Thank you for your interest in the SRU Healthy Planet, Healthy People Environmental Summer Camp and Community Project Incubator.  Through generous funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, we are pleased to be able to offer this exciting and unique experience to area high school teachers and students.

Environmental education opportunities for young people greatly diminish after they graduate from elementary school and enter secondary school - a time in their lives when they have a greater potential to positively impact their communities and solidify their interest in environmental stewardship.  To help solve this problem, the Office of Sustainability at SRU designed the SRU Healthy Planet, Healthy People Environmental Summer Camp and Community Project Incubator.  The focus of this project is to encourage high school teachers and students to engage in authentic community service learning projects that address local environmental issues.

This camp kick starts the entire project.  Not only does the camp provide high school teachers and students with fun and educational experiences, it also prepares them to develop and lead environmental education/stewardship projects when they return to their local communities.  School teams of one teacher and four to six students will work with SRU faculty and staff to design an action plan that they can use to guide them through the project during the following school year.  On the last day of the camp, each school will present their project plan in a poster session to share with other school teams, parents and friends.

For detailed information on camp activities, field trips, faculty and camp staff, as well as housing and meals, please visit the camp website.

To register for the camp, please follow the steps listed below:

• Click on “Register Now”.
• Fill in the on-line registration form for the teacher and each of the students.
• To officially register your team, payment of student registration fees must be received.
• After registering, please go to the camp website to complete the following tasks:
  • Review the Teacher/School District Benefits and Responsibilities Form and complete the attached forms by May 20, 2017:
    • Pre-Camp Activities & Information Form
    • Medical Disclosure and Waiver of Liability Form
    • Transfer of Clearances Certification (This MUST be submitted by the deadline for the teacher to be admitted to the camp)
  • Review "Before You Arrive" to learn more about pre-camp activities.

We look forward to meeting you and your school’s team and working with you during this exciting experience!