Welcome to Echo Pond Environmental Education Centre!
Now Booking for Fall 2024!
At Echo Pond Environmental Education Centre, we invite teachers to immerse their students in a transformative outdoor learning experience. Our hands-on, curriculum-linked science programs for grades 5, 6, 7, 8, and Science 1206 deepen environmental awareness, foster personal and social responsibility, and inspire a lasting commitment to ecological stewardship. Whether exploring ecological principles through guided activities or bonding around a campfire, your students will gain invaluable skills and memories. Book your visit today to combine education with adventure in a setting that nurtures both minds and spirits.
We are now booking 2-day overnight field trips for Fall 2024.
Rent our wonderful space
Rentals are available to public and private groups/organizations who are committed to an environmentally responsible wilderness experience. Revenue generated from private bookings helps us to reduce the cost to the school students.
Register for Camp!
Echo Pond Summer Camp is about connection and community. It is a place where kids and youth have the opportunity to grow their relationship to the natural world while growing their friendships with each other. The Echo Pond program was designed using principles of Experiential Learning, Earth Education, and Forest and Nature School.
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Something for everyone
We provide a fun and unique experience in the heart of the Avalon Peninsula’s boreal forest. Explore, learn new skills, build confidence, learn about local ecology, and experience sustainable living in action.
Learn more about the Environmental Education Commission!
Our workshops rock
The secluded setting of Echo Pond provides a wonderful and tranquil venue for a variety of artistic and nature-oriented workshops.
Questions? Get in touch
Can I drive my child to camp? What is your adult to child ratio? What type of food will be on the menu? Where is the camp located? We love hearing from you! Get in touch!
Annual General Meeting - June 5, 2023
Come meet some of our staff and board members and hear about all we accomplished in 2022! Virtual (Online) 7-8pm, Monday, June 5, 2023 To register, email: info(at)echopond.ca We have board member positions open for election at the meeting. Interested in joining us and helping with the important work of getting young people outdoors,...
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