This past weekend the summer Program Staff meet for their first retreat. The retreat focused on safety, scheduling, and camp improvements. The group bonded through many teambuilding games and reminiscing over camp stories.
The Program Staff also volunteered at the Birmingham Parent Brookwood Mall Camp Expo. There they meet and answered questions […]
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Gwen Tenney (Outdoor Classroom program coordinator) and Ashley Gault (Outdoor Classroom) attended a workshop on Grant Writing at the Alabama Wildlife Federation headquarters in Millbrook. The Outdoor Classroom is currently pursuing funding for various projects including the new nature center, raptor aviaries, organic garden, and our astronomy class. The workshop was […]
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Executive Director Wheaton Griffin, Summer Camp Director Matt Haynes, and Summer Camp Assistant Director Sabrina McClain attended the American Camp Association (ACA) National Conference last week. Each of them was also a volunteer for ACA during the conference.
Before the conference, Matt and Sabrina were also selected to represent the United States on the ICF […]
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The Outdoor Classroom received a Youth Garden Grant from the National Gardening Association and the Home Depot to help improve the infrastructure of the organic garden. The planting and weeding season has already begun at camp, with the daffodils, mustard greens, and peas looking healthy already! We are always looking for green thumb […]
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Participants in the Outdoor Classroom will now be receiving complementary water bottles when they come for programming. These reusable bottles will help make Camp Cosby more environmentally responsible by minimizing our contribution to landfills while keeping us all healthy and hydrated.
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