Astrocamp, Idyllwild; Mike Dobson; Expiration 3/4/07. Astrocamp teaches astronomy and space technology in the San Jacinto Mountains near Idyllwild. During the sumer months, summer camp programs are offered. We offer an active, hands-on, experientially oriented program including lights and lasers, atmosphere and gases, gravity, and a variety of evening programs. Astrocamp is located in the mountain town of Idyllwild, on a former boarding school campus with 90 acres of land, excellent teaching facilities including 10" computer-driven Meade LX200s, great food, an awesome ropes course, and a large, enclosed, state-of-the-art swimming pool. We love turning kids on to science with hands-on experiential lessons. That's what we do! ACA Accredited

Arrowhead Ranch, Lake Arrowhead; Kathy Farley; Expiration 11/1/06. Arrowhead Ranch is an outdoor science school located in the San Bernardino National Forest. It is owned and operated by Kathy Farley, the CEO. Kathy is a Mom herself who believes in the safety and welfare our children. She promotes self-esteem and team building to learn in fun environment. The goal is to teach the kids in a different style by doing it hands on. The children learn about astronomy, botany, ecology, meteorology, geology and conservation. Each unit is based on the State Board of Education Science Framework.

Big Rock Creek Camp, Valyermo; Jonathan Odell; Expiration 12/13/06. Big Rock Creek Camp is nestled at 5,000' in the Angeles National Forest, in the San Gabriel Mountains. Those from the greater Los Angeles & Victor Valley areas can drive up to our 145 beautiful acres in only 1 1/2 hours.  As you participate in one of our outstanding Outdoor Education classes, High & Low Ropes courses, Rappelling, swimming, fishing & hiking, or having your own Church or group activities, we'll put you up in our rustic cabins, Tipis or tent sites with your very own tent. Churches!  Schools!  YMCA's!   Scouts!   Families!  You! We are eager to make reservations for your group.  Please call and stop by to check us out.

Blue Sky Meadow Science Institute is part of the LA County Outdoor Science School system, in cooperation with the Los Angeles County Education Foundation. Our program isCertified by COSA, with our new site at Blue Sky Meadow pending certification this year. We are conducted as a California public school. Our spectacular site is at 8,000 feet, near Onyx Summit above Big Bear. Our primary focus is science education, with the curriculum focused on the study of ecosystems and coordinated with the California State Science Framework and the Science Content Standards. The outdoors is our classroom and the natural environment is our laboratory; students learn through direct experience and observation within the natural environment surrounding our school sites. The Outdoor Science School staff are trained educators with degrees in science and experience teaching children in the outdoors. For students, attendance at Outdoor Science School is a very memorable highlight of their school year.

Contact: Shaun Hawke; Expiration12/1/07

Camp Conrad-Chinnock/Diabetic Youth Services, Inc., Angelus Oaks: Tom Jenkins; Expiration 5/1/07. Seven thousand feet above the city lies Camp Conrad-Chinnock, a beautiful camp nestled among the tall pines of the Barton Flats Recreation Area within the San Bernardino National Forest. A recent major renovation included the installation of 13 winterized two-room cabins (three cabins are ADA compliant) with heavy-duty wood bunk beds, a front porch, and restroom. Site amenities include a conference center, game lodge, a full or self-service kitchen and dining hall, a pool, a 35-foot Activity Adventure Tower with a high rope element, a camp fire with stadium seating, and vast areas available for discussions. The site accomodates approximately 170 persons.

