Summer is right around the corner and parents are searching for fun things to do, summer camps, and workshops for the kids to enjoy over summer break. Macaroni KID New Iberia Abbeville Breaux Bridge is here to help parents with their search! We love promoting the local groups and organizations offering summer camps, day camps, and other activities for over the summer to keep children thriving over summer vacation.
This summer TECHE Project will hold their annual Geaux Paddle Youth Workshop for ages 10-14 in New Iberia on Bayou Teche. The goal of Geaux Paddle is to get kids who have never paddled before comfortable with paddling and enjoying Bayou Teche, the first National Water Trail in Louisiana.
This program will happen on Saturday, May 31, 2025, from 8:30 am to 1:00 pm and will include safety instruction, an experiment on water testing, paddle to New Iberia City Park and an art project with local artist Jeanne Judice. The paddle portion will also teach about wood duck boxes and the importance of providing safe nest sites for reproduction; education on flora and fauna and the importance of native plants; and trash pickup.
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Here is the schedule of the Geaux Paddle Youth Workshop:
- 8:30 a.m. - Arrival at the home of Margaret & Jeff Simon
- 9-10 a.m. - Paddle safety instruction & water quality experiment
- 10-11:30 a.m.- Paddle to New Iberia City Park
- 11:30 a.m.-noon - Picnic lunch in City Park (bring your own lunch)
- Noon- 1 p.m. - Art project with Jeanne Judice
 Image by TECHE Project |
The TECHE Project has several opportunities throughout the year for paddlers to get out and experience Bayou Teche, including a Paddle Parade and Membership Party in the fall and the Annual Banquet in the spring. Shake Your Trail Feather Paddle Parade and Festival is a family-friendly event scheduled later this year on October 18, 2025 at Parc des Ponts in Breaux Bridge. Paddlers of all ages can float down the Teche from Poche Bridge to Breaux Bridge, ending at Parc des Ponts for live music, food, kids’ activities, a scavenger hunt and more.
The group also host periodic bayou cleanup days are also kid-friendly and encourage youth to become the future stewards of the Bayou Teche National Water and Paddle Trail. On Saturday, May 17, 2025 from 9:30 to 12:00 pm the Spring Bayou Cleanup with T.E.C.H.E Project - New Iberia City Park will take place and welcomes all those interested in volunteering to help clean up and preserve our beautiful Bayou Teche.
What is the TECHE Project?
The TECHE, Ecology, Culture, and History Education Project, started in 2008 in St. Landry Parish. The nonprofit, membership-based organization is made up of individuals passionate about making Bayou Teche a healthier waterway for fishing, kayaking, canoeing, boating, tubing, and even swimming. They advocate for improved water quality in the Bayou Teche watershed and have removed 60 tons of garbage to date. The TECHE Project encourages everyone to ENRICH, EXPLORE and EMBRACE the Bayou Teche.
To find out more about becoming a member of TECHE Project, visit them online at https://www.techeproject.org/about/donate/. As a member you will get the latest news on upcoming events, receive discounts on upcoming workshops, and be invited to the yearly celebration of the TECHE Project Banquet.
For more information about The TECHE Project and these activities, visit techeproject.org or e-mail techeproject@gmail.com.
