Summer Camp at Wolf Ridge
Enriching Kid's Lives:
Growing Up Outdoors

Science Credit Camp

Entering Grades 10-12
 Ecology & Environmental Ethics

 

Wolf Ridge’s hands-on skill building Summer Academic Program combines outdoor summer fun and adventure with academic learning.

Ecology Camp

  • Classes and activities focus on Freshwater Ecology and Environmental Ethics.
  • Earn college or high school elective science credits
  • College credit available to grades 11,12
  • Conservation and research projects with professionals
  • Ecology and Natural History Concepts
  • Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Trip
  • Superior Hiking Trail Backpacking Trip

The Experiential Nature

of this curriculum compels participants to apply the knowledge and skills they have gained in the classroom to real life situations. Students will leave Wolf Ridge with a better understanding of Minnesota’s forests and waterways and of how communities can work together to explore solutions to environmental issues. Read more...

Beth Vang ('12) describes her summer with Wolf Ridge.

To Apply

For an Application or for more information,
e-mail our Camp Director or call Wolf Ridge at 218-353-7414.

2012 Details

Dates

July 15-Aug 11

Cost

$2675

 

Cost-Reducing Opportunities

More About the Program

Wolf Ridges’ hands-on, skill building Summer Academic Program combines outdoor summer fun and adventure with academic learning. Our course of study focuses on Freshwater Ecology and Environmental Ethics and will include a five-day field trip to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and a four-day backpacking trip on the Superior Hiking Trail. Students will study the natural history of the North Shore from ecological and social perspectives, participate in various field research projects with professionals, meet local fishermen and environmental engineers, and learn about and discuss local environmental issues. The experiential nature of this curriculum compels participants to apply the knowledge and skills they have gained in the classroom to real life situations. Students will leave Wolf Ridge with a better understanding of Minnesota’s forests and waterways and of how communities can work together to explore solutions to environmental issues.


“The experience of being at WRELC was just wonderful. I cannot even compare it to any other.”

- Beth V., 2011