Asbury Hills
Outdoor Environmental Education Science and Adventure Programs

Environmental education activities for teachers to lead

• Lake and Forest Ecology Trail:
• 3-4 hours
• 11 stations
• Group size: up to 30
• Mathew's Shower Geology Trail:
• 3-4 hours
• 9 stations
• Includes options for plate tectonics and rock panning
• Group size: up to 30
• Pond / Stream Comparison Study:
• 2-3 hours
• Measuring temperature, pH, dissolved Oxygen, and using indicator species to determine water health
• Group size: up to 15 (but two groups can easily alternate between test sites)
• Instincts for Survival:
• 1.5-2 hours
• Predator-prey simulation that allows students to tie concepts to fun and learning
• Group size: 12-30
• Tracks are Treasures:
• Supplement to station 6 on the lake trail
• 1.25 hours
• Make local track molds for students to take home
• Group size: up to 15
• Tree Study:
• 1-1.5 hours
• Supplement station 3 of the Asbury Lake trail
• Group size: up to 26
• Panning and Rock Identification:
• If you want to do this separate, or in greater detail, from the geology hike
• Group size: up to 15
• Orienteering:
• Use compasses to navigate through the woods.
• Did your group enjoy the course during the day? Take your group back at night to the other one for an awesome teambuilding challenge!
• Group size: up to 15
• Cultures and Conquests:
• 4-7 hours
• This place-based social studies enactment offers phenomenal experience that can make your classroom learning come alive. Ties geography to civilization development to the need for resources and war
• Group size: 20-40

Teambuilding and Adventure activities offered by Asbury Staff

• Barrier Breakers:
• High energy activities designed to welcome a group together and acclimatize to their new setting.
• Any size group
• 15 minutes to 1 hour
• Teambuilding:
• Challenges requiring the whole group to work together
• Group sizes: 8-14
• 1-2 hours
• Challenge ground course:
• Physical elements requiring groups to work together
• Group size: 8-14
• 1.5 -2 hours
• Alpine Tower:
• 50 foot climbing apparatus with 27 different routes
• Group sizes: 8-14, multiple groups possible
• Junior high and older
• 2.75 hours +
• Pinnacle Climbing Tower:
• 32 foot climbing tower with 6 different climbs
• Group size: 8-14, multiple groups possible
• 1.5-2 hours
• Canopy Tours:
• 7 connected ziplines and a sky bridge
• Group size: 8 to 13
• 2.75 hours
• Tree Climbs:
• 3 climbable trees climbed with climbing ropes and harnesses
• Group size: 8 to 14
• 1.5 hours
• Archery:
• Learn safety and the skill of archery
• Group size: 8 to 14
• 1-1.5 hours
• Canoeing / Kayaking:
• Basic canoe instruction and safety; camp supplies lifeguard
• Group size: 8 to 25
• 1-1.5 hours

Evening Program (assistance offered by the Asbury Hills staff)

• Field games:
• Low competition, high energy, fun
• Everyone sleeps easier afterwards!
• Contra Dancing:
• Fun for 20 to 100!
• Students learn a new style of group dance.
• Night Sensory Hike
• Night time Orienteering
• Indoor group bonding
• Classic Campfire:
• Skits, songs, stories, and s'mores

Christian specific Curriculums for teachers

• Solitude and discover hike (1 Kings 19:12) and beyond
• God's Call teambuilding: 1.5 hours

Structuring your Schedule:
The sample schedules shown when you click here are only meant as a starting point to jump-start your planning.   Our biggest priority is helping put a plan together that best serves your students.  The possibilities are limitless!