What is Outdoor Education

YMCA Camp Potawotami Outdoor Education offers Adventure and STEM based programming all in one location. From activities ranging from Rock Climbing Tower to Living History, From Archery to Water Ecology, From Boating to Owl Study: students can participate in wide variety of highly organized learning experiences. We teach about themselves, about others, and about the outdoors by being outdoors together.

YMCA Camp Potawotami Outdoor Education offers activities that develop the whole student. Our activities will be based on "choose your challenge" philosophy, which means that students determine what success looks like for themselves while being encouraged to push themselves to try new things. Our programs are designed to downplay individual competition and encouraging fun and collaboration as a community. As a team, we emphasize positive language, celebrate encouragement and teamwork, and reflect on how we impact others with our action and words. We work hard to ensure that camp is a safe place for everyone - socially, emotionally, and physically. 

Classes Offered

Living History                   Environmental Study                        Animal Study

Pioneer Living                     Archery                                              Owl Study

Candle Making                    Rock Climbing Tower                           Predator/ Prey

                                         Canoeing*

Recreation                          Evening Program                               Group Building

Lake Study                           The Potawotami Trail                            Teambuilding 1

Wetlands                              Nike Hike                                             Teambuilding 2

Tree Study                            Campfire                                             Low Ropes/ Brownie Walk

How Tall is that Tree?             Camp Olympics

Star Lab                                Nike Sky  

                                            Outdoor Education

                                           Wilderness Survival

                                           Compass Challenge

*Because bad or windy weather can easily cancel this class, please choose an alternative class we can use if needed.