2011 Summer Camp Itinerary

Three Week Camp Itinerary

Week 1

July 17th– Day1(Sunday): Arrival in New Brunswick

12:00pm (Midnight) – Flight would arrive at Moncton Airport.

1:30am – Arrival in Miramichi

July 18th– Day 2- Families get familiar with international student. Student rests.

July 19th Day 3: Outdoor Environmental/Team Building Experiences (Miramichi Valley High School- Back Parking Lot)

12:30pm – Welcome/Introduction to SMART Technology

1:30pm – High Elements Course

4:00pm – Return to Host Family

(Evening is Free for Family Activities/Shopping/Movies, etc.)

July 20th : Atlantic Salmon Museum

http://www.atlanticsalmonmuseum.com/

9:00am – 10:00am – Tour Museum

10:00am – 12:00pm – Fly Casting/Fly Tying/SMART Board Presentations

12:00pm – 1:00pm – Lunch

1:00pm – 5:00pm – Suspension Walking Bridge/Canoeing

5:00pm – Salmon/Fiddlehead Supper

6:00pm – Bus back to Miramichi

7:00pm – Picked up by host Family

July 21st- Day 5: Beach Combing (Escuminac Beach)

http://www.escuminacbeach.com/

9:00am – 11:00am – Multi-Media Lab (JMH): Continuation of SMART training.

11:00am – 11:30am – Lunch at JMH

1:00pm – Arrive at Escuminac Wharf/Welcome!

2:00pm – Meet Lobster Fishing Boats at Point Sapin

3:00pm – Escuminac Beach/Swimming/Beach Combing

4:00pm – 5:00pm – Lobster Boil/Bar-B-Que Hamburgers/Hot Dogs

6:00pm- Students are picked up by parents at JMH

July 22nd Salmon Conservation/Aboriginal Culture (Salmon Conservation Center/Metepenagiag) http://www.metepenagiag.com/

9:00am – 11:30am – Arrive at Atlantic Conservation Center/Tour/Trout Fishing http://www.salmoncentre.ca/

12:00pm – Traditional Native Lunch at Metepenagiag

1:00pm – Heritage Park Tour/GPS Treasure Hunt (Cultural Artifacts)/Native Cultural Experience

5:00pm – Return to Host Families

(Evening is Free for Family Activities/Shopping/Movies, etc along with Saturday and Sunday)

Week 2 Morada Resort – Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday


July 25th Monday (www.morada.ca)

9:00am Campers Arrive

9:30am Continuing SMART technologies training (advanced)

12:00pm Lunch

1:00pm Canoeing/ Kayaking

2:00pm Introduction to digital photography

5:00pm Supper

6:00pm Hiking

7:30pm Making dream catchers with Native Elder

9:00pm Campfire /Entertainment and Music

10:00pm Back to Cabin

10:30pm Lights Out

July 26th Tuesday

9:00am Breakfast

9:30am Creating SMART Board content (content development)

10:30am Archery instruction/ Archery

12:00pm Lunch

1:00pm Fly Fishing/ Fly Fishing Instruction

4:00pm Continuation of digital photography

5:00pm Supper

6:00pm Geocaching instruction/ geocaching

9:00pm Campfire/ Entertainment and Music

10:00pm Back to Cabin

10:30pm Lights out

July 27th Wednesday

9:00am Breakfast

9:30am Continuation of SMART Training

11:00am Swimming at the indoor pool

12:00pm Lunch

1:00pm Continuation of digital photography

3:00pm Basketball/ Outdoor activities/ Free time

4:00pm Students are picked up at Morada

July 28th Thursday

9:00am Students to be dropped off at JMH

9:30am SMART Board content development

11:00am Nature Walk

12:00pm Lunch

1:00pm Digital Photography

3:00pm Soccer Game

4:00pm Students are picked up at JMH

July 29th Friday

9:00am SMART Technology Content Development

11:00am Outdoor activity- Lawn bowling

12:00pm Lunch

1:00pm Digital Photography

3:00pm Swimming at City Pool

4:00pm Host families are asked to pick children up at Chatham City Pool

Week 3

August 1st- Monday

Holiday- To be spent with host family

August 2nd Tuesday

9:00am Introduction to IPads

10:30am Outdoor Adventures at French Fort Cove with Eddie Pinder (MOVE Miramichi)

12:00pm Outdoor Cooking with Eddie Pinder (MOVE Miramichi)

2:00pm Miramichi River Boat Tour

4:00pm Host Families need to pick up students at Ritches Wharf

August 3rd Wednesday

9:00am IPAD pre-development stages- Creating the layout

11:00am Middle Island

12:00pm Lunch at Middle Island –Picnic

1:00pm Multi-media lab to work on layout for IPAD development

3:00pm Soccer Game

4:00pm Students are picked up by host families

August 4th Thursday

9:00am Finishing SMART Technology/Digital Photography/ IPAD for

evening presentation

12:00pm Lunch

1:00pm Stewart’s Tubing- Tube down the Miramichi River

4:00pm Host Families must pick up students at JMH

6:00pm Supper for host families and exchange students

7:00pm Presentations / Show all students work created throughout the weeks

August 5th Friday

9:00am Reflection on camp- Students will discuss their visit and fill out a short survey.

10:00am Take the historic walking tour of Chatham

12:00pm Lunch

1:00pm SMART Board Games

2:30pm Baseball

4:30pm Supper

6:00pm Beaubears Island – The Spirit of Marie Jacqueline Bellefontaine Adventure- Two hour experience, including the bat ride to and from Wilson’s Point

9:00pm French Fort Cove- Dare the Dark with the Headless Nun

10:00pm Host Families pick up children at French Fort Cove

August 6th and 7th is spent with host family


August 7th (Sunday)- students return to airport.