Volunteer--Fall Break Overnight Camp at ONSC Main Campus
Sat, Nov 22
|ONSC Main Campus
Come help ONSC provide an amazing experience at our 4-day, 3-night fall break camp for ages 8-16 at the ONSC main campus! Be an extra adult chaperone on hikes, in classes, for rec time, down time, in lodges, etc.
Time & Location
Nov 22, 2025, 7:00 AM – Nov 25, 2025, 6:00 PM
ONSC Main Campus, 1905 Madison 1305, Huntsville, AR 72740, USA
About the Event
ONSC relies on parent and school staff chaperones during our school field trips, to have an extra adult to be the sweep on our field investigations (hikes), to help with behavior management and as back-up support during meals, classes, recreation times, etc., and also for being with students in the lodges overnight and during breaks. For our camps, it is incredibly helpful to get Volunteer Chaperones to help with these same tasks.
If you are interested in being a part of the spring break fun, and helping to create a wonderful experience for our campers as a volunteer chaperone, register below and let us know in the "Anything else we should know" section if you can help for the entire camp or there are only certain days/times you are available to help.
*Please note, a background check is required to become a chaperone.
Tentative camp schedule and details:
Day 1 - Monday
7:30am - Arrival, check in at pavilion, parents assist campers with lodge move-in
8am - Staff-Parent-Camper Meeting in Ewing Center
*Note: Parents can leave their camper with us at 8:00am if they've attended the virtual meeting, or after the meeting concludes. Parents may stay for the lodge orientation and additional move-in time if desired.
8:45am - Lodge Orientation (in each lodge), additional move-in time
9:45am - Camper Meeting
10am - Name Games / Ice-Breakers
11am - Field Journal Activity
12pm - Lunch
1pm - Field Investigation (guided hike)
4:30pm - Downtime on the Deck
5:30pm - Dinner
6:30pm - Class
7:30pm - Night hike
Overnight in ONSC lodges with chaperones
Day 2 - Tuesday
8am - Breakfast
9am - Class
10am - Field Investigation (guided hike)
12pm - Lunch
1pm - Eco-art and activities
2pm - Field Investigation (guided hike)
5:30pm - Dinner
6:30pm - Recreation Time (active and quiet options)
8:00pm - Astronomy in field
Overnight in ONSC lodges with chaperones
Day 3 - Wednesday
8am - Breakfast
9am - Discovery of the Specimen Class
10am - Field Investigation (guided hike)
12pm - Lunch
1pm - Bonding Games
2:30pm - Entomology Class and Bug Netting
4:30pm - Recreation Time (active and quiet options)
5:30pm - Dinner
6:30pm - Class
7:30pm - Campfire with Fire Building Lesson, Lorax play, and S’mores
Overnight in ONSC lodges with chaperones
Day 4 - Thursday
8am - Breakfast
9am - Field Investigation (guided hike)
12pm - Lunch
1pm - Lodges - packing
2pm - Recreation Time (active and quiet options)
3pm - Lorax Discussion + Meet Cornelia the Corn Snake
4pm - Group Photo and Camp Stories
5pm - Dinner
5-6pm - Parents arrive, store time, departure
Questions? Please email Program Manager, Breana Patterson at breana.patterson@onsc.us