SAN ANTONIO — The 4-H and youth development program of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in Bexar County will hold two “FUNtastic” Adventure Camps this summer in San Antonio.
Hands-on learning activities will be among program offerings at the ‘FUNTastic’ Adventure Camps being held this summer by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. (Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service photo)
The first camp will take place June 26-27 and the second will take place Aug 20-21. Camp days begin from 8:30-9 a.m., with check-in and field trip preparations at the AgriLife Extension office, Suite 208 of Conroy Square, 3355 Cherry Ridge Drive. Camp days end upon the return to the office at approximately 4 p.m. on both days.
“Both of these will be fun-filled camps with a variety of interactive, hands-on individual and group activities and presentations, field trips and a take-home package of materials, “ said Mike Shockey, youth outreach educator, Bexar County 4-H.
Shockey said topics to be covered at the camps include: wildlife, entomology, math skills, science, technology, healthy lifestyles, food and nutrition, and developing useful life skills and a respect for the environment. He added that the camps will include some interesting field trips and tours.
“This year’s camps will include a tour of the Toyota of Texas Assembly Plant, a field trip the Witte Museum for the ‘Dinosaurs Unearthed’ exhibit and a behind-the–scenes tour of an H-E-B grocery store,” Shockey said.
Presentations and activities will include Mental Math Wizardry, a snake and wildlife exhibit by the South Texas Herpetology Association, and a VIA Classroom On Wheels technology and environmental science presentation. Camps are limited to a maximum of 20 students, ages 8-13. The cost is $35 per child, and the agenda for both two-day camps is the same.
A sub sandwich lunch is included the first day of camp, and a pizza lunch is included the second day. In addition, healthy snacks will be provided both days.
For more information and a registration form, go to http://bexar-tx.tamu.edu. For additional information, contact Shockey at 210-467-6575 or meshockey@ag.tamu.edu.
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