June 22, 2018
Whether focusing on safety, building techniques, or cooking, we spent this week learning all about fire. We got to practice making a few different kinds of fire structures and learned about different methods for igniting them, like using a bow drill or steel striker. When not learning about fires, we spent our time playing some […]
June 22, 2018
Looking for outdoor adventure? Look no further than Outdoor Survival Skills camp! We spent the week learning the basics of fire-building, shelter-making, edible plant-testing, water-finding and much more! We practiced using steel strikers, building shelters like lean-tos, and learning new knots to help in our endeavors. Of course, we took time each day to cool […]
June 22, 2018
We crammed as many wilderness skills as we could into this jam-packed week. We learned the basics of using a compass and map, how to find water sources in the backcountry, basic wilderness first aid, and much, much more. When not practicing our wilderness skills, we played games, and listened to stories. We searched for […]
June 22, 2018
New friends, old friends, fairy houses and toad abodes–we had it all at Otter camp! We spent our week exploring Umstead State Park, visiting places like Crystal Mountain and Phoenix. We played games like Scout Mission and tried our hands at whittling. We took time each day to splash in the creek, and of course, […]
May 15, 2018
We had a delightful (and short!) camp week together at Umstead State Park. We explored the tributary and creek and found a bunch of critters like salamanders, crayfish, snails, and snakes. Our diverse weather allowed us to spend some time building forts and running around playing classic Schoolhouse games, and also warmed up enough for […]
May 7, 2018
This exciting week of spring camp was filled with new challenges, new friends, and new skills! Our campers worked hard to improve their abilities at things like whittling, plant identification, fire-building, and snake identification and handling. Many campers earned new Growth Rings to symbolize their new knowledge. When not working on our skills, we spent […]
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