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“I really enjoyed sleeping on the sand and looking for shooting stars with some other people. We also found seven humpback chub in ONE backwater.” —GCY Participant

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Videos and other cool stuff.

Videos

About Grand Canyon Youth. Stewart Aitcheson video about Grand Canyon Youth.

Partners in Science Trip in the Grand Canyon. This12-minute video was created by one of our guides (Thomas Fuhrmann). It shows students helping with science data collection as well as some of the other exciting opportunities a river trip offers.

Science Leadership Academy Trip. In April 2009, 10 students from Philadelphia traveled to the Southwest for an adventure with 10 students from Coconino High School in Flagstaff. This video is the reaction / reflection of the Philadelphia students... 6 months later.

Exploring Without Sight. Twelve remarkable students explored the rugged Grand Canyon — some of whom were blind or visually impaired. Click here to see the CBS News video.

Links to Articles

A Classroom with a View. This article appeared in National Parks Magazine in Spring 2011. It outlines the adventures of one of Grand Canyon Youth's Grand Canyon programs; the youth, the science and the experience.

Braving the Rapids, OSB Student Prepares For Adventure. Article about a tenth grader from the Oklahoma School for the Blind who was accepted into the “Leading the Way Rim to River 2010” program.

Visually impaired students help collect acoustic data in Grand Canyon National Park. Interesting Park Science article on the Leading the Way program.