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Campership At Camp Arroyo

The objective of the Campership Program at Camp Arroyo is to expand access to environmental education and to specifically address the achievement gap in science/environmental education for disadvantaged, low-income kids in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties. Thanks to your consistent support, each year, over 1,000 students take advantage of this innovative and award winning program.

The heart of the educational program at Camp Arroyo is small learning groups, called Adventure Groups. Consisting of approximately 12 students, one teacher and 1-2 adult chaperones, each Adventure Group stays together for their entire time at camp. In this setting, the students learn through hands-on activities in the following areas:

• Eco-Awareness: To learn about natural resources and how they can integrate conservation into their daily lives.
• Organic Gardening: To connect to where food comes from and to become aware of food waste.
• Wild Places: To understand how the plants and animals fit into this environment.
• Cresta Blanca Hike: To complete a three-mile hike to the top of the hills overlooking Lake Del Valle, a personal, often life-changing accomplishment!
• Freshwater Ecology: To realize the importance of water conservation.
• Voices of the Past: To gain insights into and from the native Ohlone people’s culture that emphasized conservation for future generations.
• Team and Character Building: To share in a variety team-building games, recreational exercises and reflection times, designed to foster the values of honesty, responsibility, caring, and respect.

By the end of a successful camp at least:

• 75% of participants demonstrate increase in knowledge of ecological principles;
• 75% of participants demonstrate increase in knowledge of ways they can help protect the environment;
• 60% of participants demonstrate increase in knowledge of scientific practices;
• 70% of participants demonstrate increase in concern for the environment;
• 70% of participants demonstrate increase in sense of personal responsibility for environmental stewardship;
• 70% of participants demonstrate increase in intention to act in ways that protect the environment.

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