Shady Creek Outdoor School Program
Alder Creek Middle School 6th Grade Overnight Field Trip Shady Creek Outdoor School is a residential environment science camp designed for 6th grade students. Our goal is to teach the whole child including: developing a feeling of personal responsibility to help preserve, conserve and enhance our environment; developing heightening observation skills to appreciate the beauty and diversity of the natural world; and developing a feeling of self-confidence and self-acceptance while also instilling the ability to cooperate with and appreciate the diversity of others. Dates: November 1-4, 2016 (Tuesday -- Friday) Donation: $240 per student Location: Shady Creek Outdoor School, 18601 Pathfinder Way, Nevada City CA Website: www.shadycreek.org Timeline Calendar for paperwork and fees: Permission slips, Consent to Treat, and Medication (special diet) forms will be passed out at Cougar Days and/or in class 9/30/16: Forms due!!! Donation Schedule * Donation #1: Cougar Days @ $48 Donation #2: 9/4/16 @ $48 Donation #3: 9/18/16 @ $48 Donation #4: 10/2/16 @ $48 Donation #5: 10/16/16 @ $48 |
Programa escolar al aire libre de Shady Creek
Escuela Secundaria de Alder Creek – Excursión incluyendo estadías nocturnas para el 6to grado La escuela al aire libre de Shady Creek es un campamento de ciencias en un entorno residencial diseñado para los estudiantes de 6 º grado. Nuestro objetivo es enseñar al niño en su totalidad, incluyendo: el desarrollo del sentimiento de responsabilidad personal para ayudar a preservar, conservar y mejorar el medio ambiente; desarrollo de las habilidades de observación para apreciar la belleza y diversidad del mundo natural; y el desarrollo de un sentimiento de confianza en sí mismo y auto-aceptación y al mismo tiempo inculcar la capacidad de cooperar y apreciar la diversidad de los demás. Fechas: 1 al 4 de noviembre, 2016 (martes a viernes) Donación: $240 por estudiante (costo ya disminuido) Lugar: Escuela al Aire Libre Shady Creek, 18601 Pathfinder Way, Nevada City CA Sitio web: www.shadycreek.org Cronograma para el papeleo y cuotas de donación: Se entregarán las formas de permiso, consentimiento para atención médica, y medicamentos (dieta especial) en los Días Cougar y en la carpeta de los viernes 9/30/16: Entrega de los formularios!!!! Forma de Donación * Donación # 1: Días Cougar @ $ 48 Donación # 2: 09/11/16 @ $ 48 Donación # 3: 9/18/16 @ $ 48 Donación # 4: 10/2/16 @ $ 48 Donación # 5: 10/16/16 @ $ 48 |
Bald Eagle: Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Name: Shasta
Injury: Shasta joined the Outdoor School family in 1997. A poacher shot Shasta, and he lost part of his left wing. As a result Shasta will never be able to fly and so he cannot be returned to the wild. Instead, Shasta became an educator who meets over 4,000 students each year. He helps teach about bird adaptations, and caring for birds.
Special Adaptations:
* Large hooked beak for tearing food
* Extremely strong grasping talons (feet) for killing prey
* Binocular vision to help hunt for food
Diet:
Shasta enjoys a diet of rats, quail, chicks, and fish. The Shady Creek Outdoor Education Foundation and out friends at the Briar Path Co-Op in Nevada City generously provide Shasta’s food.
What can you do to help?
Bald Eagles are an endangered species in much of the United States. A chemical used in farming called DDT was a major factor in the decreased number of bald eagles. It is now illegal to use DDT in the United States because of people who cared enough about the bad effects of DDT to ban it. Bald Eagles are now increasing. They are being taken off the endangered species list in many states. We all can help by caring and learning more about Bald Eagles.
Red-tailed Hawk: Buteo Jamaicensis
Name: Roja
Biography: Roja joined the Outdoor School family in 2008. Roja was found next to a highway and we believe that she was hit by a car. Roja was taken to the UC Davis Raptor Center where it was discovered that she had sustained an injury to her left wing. Although every attempt was made to rehabilitate Roja, her injury was too great, and she would not survive if she was released back into the wild. Instead, Roja became an educator at Shady Creek where she meets over 4,000 students each year. She helps teach about bird adaptations, and caring for birds.
Special Adaptations:
* Sharp hooked beak for tearing food
* Extremely strong grasping talons (feet) for killing prey
* Excellent binocular vision to help hunt for food
Diet: Roja enjoys a diet of mice, quail, and Chicks. The Shady Creek Outdoor Education Foundation generously provides Roja’s food.
What can you do to help?
We all can help by caring and learning more about Red-Tailed Hawks and then sharing that knowledge and caring with others.