Camp Conrad-Chinnock / Diabetic Youth Services, Inc.
Tom Jenkins
501 West Walnut Street
Compton, CA 90220

Camp High Trails, Fawnskin and Angelus Oaks; Drizzt Cook; Expiration 5/1/2007. At Camp High Trails we love two things; children and the environment. We have done our best to design a program that blends these two things together and exposes one to the other. We want your students to step into the wilderness and see a beauty and diversity they have never imagined before. Then we want to help them learn the importance of both understanding and protecting it. We want your students to learn more about themselves and their potential, to discover how to work and communicate with their peers. Camp High Trails is a week in the wilderness, in nature, where children are given the opportunity to explore and shine. ACA Accredited

Camp High Trails
P.O. Box 2640
Big Bear City, CA 92314
909-855-0782

Children's Forest Association, Skyforest; Jason Meyer or Lacy Kelly; Expiration 6/15/07. The mission of Children’s Forest is to provide a place where (1) youth can participate in stewardship, research, and education projects to develop skills in communications, leadership, and problem solving, and (2) youth and families can participate in programs to learn how to explore a forest setting.  Children’s Forest provides young people with opportunities to participate in projects that integrate social, economic, educational, and environmental dimensions in order to prepare them to be the future stewards and decision makers for the earth’s shared resources. Program areas include the Ecosystem Management Program involves youth in actual management decisions by allowing them to participate in research, planning and implementation of resource management activities; the Education Program offers exciting, guided field trips for all types of groups; and the Visitor’s Information Center (VIC), the starting point for a visit to Children’s Forest.  Born to Burn! (pdf -356K) is the Children's Forest Association's new Fire Curriculum. Click here for a brochure with curriculum and field trip information

Desert Discovery Center
2601 Barstow Rd.
Barstow, CA 92311
760-252-6060
http://www.discoverytrails.org

Desert Discovery Center, Barstow; Liana Sonne; Expiration 11/20/07. The Desert Discovery Center (DDC) is comprised of a unique partnership between the Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, Barstow Unified School District, Barstow Community College, Mojave River Valley Museum, City of Barstow, and Discovery Trails non-profit organization. The mission of the DDC is to develop and implement a comprehensive formal and informal education center with programs focusing on the natural, cultural, and historic resources associated with the Mojave Desert.

Discovery Trails is a nonprofit, 501(c)3, organization dedicated to motivating students of all ages to participate and begin studies in the fields of geology, history, biology and anthropology. Our environmental programs are geared to attract even the least motivated student by joining the student's current interests and science together. This is done through our Desert Discovery Center, an interactive learning center, coupled with fieldtrips to locations in the Mojave Desert that will enhance the experience. Learning doesn't stop after visiting the Desert Discovery Center. After school, weekend programs and field trips are scheduled regularly to reinforce what has been learned.

The Junior Naturalist Program at the Desert Discovery Center aims to excite children about the desert's unique ecosystem so as to increase stewardship of it and other natural resources.

Genesis Account, Mile High Pines, and several sites throughout California; Bob Frembling; Expiration 1/22/07. Genesis Account & American Outdoor Schools' curriculum provides natural science and environmental education with an emphasis on stewardship, that applies California Science Standards for 5th - 8th grade students with 3 - 5 day programs for both public and private schools. Sites in San Diego (2), Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, San Bernardino, Mariposa, Tuolumne, Nevada, and Sonoma Counties.

LA County Outdoor Science Schools (LACOSS), Greg Achenbach; Expiration 12/1/07. LACOSS is a one week, Monday through Friday, residential outdoor science school, Certified by COSA. This excellent educational program has been providing science enrichment experiences to fifth and sixth grade students since 1960. It is coordinated by the Los Angeles County Office of Education and is conducted as a California public school. Our primary focus is science education, with the curriculum focused on the study of ecosystems and coordinated with the California State Science Framework and the Science Content Standards. The outdoors is our classroom and the natural environment is our laboratory; students learn through direct experience and observation within the natural environment surrounding our school sites. The Outdoor Science School staff are trained educators with degrees in science and experience teaching children in the outdoors. For most students, attendance at Outdoor Science School is a very memorable highlight of their school year.

The following 2 campuses are located in San Bernardino County:

• LACOSS Wrightwood, Eastern San Gabriel Mountains Accredited by ACA
• Blue Sky Meadow Science Institute, San Bernardino Mountains