Headstrong and Esperanza are hosting a one-day outing on Sunday, August 3rd, 2008, at IslandWood Outdoor Learning Center on Bainbridge Island for youth and families recovering from traumatic brain injuries (TBI). Recovering youth and young adults with TBI and Headstrong companions will be guided by IslandWood staff for a hands-on experience of IslandWood programs at the lake and art studio. Parents, therapists, and others will be given a tour of IslandWood and will begin planning to host a TBI respite/renewal camp at IslandWood beginning summer 2009.
Please join us on Sunday, August 3rd, 2008!
IslandWood Outing Schedule
8:45 AM: Depart from the Seattle Ferry located at 801 Alaskan Way Pier 52 Seattle WA 98104
Additional ferries run approximately every 40 minutes
10:00 AM: Arrive IslandWood at 4450 Blakely Avenue NE, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
Youth/Companion Schedule Adult Schedule
Youth and Companions @ friendship circle Adults meet tour guide
Youth and Companions do “WaterWonders Program” at lake with IslandWood educators Adults on tour of IslandWood grounds and facilities
12:30: LUNCH in the Great Hall 12:30 Lunch in the Great Hall
Youth and Companions do “Garden Program” with IslandWood educators Adults finish tour, meet in Great Hall to begin plans for hosting camps @ IslandWood
4:00 pm: All end @ friendship circle to close the day
Depart IslandWood @ 5pm
5:30 or 6:30 pm Depart on the Bainbridge ferry 270 Olympic Drive SE Bainbridge Island WA
We hope that you will be able to join us! We greatly value your input to develop an annual renewal/respite camp for Recovering TBI. Please RSVP by July 15th to dld@headstrongforlife.org or alicehoop@headstrongforlife.org
Ferry Schedule
IslandWood Web site
Esperanza Web site
Programs for the Youth/Young Adults:
1st Program: “Water Wonders”:
Visit our pond and take a trip out on the floating classroom. You can watch for birds and identify what birds with field guides; you can use our water quality kits to test the water (temperature, pH, depth, clarity) and discuss what may live in the pond. From shore, use nets and capture macro invertebrates to identify and look at under the microscopes. We have a chart that you can use to understand the quality of the water based on what lives there. The floating classroom is wheelchair accessible.
2nd Program “Garden”
We will tour the garden and greenhouse. We will also do a scavenger hunt to learn more about gardens (edible plants, compost, photosynthesis). You will get to harvest and taste produce. We will also have materials for those who want to make pots out of newspaper and plant their own seeds, make a mosaic out of seeds, or make a painting with flower petals.
