Programs and Services Our Center Offers
Schools and Youth
Organizations
Experience a connection with nature you won’t get in a traditional educational setting. Our programs help youth grow as individuals while forming bonds with other students, lasting memories, and meaningful experiences.
Conferences, Retreats, and Workshops
The Outdoor Education Center provides the perfect setting for your next conference, retreat, or workshop. While still close to civilization, the surrounding nature is peaceful and private, allowing participants to focus on your program goals.
Winter and Spring
Break Camp
The Spring and Winter Break Camps are open to children ages 6-13. We offer activities in our four core areas to provide your child with a fun and educational experience during their time off from the traditional school setting.
What We Do
We pursue excellence in our field through the four pillars of our educational philosophy.
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Contact us to help plan your school’s next trip!
– Call our Director at (518) 963-7967
– Email our Director at [email protected]
We're Proud To Have Schools Return Year After Year
- Far Brook School, Short Hills, New Jersey
- The Harley School, Rochester, NY
- Lake Placid Middle School, Lake Placid NY
- The Hackley School, Tarrytown, NY
- Fairfield Country Day School, Fairfield, Connecticut
- Sacred Heart, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
- Ecole St-Marc, Montreal, Quebec
- Ecole Des Rives, Terrebonne, Quebec
- Seminaire Saint-Marie, Shawninigan, Quebec
- Ecole La Mennais, Mascouche, Quebec
- Ecole Des Hauts Clochers, Ancienne-Lorette, Quebec
Teacher Testimonials
This fantastic outdoor education center has welcomed my grade six students and me since 2000. Since I have two groups a year, that makes approximately 875 students from École St-Marc who have benefited from their Pok-O camp experience and 280 days of my own life spent there. I wouldn’t go anywhere else.”
– Rosemary Reader, teacher at École St-Marc, Montréal, Quebec
“The professional staff and expert programming exceeded all expectations. Pok-O educators understand kids on a deep level and engage with them enthusiastically and appropriately. They also provide great support for the visiting teachers and chaperones. Finally, their programs are well thought out and challenge students to explore a world beyond their comfort zone. As teachers, this provided us with a more holistic view of our students and helped forge lasting bonds within the grade.”
-Trevor Ogden and Zack Boboth; Dean’s for the 7th and 8th grades of The Hackley School in Tarrytown, NY
“Awesome activities, more than great staff, ideal surroundings, qualifiers can’t equal the characteristics of this beautiful environment. Home-like food, family style healthy meals. All students end up knowing more at the time of departure than on arrival no matter the level they’re at. A must for all level students.”
– Jean-Claude Rancourt, Lead Teacher, Ecole Des Rives, Quebec, Canada
Meet Our Staff
Our staff brings a variety of backgrounds and has a long history of providing the best experience for all that attend Pok-O-MacCready Outdoor Education Center.
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