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Summer Outdoor Leadership Academy
Port Jervis
Middle School/ YMCA |
Port
Jervis Middle School teamed up for the second year with the
YMCA Greenkill Outdoor Education Center and the Orange County
Youth Bureau to provide students with a fun and engaging summer
learning opportunity. The Summer Outdoor Leadership Academy was offered at no cost July 5-28 to Port Jervis students entering grades
7-9.
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Recordonline's story on the summer program. Please Note: It
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The Leadership Academy is a
four-week enrichment program that actively engages students in
adventure-based experiences, team building exercises, and
learning activities designed to enhance leadership skills.
Hands-on activities may include:
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Outdoor Education
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Survival
Strategies
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Project
Adventure/Challenge Courses
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Cooperative
Games/Team Building
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Seven Habits of
Highly Effective Teens
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Canoeing/Kayaking
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Delaware River
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Hiking
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Orienteering/GPS
“We were very excited to be able to offer the Port Jervis Outdoor
Leadership Academy at no charge again this summer thanks to the
Orange County Youth Bureau," said Middle School Assistant Principal Brett Cancredi, noting that enrollment
was expanded this year to
include incoming seventh graders. He said,
"This provided those students with an amazing transitional
opportunity in preparation for their entrance into the middle
school in September."
New community partnerships also allowed the Academy to
enhance its activities.
In addition to the YMCA, the National Park Service and Heart of
the Hudson Girl Scouts were involved the Academy this summer.
"Their involvement had a huge impact on our outdoor
learning experiences and the scope of what we were be able to
offer our students," said Cancredi.
Students who are interested in the program are encouraged to
register early since space is limited to the first 50
applicants.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: June
30
Space is limited to the first 50 Port Jervis
students, entering grades 7-9,
who register. Completed
registration forms
must be returned to the Port Jervis Middle School Main Office by
June 30.
Summer 2010 Outdoor Leadership Academy
In the news
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Click here to read more about
last year's program in the Gazette
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