Flathead Lutheran Bible Camp is excited to introduce to you our school-year-long environmental education program. This program features a customizable curriculum that provides ample opportunity for your class to experience hands-on and place-based natural science education. Experience nature the way it was meant to be… spend a day, stay overnight, or up to a week out in nature, right on Flathead Lake. This is the program for you and your school! You choose from the curriculums below and our trained staff will lead your students through a variety of lessons!!
Lesson Block Choices
Fall / Spring
Ecology –students will learn about how living and nonliving parts of nature interact to create unique ecosystems, and they will compare ecosystems by collecting data at different sites.
Geology –students will learn about where earth is in the galaxy, the layers of the earth, rock types, and the unique geology of northwestern Montana.
Hydrology –students will learn about the importance of water conservation, watersheds, and learn how to measure different water characteristics to test fish habitat quality.
Wilderness Survival –students will learn what to bring with them when exploring nature, how to build fires and shelters, and how to Leave No Trace when having fun outside.
Team Building –same as Winter lesson.
Navigation –same as Winter lesson.
Winter
Snow science –students learn about how snow forms, how snow crystals change when they are on the ground, and how we can measure snowpack to determine how much water we will have in the spring.
Winter Adaptations –students will learn about animal tracks and the different ways animals have adapted to survive during the winter.
Navigation –students will learn about how to use maps, compasses, and GPSs, and they will use GPSs to find geocaches hidden at FLBC.
Winter Survival –students will learn what to bring with them when exploring outside in the winter, how to detect and stay safe from avalanches, about winter first aid situations, and how to build emergency shelters and fires.
Team Building –students will participate in a variety of activities designed to facilitate teamwork and working together in different forms. Highly recommended for every group!
Sample Schedule
Wednesday
3:30 pm Arrive, bags on tarps, cabin groups sent with staff member
3:45 pm Meet on courts, introductions, emergency/safety procedures
4:00 – 4:45 pm field groups, notebooks, team name/contract, tour, sense of place journaling
4:45-5:30 Big Field group game
5:30 – 6:15 pm Dinner
6:30 – 8:00 Evening activity: What is a scientist?
8:00 Night Hike transition to cabin time
9:30 Quiet time
Thursday
7:30 wake up bell
8:15 – 9:00 Breakfast and free time on courts
9-11:00 Lesson Block 1
11:00 – 12:00 Free Time Stations (archery, hikes, courts time)
12:15 – 1:00 Lunch and free time on courts
1:00 -3:00 Lesson Block 2
3:00 – 5:00 Lesson Block 3
5 – 5:30 Sense of Place Journaling
5:30 – 6:15 Dinner and free time on courts
6:30 – 7:15 Big field games
7:30 – 8:30 Campfire and S’mores
8:30 – 9:30 Cabin time
9:30 Quiet Time
Friday
7:30 Wake up bell
8:15 – 9:00 Breakfast and free time on courts
9- 11:00 Lesson Block 4
11:00 – 12:00 Free time stations (archery, hikes, courts time)
12:15 – 1:00 Lunch and free time on courts
1:00 – 2:30 Closing activity: Slideshow/Nature Art/Group pic
2:30 pm DEPART
Lesson Blocks
Hydrology
Geology
Team Building
Compass and GPS Use and Geocaching
1 Full Day
9:30 am: Arrival, introductions, and safety skits
10:00 am: Team Building Lesson Block
12:00 pm: Lunch and games
12:45 pm: Navigation Lesson Block
2:45 pm: Archery
3:45 pm: Big field games and nature art
4:45ish Depart!
Thursday
9:00 am Arrive, unload bags on tarps, cabin groups sent with staff members
9:15 Meet on courts, introductions, emergency/safety procedures, group game
9:30-10:15 field groups with staff member (tour, team contracts, basic team building)
10:15-12:15 Lesson Block 1
12:15-1:00 Lunch
1:00-3:00 Lesson Block 2
3:00-3:30 Free time on courts
3:30-5:30 Lesson Block 3
5:30-6:15 Dinner
6:20-7:20 Evening activity
7:30-8:15 Campfire
8:20-8:45 Night Hike
8:45-9:30 Cabin Time
9:30 Quiet time
Friday
7:15 wake up bell
8:00-8:30 Breakfast
8:30-10:30 Lesson Block 4
10:30-12:30 Lesson Block 5
12:30 – 1:15 Lunch
1:15-1:45 Clean Up Time
1:45-2:30 Closing activity
2:30 Depart
Lesson Blocks:
- Snow science
- Winter animal adaptations
- Maps, Compasses, and GPSs
- Team building
- Winter survival and Leave No Trace
1 Day – 1 Block
12:15pm Arrival
12:15-2:15 Snow Science (all field groups)
2:30 Depart
