ABOUT OUTDOOR EDUCATION
Outdoor Education becomes a life-long memory for students. We serve groups from 15-125. Our flexible program gives educators the ability to help guide the curriculum. Working alongside our program director, you will create a schedule combining educational curriculum, team building, and fun camp activities that will have your students learning hands-on, stepping outside their comfort zones, and bonding with their classmates.
WHO DOES WHAT?
Outdoor education field trips may seem overwhelming, but Koinonia is known for hospitality. You can choose your level of involvement in the planning process:
We can run 100% of the program and you assist with crowd control and student engagement.
You can run some of your own curriculum blocks and supplement our offerings.
You can run 100% of the education and we can run 100% of the fun!
Each school is responsible for student supervision and must provide their own chaperones. We suggest 1 in-cabin chaperone for every 8-10 students, plus 1 additional leader (such as teachers and school admin) for every 20-25 students. Some schools prefer to recruit high school students (Juniors and Seniors) to serve as chaperones for their 5th or 6th grade students.
Our staff consists of a program director, outdoor education instructors, and additional program staff. Our Kitchen Crew provides all the meals and snacks.
ROTATION OPTIONS
Typically running about 1 to 1.5 hours for each rotation, 10-20 students will learn together with guidance from a Koinonia outdoor education instructor.
EDUCATIONAL
Botany
Engineering
Geology
Night Hike
Orienteering/ Wilderness Survival
Weather and Climate
Wildlife Ecology
CAMP ACTIVITIES
Archery
Arts and Crafts
Disc Golf
Escape Room
Hatchet Throwing (7th Grade & Up)
Sling Shots
Team Building
FREE TIME OPTIONS
There are 2 different ways to implement free time for your field trip.
Teacher Break: Depending on group size, camp staff can supervise students for a 1-hour free time so chaperones and teachers can have a short break.
Staffed activities: Chaperones supervise students to visit staffed camp activities from the list above.
Teacher Break Free Time Activities:
Gaga
9 Square in the Air
Sports (volleyball, soccer, football, basketball, pickleball)
Playground
Human Foosball
Board Games
Kevin Eichhorn | Executive Director | director@campkoinonia.org
For Reservation Questions please call | 509.304.9541
Lexie Parrott | Program Director | program@campkoinonia.org
For Program Questions please call | 509.656.6342
Booking an Outdoor Education Retreat
1-3 night(s) options are available. We have openings in September, October, November, March, April and May.
Inquire by contacting Kevin Eichhorn: director@campkoinonia.org or call 509.304.9541 for more information.
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Outdoor Schools Washington makes possible overnight outdoor education experiences for each and every child in Washington, so they may create relationships with others and connections with the natural world through curiosity, exploration, and science.
In addition to being a partner with Outdoor Schools WA, we are American Camping Association Accredited Site.
“100% Come! It’s an awesome place here, the food is amazing, there’s a bunch of opportunities here. ”
“My favorite part of camp was going on nature walks and seeing all the wilderness because it was really quiet and a good experience to get outside and get off your phone.”
