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On May 16 to 19 2016, Woodland Bike Park in Sibunag and the JBLFMU Eco Park became the venues for the first ever JBLFMU Eco Adventure Summer Camp: A Climate Change Initiative.
The Summer Camp is the brainchild of the Community and Extension Services, spearheaded by CES officer, Mary Mar Esmaña with the cooperation of the Research Department under Dr. Melchor Magramo.
50 student leaders from different high schools in Guimaras participated in the three and a half day camp together with selected student leaders from the institution’s Molo, Arevalo and Bacolod campuses.
The three and a half day camp was jampacked with eco-themed activities ranging from lectures on arts and crafts, leadership, climate change awareness and recycling to outdoor activities like swimming, sea grass inspection and mangrove identification, talent night and more. The highlight of the camp’s activities was the Amazing Race that stretched over the entire expanse of the Eco Park with campers racing from one station to the other that brought them to the different beautiful locations inside the park.
The campers’ experience was further enriched by the presence of American Peace Corps volunteer facilitators together with Camp Director Riza Ornos. CES Canadian interns Emily Goldney and Tanner Field functioned as head organizers with Emily taking charge of conceptualizing the system and flow of activities for the camp.
The Eco-Adventure Summer Camp is slated to be a yearly activity of the CES department starting next year.