Your Outdoor Classroom at Camp Bethel: Environmental Ed programs for grades 1-7!

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Your Outdoor Classroom at Camp Bethel

Experiential, outdoor learning specially designed for each grade level’s S.O.L. objectives.

ALL grade levels available! Day sessions offered Monday-Friday, Fall and Spring. Overnight trips available too!

Download our 2011 flier HERE!

Also available: Your Outdoor Classroom AT YOUR SCHOOL!

Program Cost:

$10.00 per student; $2.00 per chaperone; Teachers free!

Facility:

Camp Bethel is located in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains, just 10 minutes from exit 156 off I-81 (or 13 miles north of Hollins University off Rt. 11).

Our 470 acres of forests, trails, ponds, streams and meadows are perfect settings to reinforce and supplement your class lessons. Accessible indoor facilities mean field trips can occur regardless of weather conditions.

Leadership:

Your Outdoor Classroom is coordinated and led by Botetourt County resident, Beth Wiegandt. Beth has Bachelor and Masters degrees in Environmental Education from the University of Virginia and has taught many years in Virginia Public Schools. She has developed outdoor programs for schools and camps and is a facilitator for other outdoor learning series.

We ask all groups to have at least 1 chaperone or teacher for every 7 students.

Lunch Options:

Pack a bag lunch. Camp Bethel offers a dining shelter and bathrooms.

How to Register:

Call now to reserve your date for your class or grade level field trip on any weekday Sept 10–Nov 30 & March 31–June 6. (Overnight trips available; call for pricing and details.)

For more information on

Your Outdoor Classroom opportunities,

contact Beth Wiegandt at sbwiegandt@rbnet.com or (540) 556-2594.

For other opportunities at Camp Bethel, please contact us at:

Camp Bethel, 328 Bethel Road, Fincastle, VA 24090

Phone: (540) 992–2940

Email: campbetheloffice@gmail.com

Possible choices for your day (grades K-8):

Watershed Studies, Pollution, Conservation, Map Skills, Ecology, Team Building, Classification, Aquatic/=Terrestrial Studies, Rock Cycle, Lifetime Sports, Physical/Chemcial Changes, Habitats, Food/Energy Chains, Human Impact on Resources, Life Cycles, Communication Skills, Character Education, and other SOL-correlated plans available!

Sample plans for grades K-7 are available upon inquiry!