Category: Special Events

2016 Environmental & Leadership Programs

9/16/2016

To: All Secondary Agricultural Science, Environmental/Conservation CTE programs.

From: Bill Waite, Program Director, Oswegatchie Educational Center

RE: Environmental & Leadership Development Program

The Oswegatchie Educational Center is offering 33% funded Environmental and Leadership Development programs to be implemented at the center during the November 2016. Funding for these programs has been made possible by NY Ag Education and Outreach. All secondary Agricultural Science, Environmental / Conservation CTE programs may apply for these special opportunities. See the attached Request for Proposals for requirements and details. All proposals must be postmarked or emailed by October 15th 2016 Please do not delay your proposals.

  Our 2016 Dates are:

                          November 6—8 Sunday to Tuesday

November 9 – 11           Wednesday to Friday

November 16 - 18 Wednesday to Friday

Since 2000, Oswegatchie has hosted these environmental and leadership development programs at the center. We are looking forward to giving this opportunity to your students again this year. The Oswegatchie Educational Center is situated on a 1200 acre expanse of land inside the Adirondack Park. This setting provides the perfect atmosphere for learning about our natural world. The property includes 4 bodies of water, various streams, wetlands, open fields, and woodlands ideal for environmental education.

If you wish to apply, please be thorough in your understanding of the program. In short, Oswegatchie does handle all of the programming, meals, and lodging. School groups are supervised by their teacher / chaperones from 8 PM to 9 AM and in-between activities. Lodging is being held in our Sutliff and Foster Lodges.

There will more than one group on site at a time as this program serves multiple schools on the particular dates. Each school will be held to a minimum of 10 students, but can bring many more than that.

Complete the 1 page application that is in the document below. We have set a goal date of having all requests in by Oct 15th. If you need more time to commit or have any questions, contact me directly at wwaite@oswegatchie.org or call (315)346-1222.

This a wonderful time to attend Oswegatchie. Weather can be fickle during this time of year, so groups will want to bring clothing for warm and cold conditions. Don’t miss out on this opportunity for you and your students. Apply today!

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2017 Winter Survival Camp for Military Youth

7/25/2016

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During the week of February 19 -24th, New York’s FFA Camp Oswegatchie will host a week long outdoor sports & winter survival camp. While it is titled a Winter Survival Camp, we will be using our modern / winterized lodge for meals and lodging. Everything else is outside on our 1,200 acres of wilderness land in the Adirondacks. Besides basic physical abilities, it requires no special skill sets, but it does require winter clothes.

This camp is open to any youth ages 14 – 18, as long as they are the child of an active duty, reservist, or veteran military personnel.

This is a grant program being implemented through the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Jefferson County and is highly grant funded. The cost per student is only $40, but the value of the week is $500, plus there is a $325 travel stipend. It’s an incredible value.

To learn more, you can refer to the flyer attached, the link below, or contact Oswegatchie at (315) 346-1222 / info@oswegatchie.org . The CCE of Jefferson County can also be contacted for more information.

https://pub.cce.cornell.edu/event_registration/main/events_landing.cfm?event=2017Winter_Outdoor_Survival_Ca_222

To learn about other programs being offered to military youth, go to:

https://ag.purdue.edu/extension/adventurecamps/Pages/camps-by-location.aspx

To learn more about Oswegatchie, go to www.oswegatchie.org.

Excelsior,
Bill Waite
Program Director

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2016 AdironDUCk Race Report Card

4/27/2016

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The 22nd Annual AdironDuck Race was held on April 24th, 2016. We are thankful for the schools that participated. We had 130 volunteers and 1,600 guests that spent the day at Oswegatchie.

7,036 total ducks were sold. 319 more than last year!

Interestingly, 16 FFA Chapters participated in the actual selling of ducks, but due to our on-line sales system, a total 44 chapters received duck credit.

$13,727 will be given to back to chapter as credit to participate in Oswegatchie activities.

The top 5 sellers were:
Beaver River- 988
Lowville- 665
South Lewis- 542
Carthage- 530
Sidney- 393

The Adironduck Race is important for a handful of reasons:

Oswegatchie gets cleaned up and ready for another year.
Funds are raised to help send kids to camp
Funds are raised to help keep summer camp costs low.
Past FFA members and campers get a chance to visit Oswegatchie
The community from near and far get to have a free day of entertainment outside in the sun
People are drawn into Lewis County and helps showcase our local area.

Thank you to everyone who played a part in making this event a success. From duck buyers to pancake flippers, it made for another successful day.

Sincerely,
Robin Waite

2016 Duck Distribution Coordinator
“making sure our duck’s are in a row since 2006”

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High 5 Adventure Learning Center Course offered in May

1/26/2016

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2 day Facilitation Intensive / plus 1 day Advanced Technical Skills with High 5

May 31 - June 2, 2016

Oswegatchie Educational Center is excited to host the following training, scheduled for May 31-June 2, 2016. This is the same program High Five facilitates at their center in Vermont. Hiring the trainers to provide the program at Oswegatchie will give a savings and convenience to all that attend.

To see the course as listed by High Five Adventure, go to http://high5adventure.org/training/facilitation-skills-intensive/

Course Description
This two day facilitation skills workshop will focus upon participation in peer led adventure activities involving games, initiatives and low elements. Participants will have an opportunity to work with one another to enhance their facilitation skills and style as they give and receive feedback from one another. This highly interactive model provides a unique setting for participants to examine their facilitation style in a highly supportive and engaging environment.
Participants will:

Give and receive feedback from your peers.
Examine your personal style of facilitation Increase your repertoire of techniques
Set professional goals for the development of your facilitation skills
Participate in a goal focused teaching environment

This course will not only sharpen your facilitation skills, if your goal is to be a teacher, a leader, or in any position that will work directly with people then the 2 day facilitation intensive course will greatly benefit you. The advanced technical skills course is for upper level ropes course people that want to learn more about high elements.

Sincerely,
Veronique Krohn
vkrohn@oswegatchie.org
(315) 346-1222

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The 2015 North Country Challenge in Croghan!

9/14/2015

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4 MILE RACE & 2 MILE FUN RUN/WALK

On September 26th, 2015 , Farm Credit East will host its 2nd annual North Country Challenge. This race is part 5k, obstacle course, and mud run. A combination of rocks, mud, sand, dirt, and water make this an unique run.

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September is the best time of year to be at the Oswegatchie Educational Center. The foliage is sublime, no bugs, and the cool air makes it great to be outside. The warm days and cool nights make it a great place to be for a run!

Registration begins at 9 AM, with a 10 AM start! Make sure you are early, to be on the starting line by 10 AM.

Entry Fees :

4 Mile:
$30 until August 31
$40 September 1 - September 25
$50 on Race Day

4 Mile Youth (18 & Under):
$15 until August 31
$20 September 1 - September 25
$25 on Race Day

2 Mile:
$20 until August 31
$25 September 1 - September 25
$30 on Race Day

Beneficiaries:

o Northern New York Community Foundation- Rotary Purple Heart Scholarship

o Food Bank of Central New York

o New York FFA Leadership Training Foundation

For more information, visit North Country Challenge's Facebook page!