1/12/2025:  Bear Mountain State Park- It was a really fun day, and we were so lucky to have beautiful sunny weather! Our entire group of 91 students (sixth, seventh, and eighth graders) plus NYCICO leaders, Catrock youth leaders, and volunteers...

January 12, 2025: Samara and PS 159, two schools within a few miles of each other in the Bronx, teamed up for a fun winter hike and candle making trip at Westmoreland Sanctuary!  We started off by playing "Where the Wind Goes" for students to...

THUE-UOA / Nov. 9-11, 2024 / AMC MOC The THUE-UOA Cabin trip at AMC Mohican Outdoor Center was a much-needed adventure! We had a blast with a group of 18 (15 youth + 3 adults), from seasoned outdoor explorers to first-time campers. We hiked,...

Oct 12-14, 2024: The THUE-UOA Camping trip at AMC Harriman was a blast! We had a group of 16 (13 amazing youth and 3 awesome adults) with a mix of experienced outdoor enthusiasts and first-time campers. We hiked, canoed, built campfires, cooked...

The trip last October to Dr. Davies Farm and Hook Mountain was a great success! The kids had a great time and so did the adults! During apple picking, even though the low hanging fruit was mostly gone, the upper branches of most trees were still...

11/16/24:  We took about 50 kids from MS167 to Ward Pound Ridge Reservation. We gave an intro on Leave No Trace and the kids shared what they thought that meant. Then we broke into 4 groups and did hikes of around 3 miles on different routes,...

Oct 19, 2024:  On October 19th, Humanities Prep High School students took a scenic fall foliage hiking adventure to Croton Dam along the Old Croton Aqueduct Trail. 🍁🍂 We enjoyed delicious apple cider donuts from a local farmers market, had a...

Samara Community School finished up a three-session Learn to Bike program by riding on the rail trail at Van Cortlandt Park.  With the help of CatRock leaders, all students improved immensely with their bike riding skills- with the majority of...

Samara Community School students and THUE students met up for a beautiful fall day in Central Park! After a fun ABC nature scavenger hunt where students tried to find something in nature with every letter of the alphabet, students split up into two...

What an amazing fall day PS 159 students had! We arrived at Stuarts Fruit Farm bright and early before the crazy rush of apple pickers. Students were so excited to pick apples- big and small, sweet and tart. There was a ton of variety to choose from...