Crow's Neck has a simple two part education philosophy: Have Fun and Learn Something! We believe sharing knowledge in a setting that encourages exploration and discovery generates enthusiasm for learning. Experience shows this kind of enthusiasm stays with our students long after their visit. And we often find adult leaders are more excited than their kids as the visit rekindles a passion for learning!
Cooperation, group dynamics, environmental education, life skills, natural sciences, and outdoor recreation are brought together to form the heart of the Crow's Neck experience. The courses listed below serve as a starting point for developing a program schedule tailor-made for your group. Likewise, class lengths can be adjusted from one to three hours to meet your needs.
***All of our classes are aligned with state competencies and frameworks. References to the frameworks, along with course objectives, are available upon request. We are famous for customizing our classes to meet your needs, so please ask us how we can help! Simply, review the list below, complete and submit a Course Request Form. We will be happy to come to your school (especially, if you can help us with the cost of gas!) and meet with parents and administrators. Please give our Director of Programs a call to set it up. ***
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Day Programs
Night Programs
Crow's Neck's "Signature Activity" is a team building, confidence course. Here students gain an appreciation for the importance of teamwork, communication, and cooperation as they learn about group dynamics and leadership skills. Along the course, students are presented a series of mental and physical challenges to test their ability to work together while building group bonds. Students begin on the Co-Op Field with Initiative activities to establish cooperation and trust. Then, putting what they've learned to the test, they move on to the Elements, a series of tougher challenges including the legendary Spider Web, The Box, and Ship Wreck.
The Co-op course is designed to show the participants the importance of dependability, trust, taking chances, communication, leadership, compromise, listening, and keeping an open mind to the ideas of others. These activities emphasize "there is no "I" in team", "two [or ten!] minds are better than one", and more can be accomplished in a group than a person can do alone. They also introduce and reiterate the idea that asking for help from others is sometimes necessary and giving help to others always is. The Cooperation Course is a vehicle to "think outside the box", to look at the larger picture, to challenge the students to attempt different approaches and to go out on a limb, as a team.