Honors Credit in the Summer

The Partners in the Park program will begin in historic Oyster Bay, where students will visit Theodore Roosevelt?s home, Sagamore Hill, and sail on the only reconstructed 19th century oyster sloop in the country.

Long Island is home to an expansive National Seafront, which includes the barrier dunes of Fire Island. We will trek the island on an overnight camping trip led by park rangers, observe the animals, bird, marine and human life on this Atlantic coast.

These explorations will help students come to understand New York as a city on the water?a point that will be made later in the summer by some extraordinary ?water sculpture,? which should be in progress during our adventure. A full day on Ellis Island with the chief curator of this gateway to America will be the center of our city days. Students will also visit other national and state park sites in NY, ending with the traditional hot dogs at Coney Island.

Housing will be at two Long Island University campuses, and the total land cost including all meals will be $450. Please have your students (or faculty) interested in this program register on line at the Partners in the Parks SUU website:

www.suu.edu/honors/partners/Islands2008/Islands08.html