Not all classrooms have four walls
Sierra Verde 5th grade STEM Camp When: Wednesday, March 13th - Friday, March 15th Where: Tonto Creek Camp, located 17 miles east of Payson. Why: To provide students with an amazing outdoor STEM education opportunity.
What is the camp like? Are there tents or cabins? At Tonto Creek Camp, students will sleep in modern cabins, lodges, and dormitories. Each cabin will be assigned chaperons based on the number of students. We presently have a ratio of about 5 students to 1 chaperon. “Some dorms had living rooms, some had TVs(non-working), some had ladders, some had 3 bunks, and some had locker rooms. These cabins were certainly unique!” ~ Lauren
What else does the camp have? Large dining hall that contains a large fireplace and seating for ● up to 150 Two large, well maintained, recreation fields ideal for all kinds of ● activities and sports Multiple hiking trails ● Outdoor Classrooms ● Habitat Gardens ● 3- Fire pits ● Horseshoe pit ● Volleyball Court ● Basketball Court ●
Cabin Assignments Each student will be given the opportunity to give the names of three or four friends that they would like in their cabin. We will do our best to put students with their requested friends.
Cabin Groups vs. Field Study Groups Students will be placed into two groups. The first group is the cabin group. This is the group they will bunk with. Boys will bunk with boys and girls will bunk with girls. Each cabin will also have two or more chaperones. The field study group will be the group your child works with during our field lessons. These will be mixed groups of boys and girls. Chaperones, Educational Field Instructors (EFIs), and teachers will work with each field study group.
What are field lessons? Field lessons are the learning activities that the teachers have chosen. These have been carefully chosen and align with our science standards Amazing Race Adventure ● Low Ropes Challenge Course ● Archery ● STEAM Machine ● Astronomy daytime ● Astronomy night time w/telescopes ● *Activities subject to change.
A day at
7-7:30am – Students wake up, shower (3 mins.) and head out for breakfast in the dining hall. 8:00am – Breakfast time! 9-9:15am – After breakfast, you will walk back to your cabin to grab your belongings (backpacks, water bottles, etc.) that you will need for the day. 9:30am – Meet the EFIs (Educational Field Instructors) and begin rotating through OSCE field lessons. During field lessons, students along with teachers and chaperones engage in hand-on lessons on topics that the teachers have selected in advance. 12:00pm – Lunch! 1:00pm – Group field lessons continue
4:00pm – Large group recreation time on the lower field 5:00 pm – Back to the cabins for rest and getting ready for dinner 5:30pm – Dinner 6:30pm – Free Time and/or cabin activities 7:30pm – Astronomy & star gazing through ASU’s large telescopes or school led evening activities at the campfire, such as songs, and skits. 9:00pm Back to the cabins 10:00pm – Lights out!
What’s for dinner? Tonto Creek Camp will provide our meals. They serve hearty meals each day. From pancakes and sausage to eggs for breakfast, deli turkey sandwiches to chicken nuggets for lunch, and pizza & salad to chicken with broccoli & rice for dinner. If your child has food allergies or diet restrictions, don’t worry, they’ve got you covered. Whether your child is gluten-free, lactose-free, soy-free, peanut or tree nut free, vegan, or vegetarian, they will ensure that your child is fully nourished. “ Usually food from schools or camps aren’t the best, but it was amazing!” ~ Jaden
Medication Just like with any other field trip, you will fill out a form. On the day of the trip you will need to bring the medication to school its original container and marked with your child’s name. We will keep all medication in a sealed container and it will be administered by the teachers. Your child may NOT carry any type of medication with them, not even a cough drop. They may carry an inhaler or epipen if they have special permission.
What should my child pack ? A packing list will be provided for you when the trip gets closer. Don’t over pack! Remember, your Sorry! No pets child will have to carry their own allowed, but your child bag, pillow, and sleeping bag. :) can bring a stuffed animal.
Cell phones will NOT be allowed at camp. 1. Cell reception at the camp is not very good. 2. Wifi is not available to the students. This is an unplugged field trip. We do not want 3. phones or any other electronics or expensive items brought to camp. 4. We will provide updates and picture from camp on our private Facebook page as the cell reception allows. “I wasn’t sure if I’d survive without my cell phone and video games, but I was so busy that I did not have time to think about it.” ~ Luke
“Something I learned on the trip was that you can’t spend your whole day inside. You have to go outside and explore.” ~ Emma “My camp experience was legendary! It was my first time camping overnight and my 2nd time hiking. Even though it was super cold and I hate the cold, this will be a memorable part of my life.” ~ Addie
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