August 16, 2019
If your camper came home with knowledge of edible plants, fire-building, or how to make a splint out of sticks, they might have been a camper in Young Survivalist camp! This week, we learned all kinds of ways to survive and thrive in the wilderness. Our week focused on everything from shelter-building to orienteering and […]
August 16, 2019
Our Flying Squirrel campers had an excellent week exploring Umstead State Park. We hiked the trails and cooled off in the creek. We played running and sneaking games, practiced our mud- based face painting skills, built forts, learned about whittling using potato peelers, and much more. Of course, no week at Schoolhouse would be complete […]
August 16, 2019
This curious group of campers had a great week exploring Umstead State Park. We played games like Run Rabbit Run and Scout Mission, practiced our whittling skills, built forts, and much more. We took time each day to cool off in the creek and listened to plenty of stories. The highlight for many campers was […]
August 14, 2019
Campers spent this week becoming real life lumberjacks! We wore our best lumberjack outfits (flannel) practiced our lumberjack call (Yo-hoo), and mastered our lumberjack skills such as hatchet-throwing, and cross-cut sawing. We heard stories and legends of lumberjacks around the campfire as we roasted ourselves a lumberjack snack called Woof ’ems. Along with these lumberjack […]
August 14, 2019
In this week of camp, the rain and thunderstorms couldn’t keep away our fun. We kept busy with games like Werewolf, Hundred Yard Buzz, and Sock Wars. We also made a fort village at our base camp and splashed in the creeks and Eno River. Check out a few of the pictures we snapped along […]
August 9, 2019
Our fort builders were busy this week imagining, planning, and building all sorts of creations in Brumley Forest! We started with some basic skills like lashing, knot tying, and saw use and from there the campers took charge! They created multi-floor forts, swings, ladders, and many other awesome inventions. Creek time was a hit with […]
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