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
In a world full of GPS's, computers, satellites, and electronic tracking equipment, do we really need to know how to read a map and use a compass? The answer is YES!!!
Electronic equipment can break or fail, and what happens if you run out of batteries?!
In this class, students will learn to navigate with a map and compass. Students will begin by learning all about maps, examining everything from different uses and types of maps, to learning the standard parts of maps, to measuring distances on maps.
Halfway through the class, students will switch gears and learn the parts of a compass as well as how to use it for navigation. They will test their skills by following a pre-set orienteering course, taking bearings and measuring distances along the way. (There's even a riddle to solve...) Students will come away with competent map reading skills and be able to tell the parts of a compass and how it is used to find the way.