Contact Page - FCI Summer Camp in Ontario, Canada

FCI Summer Camp, Ontario:
Frost Centre Institute's summer camp offers a full curriculum of environmental science, visual arts and non-motorized water sports for boys and girls aged 10 to 16. The Frost Centre Institute is a privately owned not-for-profit organization incorporated in Ontario under the Corporations Act. The corporation was formed specifically to re-open and operate the Leslie M. Frost Centre under a long term lease with the Government of Ontario. The Leslie M. Frost Centre has a rich history of environmental and outdoor education dating back to the early 1950's.

Location
The Frost Centre Institute campus includes 20 buildings on 40 acres nestled in the beautiful Haliburton Highlands, just South of Dorset, Ontario, 2-hourdrive from Toronto. With 2,500 feet of lake frontage on Lake St. Nora and direct access to groomed hiking (or skiing) trails located on 58,000 acres of crown land adjacent to the campus, the Centre offers a truly one-of-a-kind environment for experiential learning and outdoor education.

Programs
The curriculum focusses on Environmental Science, Visual Arts (digital photography, oil and water painting, pottery..) and a non-motorized water sports program that includes life-saving swimming, kayaking, canoeing and sailing. Participation in real environmental research projects under the leadership of our resident and visiting scientists.

Campers will also participate in on-going projects on subjects such as:
- The FCI alternative (renewable) energy development initiative and the campus' participation in Ontario's Net-Metering program
- The development and deployment of the FCI conservation/re-use/recycle program
- Environmental Science Program
- Class/Lab/Field work components
- Ontario Secondary School Credits (SNC3M, AVI3M, IDC3O).