June 28, 2024

Trekking Quest with Hiking Overnight Photo Gallery

Campers experienced the great outdoors to the fullest through a week dedicated to building our backpacking skills. Every ounce counts when you are carrying supplies on your back, and campers learned what to pack and what to leave behind. We practiced essential skills like knot tying, packing a backpack, and strategies to keep food out […]

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June 28, 2024

From Lumber and Logs Photo Gallery

This week was spent using the forest as inspiration for our creations. We made a fire and forts of all forms. We also played field and forest games with running, jumping, and of course, face paint. Cooling off in the river was a great way to spend the afternoons, especially when we get to jump […]

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June 28, 2024

Sourwood (Buffalo Group) Photo Gallery

Sourwood week gave campers a chance to appreciate the trees and plants around us through some of our senses including touch, smell, and taste! Plant walks filled our days between fun games, and cooling off in the river. Even if we don’t remember all the names of the plants in the forest, we will remember […]

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June 28, 2024

Sourwood (Black Feathers Group) Photo Gallery

Sourwood week gave campers a chance to appreciate the trees and plants around us through some of our senses including touch, smell, and taste! Plant walks filled our days between fun games, and cooling off in the river. Even if we don’t remember all the names of the plants in the forest, we will remember […]

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June 28, 2024

Bug Builders Photo Gallery

The focus was on the forest’s smallest friends this week as campers learn about bugs! During this week everyone had a chance to create their own bugs, learn how they adapt with different environments, and search for real life bugs in the creek!

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June 27, 2024

Creek Stompers Photo Gallery

Our first week of PreK camp was filled with stomping in the creek, building forts in the woods, playing silly games, finding oodles of bugs, and getting messy in the mud! Brookhaven Nature Park is full of so many natural treasures for our youngest schoolhouse campers to uncover.

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