Pok-o-MacCready Education Activities and The Crux Climbing on Fridays

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The Pok-O-MacCready Outdoor Education Center has added on a morning educational activity to each Friday that we are meeting for indoor rock climbing at The Crux. Each family should feel free to participate as often as they wish. You can do one afternoon, or one morning, or one full day, or you can do every single opportunity or combination. There is no requirement. There is no minimum to how much your family attends.

You MUST RSVP to northcountryhomeschooling@gmail.com if you plan to attend. Pok-O-MacCready needs a headcount in advance.

There is an $8 fee, per person for each morning session (which includes lunch), and a $7 fee per climber for the afternoon sessions.

Morning session schedule:

Outdoor Education Center morning activities will begin promptly at 10:00am with doors opening at 9:30am. Morning educational programming runs until 12pm. Lunch will run from 12-1:00pm. Lunch is provided. Their chef will prepare something for the group and the reports so far are that lunch is delicious! COST: for the morning session and lunch is $8 per person.

  • November 1, 2019 – Homestead ( at the 1812 Homestead for candle making and baking in either a hearth or beehive oven)
  • November 15, 2019 – Winter Ecology
  • December 6, 2019 – Winter Survival
  • December 20, 2019 – Snowshoeing (snowshoes provided)
  • January 3, 2020 – Tubing (rope-tow tubing hill on site)
  • January 10, 2020 – Cross Country Skiing (equipment provided)
  • January 24, 2020 – Ice Fishing

Afternoon session: Homeschool Indoor Rock Climbing @ The Crux:

Each rock climbing session will be from 1-3pm on the same dates as the morning educational activities: November 1 and 15, December 6 and 20, and January 3, 10, and 24. COST: $7 per child, per climbing session (includes climbing pass and equipment).

Waivers, Information and Directions:

We here at Pok-O-MaCready Outdoor Education Center and The Crux Climbing Center are excited to start working with North Country Homeschooling!
Here are a couple things to note so that your arrival and time here can be set up for success: 

  • Please complete Pok-O-MacCready Outdoor Education Center’s “Health and Parental Permission” form. (Scroll to the middle of the page and click the “Download Release Form” button). If these could be completed for all participating students before their arrival here, that would be awesome – if not we’ll have the forms printed out and families will be able to complete them upon their arrival here. 
  • Parents and Guardians of students may eat the lunch provided free of charge. Optional $3 donation.
  • Directions to Pok-O-MacCready Outdoor Education Center: 1391 Reber Road Willsboro, NY 12996
    • From 87, The Adirondack Northway, take Exit 33 for Willsboro, Lewis and Keesville: NY 22, US 9
    • Continue on NY 22 for about 5 miles. 
    • Turn Right onto Reber Road, here there will be signs for Pok-O-MacCready Summer Camps, Pok-O-MacCready Outdoor Education Center and The Crux Champlain Valley Climbing Center.
    • Continue on Reber Road for one mile passing the sign for Camp PokoMoonshine and Turn Right at the Sign for Pok-O-MacCready Outdoor Education Center.
    • There is a gravel parking area here with a gray building on the right-hand side with a wooden green “Office” sign. There will be signs directing everyone towards the large deck entrance for registration. We’ll welcome, orient, complete paperwork and accept payments here from 9:30 – 10:00 AM.