2024
Creek Critters Photo Gallery
Campers enjoyed Umstead State Park this week as they observed all of the different creek spots the park had to offer! They learned which was the best for turtles, the best for skipping rocks, and how all these areas positively impact the forest! When not in the water, fun was had playing Monster Mash and Werewolf.
Creek Critters (Wake – Loblolly, August 5-9, 2024)
Forest Fun Photo Gallery
Our youngest campers discovered so much magic of nature through imaginative new perspectives! We explored unseen parts of the deep woods, built forest creations, learned about park history, sang, danced, and more. There is so much forest fun to be discovered!
Forest Fun (Durham – July 29-Aug 2, 2024)
Salamander Photo Gallery
This week campers searched for salamanders in the forest and learned about these amazing amphibians! Along with these themed activities, campers built forts, splashed in the creek, relaxed during storytelling, explored the forest, and of course, played some amazing Schoolhouse games!
Salamander (Durham – July 29 – Aug 2, 2024)
Carnival of Creators (Buffalo) Photo Gallery
This week campers unleashed their creativity as we created our own forest carnival! We gathered inspiration and ideas and dove head-first into projects like designing our own forest carnival games, puzzles, and all that our imaginations could dream up. And a carnival isn’t complete without food! The smell of dough cooked over an open fire wafted through the forest as we worked to make the best carnival we could dream up!
Carnival of Creators (Buffalo) – (Durham, July 29 – Aug 2, 2024)
Carnival of Creators (Turtle) Photo Gallery
This week campers unleashed their creativity as we created our own forest carnival! We gathered inspiration and ideas and dove head-first into projects like designing our own forest carnival games, puzzles, and all that our imaginations could dream up. And a carnival isn’t complete without food! The smell of dough cooked over an open fire wafted through the forest as we worked to make the best carnival we could dream up!
Carnival of Creators (Turtle) – (Durham, July 29 – Aug 2, 2024)
Growth Rings: Seeking Skills Photo Gallery
Dive into the four growth rings of Schoolhouse: Fire Building, Snake Identification, Whittling, and Plant Identification. Campers had a chance to hone their understanding of the natural world, build their skills and knowledge, and dedicate time to building their craft. In fire skills, campers practiced fire building skills from starting a fire all the way up to friction fires. Our whittling Growth Ring challenged campers to learn the basic safety rules to hand carving utensils like knives and spoons. Plant and snake rings gave campers a chance to expand their knowledge on the ecology of the Eno.
Growth Rings: Seeking Skills (Durham, July 29 – Aug 2, 2024)
Ologies Week! Photo Gallery
This week we got to try our hand at being entomologists, ornithologists, herpetologists, and dendrologists while we explored the woods around our base camp, and at being ichthyologists and hydrologists at the creek. We sampled edible plants, dissected fish, and even had time to do a creek clean-up. We saw snakes, salamanders, crawfish, and too many turtles and mushrooms to count! Our very first camp at Crowder was certainly one to remember!
Ologies Week! (Crowder County Park, July 29-Aug 2, 2024)