YMCA Recognized by School Board for Partnership Benefiting Plano ISD 5th Grade Campers
November 3, 2011
The Plano ISD Board of Trustees on November 1 recognized the YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas for its willingness to maintain the Collin County Adventure Camp outdoor experience as a legacy learning opportunity for Plano ISD's fifth grade students.
At their November 1 meeting, trustees adopted a resolution thanking the YMCA and presented the resolution to members of the YMCA and adventure camp leadership.
Watch this video  showing Plano ISD 5th grade students exploring and learning in the unique outdoor environment at Collin County Adventure Camp. Brian Thomas, Plano ISD outdoor camp coordinator, is featured in this video, which was produced by the Plano ISD TV Studio.
Collin County Adventure Camp is a three day, two night experience in which students participate in hands on learning in an outdoor environment. The outdoor school offers classes in water study, forest ecology, prairie ecology and problem solving through "challenge course" activities.
Students attend the outdoor school at the 427-acre Collin County Adventure Camp located in Westminster, approximately one hour from Plano. The camp has both prairie and forest environments There are views of the rolling North Texas hills in all directions.
School Board Vice President Nancy Humphrey presented a resolution to YMCA representatives Bill Markell, Casey Klein and Neil Rosenbaum at the school board's November 1 meeting. The resolution is signed by School Board President Tammy Richards and Secretary Marilyn Hinton.
Plano ISD School Board Resolution
Whereas Collin County Adventure Camp, operated by the YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas, is a much anticipated outdoor learning experience for fifth-graders as an expansion of the Plano Independent School District science and social studies programs; and
Whereas the Plano Independent School District offers this three-day, two-night outdoor school, which correlates directly with fifth grade TEKS for the state of Texas, to all fifth grade students; and
Whereas the collective goals for the Plano Independent School District and the YMCA are synchronized in supporting a well-rounded student in their appreciation for nature and respect for each other; and
Whereas through the partnership shared with the YMCA and Collin County Adventure Camp, Plano ISD is able to provide young learners with a hands-on encounter with nature that cannot be fully replicated in a classroom; and
Whereas Plano ISD understands the inexplicable benefit of shared time among student peers with their teachers in a camp setting, along with the opportunity for parents and adult chaperones to share in this experience as adult learners and as partners in their children's education;
Therefore, be it resolved that the Plano Independent School District Board of Trustees formally salutes and appreciates the willingness of the YMCA and Collin County Adventure Camp to maintain the fifth grade outdoor camp experience as a legacy learning opportunity for our students. The board also encourages students, staff and parents to express their appreciation to the YMCA for its dedication and commitment to Plano Independent School District.
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