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Jacksonville Children’s Exploration Camp
Located on the 23 acre campus of The Foundation Academy.The location of the campus is 3675 San Pablo Road South.
904-493-3545
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Camper Guide
Registration 2011
June 20 – July 29
6 Week Exploration Camp for Ages 5 – 15
$70 per student / per week
$10 Registration fee per week
Arts
Field Trips
Outdoor Activities
Gardening
Project Based Learning
Literacy / Math
Experiments
Hands-On Activities
Community Service
Career Education (older students, where applicable)
Games (freestyle)
Fun children’s sand lot games such as; Jump rope, hopscotch, hide and seek, tag, circle games with balls, hula-hoop and the like. This teaches them to do things that they can enjoy at home and with their neighborhood friends at minimal cost and space. These also require self direction, leadership and group cooperation. These activities develop gross motor coordination as well.
Games (organized)
More organized games will be played to enhance sportsmanship and skill in softball, soccer, flag football and volleyball with counselor coaching and instruction.
Literacy (math and science)
Gardening: Campers will plant and harvest in the camps organic gardens
Scientific method will be used to evaluate and calculate yields of vegetation and quality of product.
Stories will be written and read that relate to how things grow when we take care of them. How to take care of the things we love. The importance of faith, knowledge, understanding and perseverance will be emphasized.
Measuring the water needs, sunlight exposure, time and growth of plants will develop mathematical thinking.
Campers will compare and analyze to make predictions and understand how patterns are interconnected deeply in science, math, writing and reading.
Visual and Performing Arts
Specific visual art projects and performance practice will be a regular part of the campers activities.
Results from the campers experiences during each week will be celebrated during Friday festivals. Parents will be encouraged to come and enjoy the presentations.
Nutrition
Campers will have free lunch available if they qualify or they will bring a lunch and snacks from home. Campers will cook and eat from the harvested foods from the campus gardens.
Spiritual
Through songs and Bible stories campers will make connections to Gods creation and their self worth
The following summarizes the activities
Visual and performing Arts, Field Trips, Outdoor Activities, Gardening, Project Based Learning, Literacy / Math, Scientific inquiry, Community Service, Career Education (for older students, where applicable)
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Arts
Field Trips
Outdoor Activities
Gardening
Project Based Learning
Literacy / Math
Experiments
Hands-On Activities
Community Service
Career Education (older students, where applicable)
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