Outdoor Science and Conservation Education at SCICON
Open: Bi Annually Open house and but appointment
Location:Take Highway 190 East to Springville.
Turn left on Balch Park Road, drive three miles and turn right on Bear Creek Road. Drive three miles to the SCICON entrance gate East of Springville
Phone:559-539-264
An instructional staff of over 20 individuals will introduce your child to the beauty of nature and the importance of caring for and conserving our natural resources. The majority of the instruction takes place "on the trail" as students study animal and plant life, geology, astronomy, Native American and pioneer history, as well as the interdependence of all living things. Learning is firsthand and experiential as students use dip nets to search for aquatic insects in the stream, visit the quartz mine to search for quartz crystals or view the heavens through the large SCICON telescope. The SCICON curriculum is an important part of your child's education supplementing the curriculum of the California State Department of Education. Your child is not taking a week off from school, rather his or her classroom is just being expanded to the 1100-acre outdoor classroom at SCICON. Mixed in with this environmental education curriculum are many important social and experiential activities. Night hikes, campfire programs, hiking the Sky Trail and skit night are just some of the many activities which make SCICON an unforgettable experience.
Call for information about weekend conferences and retreat.
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