Camp Pinnacles 2011

CAMP PINNACLES IS COMING SOON! 
 

Did you know bats have thumbs? Do you know how the angle of repose affects mass wasting?

San Benito County Rural school students, Grade K – 8, will be exploring science questions like these at the upcoming 2010 Camp Pinnacles.  Camp Pinnacles is a two day, one night “lab in nature” program hosted by Pinnacles Partnership, the Pinnacles National Monument, and the RS-Bar Guest Ranch. 

Recognizing that the lack of transportation, financial resources and available staffing often precludes off-site outdoor educational experiences for many of the students enrolled in our county’s small rural schools, Pinnacles Partnership and Pinnacles National Monument launched the Camp Pinnacles program in 2008.  By collaborating with local school districts and trained professionals from all walks of life who volunteer to teach biology, botany, geology, and many other of the California core science curricula to these students in outdoor settings, Camp Pinnacles is designed to serve the incredible schools located in remote farming and ranching communities at the farthest reaches of our county. 

This year the planning team is hoping to collaborate with E-Cubed and the San Benito County Arts Council to blend hands on art study, using objects found in nature, into the science lab.
The next Camp Pinnacles is scheduled to occur on June 2 & 3, 2011.  If you have a true passion for science, and would like to be involved, please e-mail your contact information to info@pinnaclespartnership.org.