THE MARINE SCIENCE PROGRAM IS THE HEART OF SEACAMP. YOUNG SCIENTISTS PARTICIPATE IN A VARIETY OF COURSES UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF ACADEMICALLY TRAINED MARINE SCIENCE INSTRUCTORS, BIOLOGISTS, GEOLOGISTS AND OCEANOGRAPHERS. CAMPERS WORK AT THEIR OWN LEVEL OF INTEREST WHILING LEARNINGI BASIC ECOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES THAT ARE PERITMENT TO BOTH THE STUDY OF MARINE SCIENCE AND TO THE FUTURE OF OUR NATURAL RESOURCES. DESIGNED TO APPEAL TO ALL CAMPERS WE OFFER 18 DAY, 7 DAY AND DAYCAMP OPPORTUNITIES. DURING THE SCHOOL CALENDAR YEAR WE NEW HARBOR MARINE INSTITUTE, OFFERS CUSTOM MARINE SCIENCE PROGRAMMING TO GROUPS, SCHOOLS, AND ORGANIZATIONS.
COURSES MAY INCLUDE GENERAL MARINE SCIENCES, MARINE COMMUNITIES, ANIMAL BEHAVIOR, MARINE INVERTEBRATES, MARINE BOTANY, MARINE VERTEBRATES, MARINE GEOLOGY AND MARINE AQUARIA. BOAT TRIPS TAKE PLACE ON 10 X 25 TRIMARAN-TYPE HULLS COAST GUARD APPROVED AND SAFETY EQUIPPED. DURING BOAT TRIPS CAMPERS MAY INVESTIGATE VARIOUS MARINE ENVIRONMENTS AND SPECIES.
SEACAMP OFFERS SEVERAL COURSES IN SCUBA DIVING TO QUALIFIED PARTICIPANTS (18 DAY AND 7 DAY RESIDENTIAL PARTICIPANTS ONLY WITH RESTRICTIONS.) SCUBA COURSES ARE DESIGNED TO GIVE THE CAMPER THE APPROPRIATE SKILLS FOR SAFELY USING SCUBA AS AN UNDERWATER RESEARCH TOOL. A HEALTH CERTIFICATE AND APPROVAL BY SCUBA DIRECTOR WILL BE REQUIRED.
IN ADDITION TO THE FUN FOUND UNDER THH WATER, SEACAMPS SUMMER AQUATICS CLASSES PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT WHAT GOES ON AT THE WATERS SURFACE. SAILING AND WINDSURFING CLASSES FAMILIARIZE CAMPERS WITH THE WINDS, TIDES AND CURRENTS. KAYAKING CLASSES EXPLORE THE NATURAL RESOURCES OF THE COUPON BIGHT AQUATIC PRESERVE.
FOUNDED IN 1966, AND CELEBRATING ITS 50TH YEAR IN OPERATION, SEACAMP, WAS THE FIRST PROGRAM DEDICATED TO THE EDUCATION OF YOUTH IN MARINE SCIENCES AND IS THE RESULT OF A COOPERATIVE EFFORT OF PARENTS, SCIENTISTS, BUSINESSMEN AND CAMP LEADERS. CONSERVATION PRACTICES AND A RESPECT FOR THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT ARE AT THE CORE OF THE SEACAMP PHILOSOPHY ; "FOR ALL THE SEA HAS TO TEACH US AND ALL THE FUN IN LEARNING IT" SEACAMP IS PROUDLY ACCREDITED BYTHE AMERICAN CAMP ASSOCIATION.
Director: Grace Upshaw
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