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Skidmore College
Pre-Orientation Programs

SCOOP H2O

H2O Leaders goofy

"The first river you paddle runs through you the rest of your life. It bubbles up in pools and eddies to remind you who you are."

Lynn Noel

rafting

Join fellow first-year students for some Adirondack fun. This outdoor program offers  fun days of white water rafting, canoeing, kayaking, S'upping, think H2O. All river equipment is provided. Please feel free to bring your guitar, fiddle or other musical instrument to play around the campfire at night.

You do not need previous rafting or kayaking experience, just a desire for adventure. The white water rafting is led by Licensed New York State guides.

 

"Deciding to do a pre-orientation was easily the best decision I made as a freshman. Starting college can be incredibly awkward and scary, but I have learned that there's nothing like a little wilderness bonding to bring people together and erase all nervous feelings! It's an experience you will never forget." —Matt Walsh '13 SCOOP peer leader and coordinator for H2O

H2O bonfire

Please do not forget your required forms to attend scoop, found here on the SCOOP HOMEPAGE.

PACKING LIST
 

H20 sample Itinerary but, trust us there is SO much more……………………

Day 1: Sign in for your program at 12:30 Porter Plaza and depart for Camp Fowler at 1:15

  • Arrive to camp around 3:00
  • Ice Breakers
  • Take a swim or paddle in the pristine Adirondack lake
  • 6:00 Dinner
  • 10:00 Bonfire and S’mores
  • Surprise event

Day 2:

  • 8am Breakfast
  • Paddle out to an Island for a day
  • Chill’
  • Lawn games
  • Dinner
  • Bon fire/bonding

Day 3: 7am breakfast

  • Load bus
  • Whitewater rafting
  • Chill time
  • Dinner
  • Bonfire

Day 4: Breakfast

  • Load buses back to campus for Orientation


It is COLDER in the Adirondacks especially at night please bring layers and always be prepared for a random swim, kayak or hike!