Camp Aquehonga

09/13/2019

He was also a war hero and a ballroom dancer — Bald Eagle's life is hard to fit in a headline. He parachuted into Normandy, acted in Westerns and starred in his first feature film at the age of 95.

04/13/2019

Please welcome our 2019 Pouch Day Camp Director👋

Marsha Ho is a passionate educator and outdoor enthusiast with more than 25 years of experience teaching both children and adults. She currently serves on Staten Island as Assistant Scoutmaster with Troop 1 and Troop Committee Chair for Troop 587, one of the nation’s first Scouts BSA girl troops.

Marsha also is a Leave No Trace Master Educator and has undergone Wood Badge leadership training. She began her Scout volunteering as a Pack 1 den leader soon after her son became a Cub Scout.

Her other volunteer work includes helping the Staten Island Children’s Museum, the Staten Island Giving Circle and other local charities .

Professionally, Marsha has worked as a consultant and advocate for parents of children with autism spectrum disorder and other special needs. She also held leadership roles at CUNY’s New York City College of Technology, where she served as Project Director and Coordinator for Supplemental Instruction and Coordinator for Educational Services, supporting college students with disabilities. Also at the college, she served as Adjunct Lecturer of English and Master Tutor for the SEEK Program, where she helped English as a Second Language students understand composition and literature.

A longtime educator, Marsha taught as Lead English Teacher at the S.T.A.R. Early College High School, a Brooklyn College program. She also served as Coordinator and Lead Teacher for the Caribbean Youth Intervention Project.

Marsha is a graduate of Brooklyn College with degrees in English and Special Education. She lives on Staten Island with her husband and two children. Her son is currently planning his Eagle Scout project and her daughter is just beginning her journey into Scouting.

03/30/2019

08/29/2017

Unique sleeping strategies courtesy of Troop 150🤣

08/29/2017

https://www.bsa-gnyc.org/ColorRun

08/29/2017

https://www.bsa-gnyc.org/files/3072/Color-Run-Flyer-2016

08/15/2017

This year's staff🤣

08/08/2017

We're hiring! Apply now. Join the Aquehonga Staff Family!

08/08/2017

08/08/2017

Snapshots from this Summer. Come join the fun!!😁