Our 2009-2010 Programs
Proudly located in Baltimore County’s Gateway to the Chesapeake!
This Years Program Selection can include the following for your group..
Go Fishing ● Boating ● Sail ● Canoe ● Kayak ● Build Reef Balls ● Plant Native Plants ● Build Bluebird Boxes ● Swim ● Go Crabbing ● Explore Hart-Miller Island ● Test Water Quality ● Take the Maryland Safe Boating Course ● Go Oyster Dredging ● Restore Historic Vessels and Artifacts ● Watch Water Rescue Dog Demonstrations ● Enjoy Ecotours ● Experience Middle River by Boat ● Tour Lighthouses ● Experience a Day in the Life of a Waterman ● Share what you learn by teaching kids younger than you…and Much More!
Happy Participants From Our Programs
Baltimore County children participants represent 24 Elementary Schools, 8 Middle Schools, 8 High Schools, 8 Baltimore County Police Athletic League Centers, 4 Baltimore County Recreation & Parks Summer Camps, and 10 other Baltimore County resident serving organizations. Our engaging, hands-on programs in this division offer a 257 area curriculum that centers around:
- Chesapeake Bay Stewardship with an emphasis on Fisheries Habitat Restoration
- Maritime History Education Programs & Cultural Acitivities
- Boating Safety Education Programs, Sailing Programs, and Family Boat Building Programs
- Exploring Shallow Waters by Canoe, Kayak, Water Quality Testing, SAV identification & plantings, and Seigning
- Exploring Deep Waters by programs aboard Seaclusion–Water Quality Testing, Reef Ball Deployment, Crabbing, Fishing, Oystering/Dredging (with hand scrape)
WHEN CAN WE APPLY? We thank all 2009 program volunteers, youth coordinators, and participants for another successful year of programs! Please Feel Free to Contact us to Schedule a 2010 program. Thank You.
Beginning September 1, 2009, we will be accepting applications for 2010 program dates on a rolling enrollment basis. Suggested class size at our site is 12-15 children per program. Applicants are encouraged to specify their top three preferred 2010 program days and times between June and August to increase the likelihood that they will be awarded one of their choices depending on availability. We’re mobile and programs at your site could range between 45 minutes to 8 hours. Most popular programs at our site are scheduled as 4-8 hour daytime field trips.
WHO CAN ENROLL?
We invite children ages 8 – 18 to participate in our Chesapeake Bay Children’s Gateway® programs. Participants can be self-nominated or enrolled by their parents, teachers, principals, guidance counselors, social workers, community associations.
Click Here for 2010 CBCG Application
