PROGRAM SCHEDULE, HACKLEY SIXTH GRADE
SEPTEMBER 17-19, 2003

9/17/03:

8:00 A.M. Coach arrives at Hackley to load

Lake Snorkel         Lake Slalom

8:30-10:30 Travel to Delaware River (dressed for rafting
10:30-11:00 Outfitting -- life jackets, paddles -- and instruction
11:00-3:30 Rafting trip with lunch on river
3:30-4:15 Travel to Camp Glen Spey
4:15-5:00 Unload into Troup Houses -- showers
5:00-6:00 Free time
6:00-7:00 Dinner
7:00-8:30 Night hikes
8:30-9:30 Raptor Presentation by Delaware Valley Raptor Center Staff
9:30-10:00 Snack and Return to Troup Houses

9/18/03:

8:00-9:00 Breakfast
9:00-12N Class divides into four groups, for rotation through four workshops, each 90 min.: (1) Group Initiatives; (2) Reptiles and their Habitats; (3) Snorkeling/Lake Ecology; and (4) Canoeing
12:00-1:00 Lunch
1:00-4:00 Workshops continue
4:00-6:00 Free time with faculty-led activities
6:00-7:00 Dinner
7:00-8:00 Slide presentation by John Serrao, Naturalist
8:00-8:30 Break
8:30-9:30 Campfire with Storyteller Papa Joe
9:30-10:00 Smores
10:00 Return to Troup Houses

9/19/03:

8:00-9:00 Breakfast
9:00-12:00 Double canoe slalom races*
12:00-1:00 Lunch
1:00-1:30 Pack and load
1:30-3:30 Return to Hackley

*Canoes are 14’6” Blue Hole Sunbursts, outfitted for tandem paddling, connected by ash thwarts to make a catamaran craft paddled by teams of four students.

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