{"id":102534,"date":"2022-06-27T10:02:37","date_gmt":"2022-06-27T14:02:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/?p=102534"},"modified":"2022-06-27T10:02:37","modified_gmt":"2022-06-27T14:02:37","slug":"queens-university-runs-summer-camp-combining-science-and-creativity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/queens-university-runs-summer-camp-combining-science-and-creativity\/","title":{"rendered":"Queens University runs summer camp combining science and creativity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">An immersive summer camp combining science with creativity is back at The Elbow Lake Environmental Education Centre located just 35 minutes north of Kingston.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ecoadventurecamp.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eco Adventure Camp<\/a> is run by the Queens University Biological Station.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWe\u2019re hoping to blend together science experiential learning with arts and crafts, so kids have the opportunity to learn and explore the creative side of things,\u201d Counsellor for Eco Adventure Camp Hilary Fotheringham says.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Each week covers a different theme related to nature and biology.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIf they\u2019re not sure what they\u2019re interested in\u2026They can use this as a way to figure out what excites them,\u201d says Fotheringham.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fotheringham is a Health Sciences student at Queens' University. She says many of the counsellors she works with are studying biology or co-current education.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \"They have a lot of experience with biology first-hand and with teaching. My program\u2019s a little bit different,\u00a0 I don\u2019t have those experiences but I\u2019m hoping to do something with kids in the future even if it\u2019s in the medical field. This helps me get those skills in dealing with children and helping them out with different problems,\" says Fotheringham.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Outdoor activities such as canoeing and hiking are also part of the camp experience.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\"It\u2019s very science related, but it\u2019s also very adventure related..we want to make sure kids have a great time outside,\u201d Camp Director Mel Kehoe says.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The camp has been running since 2011, but it ran virtually in 2020 and 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\"With the last two years running virtual, it hasn\u2019t been super popular, but I think all the families we have registered right now are very excited for the camp to be in-person,\" says Kehoe.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The first week of camp begins July 11.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Listen to the full CFRC interview with Hilary Fotheringham and Mel Kehoe below:<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An immersive summer camp combining science with creativity is back at The Elbow Lake Environmental Education Centre located just 35 minutes north of Kingston. Eco Adventure Camp is run by the Queens University Biological Station. \u201cWe\u2019re hoping to blend together science experiential learning with arts and crafts, so kids have the opportunity to learn and&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":140,"featured_media":102728,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[221,222],"tags":[6203,16050,438,14026,15637,14579],"radio":[13056],"origine":[267,13051,269],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102534"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/140"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=102534"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102534\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":102735,"href":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102534\/revisions\/102735"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/102728"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=102534"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=102534"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=102534"},{"taxonomy":"radio","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/radio?post=102534"},{"taxonomy":"origine","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/origine?post=102534"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}