Programs

Sharing Nature: An Educator’s Week

July 1419, 2024

Description:

Learn practical approaches and add inspiration to your environmental education curriculum during this action-packed program. Our experienced and enthusiastic instructors share their favorite approaches, methods, and activities for engaging both children and adults with nature.

Workshops using techniques in art, music, theater, journaling, and other disciplines will be presented. Participate in a host of classic Audubon Camp field trips, including a boat trip around the restored Atlantic Puffin and Tern colony on Eastern Egg Rock, intertidal explorations, and hiking through Hog Island's unspoiled spruce-fir forest. In a beautiful outdoor setting, these experiences provide a wonderful opportunity to learn new methods of teaching to bring home to your students. We'll explore citizen science, create inquiry-based lessons on birds and other topics, and demonstrate low and high-tech methods of teaching.

Prerequisites: Please note that for these programs, there are NO prerequisites, and less experienced/enthusiastic spouses/friends are more than welcome to enroll in all sessions

Note: Continuing Education Credits (CEUs) are available for completing the course from the University of Southern Maine (After course completion you will have access to a link to register for these credits.)

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"Audubon Educators Camp was amazing from start to finish and I highly recommend it to everyone. The food was amazing too. The staff was professional and accommodating. The teachers were patient, knowledgeable and willing to change course to do what was best for us.​"  - John Sullens, Maryland educator, 2022 camper

"Fabulous experience!! Schedule is a good balance of direct instruction, interactive outdoor exploring and break time.  I am so grateful for my time here and the thoughtfully curated experiences." - 2022 Educator's Week camper

Pricing:

The prices listed below are per person and include meals, housing, instruction and all boat trips. Participants must arrange transportation to and from the Audubon dock in Bremen at the start and end of the session (see directions page). Scholarships are available, please apply here. You could also check with your local Audubon chapter or bird club for additional scholarship opportunities.  

  • $1590 – Standard Room - twin bed in a shared double or triple room, shared bathroom
  • $1490 – Shared loft (women's only)
  • $1740 – Puffin Room in the Crow's Nest, 2 twin beds, private 1/2 bath
  • $1890 – Single room, shared bathroom
  • $1890 – Eider room or Guillemot room, 2 twin beds, private bathroom (dbl occupancy)

If the program or your preferred housing option is sold out, please add your name to the wait list. There are usually a few cancellations, and the first people on the wait list are almost always able to enroll. For questions regarding the wait list status, program, registration, lodging or meals, please contact the Audubon Camp program manager at hogisland@audubon.org or (207) 360-7733. Also, some questions may have answers on our lodging and frequently asked questions pages.

All participants must agree to the Camper Guidelines - please read before registering.

Registration:

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

NOTE: Audubon reserves the right to alter itineraries, instructors and particular arrangements, or to substitute similar itineraries or arrangements, at no penalty. If Audubon cancels a session, it will issue full refunds of all deposits or payments to the paid participants.

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