Check the updated calendar for a full list of activities in 2008!
* as of July 1st: We are underway, but still have a few spaces available for students who can bring in their registration materials promptly! Please contact us as soon as possible by phone or email if you would like to register a student:
617-969-0288 or contact@newtonenvisci.org
Each year, our students have fun hiking, biking, canoeing, and back-packing on Mt. Washington, the tallest peak in the Northeast. We take up to 40 girls and boys who will be entering grades 7, 8, 9, or 10 in September.
This summer we will again be at Bowen Elementary School, 280 Cypress Street, Newton Centre near the Newton Centre T-stop. Go to the "How To Apply" page to get a printable application form, and apply today!
You can see photos and descriptions of some of our trips on the Calendar and Locations page.
Mail or drop off your application and tuition to us at:
Environmental Science Program
c/o David Backer, Executive Director
47 Page Road
Newton, MA 02460
ALSO: Watch a video online about the Program! This requires Flash 8 or higher.
www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=296765408
Hear from students, leaders, and parents, and see our trips! (video opens in a new window)
Read about us in the Newton TAB - "Canoeing, camping and caring", Tue Feb 12, 2008. (article opens in a new window)
The Mt. Washington crew in 2007.
Lakes of the Clouds Hut, August 2nd 2006!
The group at Lakes of the Clouds hut, July 28, 2005:
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health provides a Fact Sheet for parents and guardians of camp attendees entitled: "Meningococcal Disease and Camp Attendees: Commonly Asked Questions" (PDF file format).