dancing
- The students will learn the Virginia Reel. Held in our historic Kastner Lodge, this activity teaches an American Tradition to all.
For more information, please contact us—we're looking forward to having your class or school here!
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Camp Y-Noah
815 Mount Pleasant Rd., Clinton, OH 44216
Phone: 330-896-1964 or 877-GOT-CAMP · Fax: 330-896-2956 ·
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