On other days, we board the bus to explore other singular locations within the Cape Cod National Seashore, including: Great Island, the White Cedar Swamp, Fort Hill, Nauset Marsh, the Beech Forest, Race Point and the Province Lands. Students may hike, walk the beaches and dunes, or explore a nearby pond. Some days are spent close to the Pamet River Station. The program also supports the educational mission of the Cape Cod National Seashore by integrating interpretive themes. Lesson themes are drawn from the Massachusetts Science Curriculum Frameworks for Earth and Space Science, Life Science (Biology) and the Massachusetts History and Social Science Curriculum Framework. Through hands-on experience, first person observation, and guided exploration students gain a deeper understanding of the unique and fragile place they call home. The primary focus of the week is to teach students about the history, both natural and cultural, of Cape Cod. The program was established as a Collaborative in 1974, and hosts between 750 and 1,000 students each school year for their 2 ½ or 5 day-overnight environmental education experience. (National Environmental Education Development) Academy is run by the Falmouth, Dennis-Yarmouth, and Monomoy schools, which send all their fifth grade classes. Our classroom consists of the beaches, dunes, woods, marshes, bogs, swamps, and ponds of the National Seashore. Our living space is a former Coast Guard Station with some grand views of the Atlantic Ocean and the Pamet River valley. The Seashore Program provides the opportunity for 5 th grade students to live, explore, and study in a beautiful setting within the Cape Cod National Seashore.
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