Our first even Teen Adventure Camp was a huge success! The campers enjoyed wilderness exploration with a small crew and WONDERful staff. They gained expertise in fire-making, played a few games, and found a big turtle. We hope our teens had a blast, and we hope to see them return again as campers, CIT’s, or even counselors in the future!
During this week, we immersed ourselves in the exciting and ancient art of storytelling by sharing old tales and spinning new ones. We also explored storytelling through games like Windigo. This group also enjoyed building and created some excellent forts together. Of course, no week at Schoolhouse would be complete without some time splashing in the creek (including a trip to “Spa City”) and looking for critters. Check out the photos below to see some of the fun!
Our Roly Poly campers enjoyed their week in the great outdoors! We played a bug version of Werewolf (a classic Schoolhouse game) and and listened to some new stories this week. In the creek, we explored every crevice and looked under every rock to find all kinds of insects and critters. Everyone found something they enjoyed doing. Take a look at the pictures and see some of the fun!
What would Heron week be without a game of Heron Egg! Our campers loved the game, and many other activities as well. We spent some time bird watching and enjoyed the summer heat by the creek. The counselors shared stories about the Heron Family and demonstrated what kind of sounds the Heron makes. Take a look at the photos below to see how we ended each day dirty, tired, and happy!
Our Growth Rings campers had an exciting and action-packed week as they honed their skills in fire building, plant identification and use, whittling, and snake identification and interaction. Campers worked hard and many earned growth rings to recognize their hard work. When we weren’t working on growth rings, we played games, built forts, sang songs, splashed in the creek and looked for critters. It was an exciting and educational week. Take a look at the photos below to see some of the fun!
Our campers this week embarked on an exciting, old-timey adventure. We spent our time learning about things the pioneer might have done, including animal tracking, fire-building, butter-making, cooking in a dutch oven, and more! Of course, no week at Schoolhouse would be complete without a few critters (snakes! snails! slugs! oh my!), plenty of games, and some muddy creek time. Check out the photos below to see some of the fun.
In this week of mapping and tracking, campers explored the tallest peaks of the forest and lowest beds of the creek using their newly developed navigation skills. We discovered how to use compasses and maps and looked into how scat and animal tracks can play a role in understanding our directional abilities in nature. The amphitheater map we created took us on woodsy adventures and allowed us to see so much amazing wildlife. Take a look at the photos below to see the fun!
This week of camp was all about learning and practicing the art of wilderness survival! Campers were able to try out important skills like orienteering, knot tying, fire building, and critter catching. We also played games like Camouflage and Predator//Prey that were not only great ways to practice stalking and hiding but were also super fun! As always, we played some classic games like 6 Feathers and Windigo and told some exciting stories. The thunderstorms didn’t keep us from having a fun overnight on Thursday, camping out in the photo museum! Check out some of our favorite moments from this week’s camp!
This week in camp, we had a blast exploring the insects of the trees, underground, and the creek. In the spirit of Inchworm week we told stories of inchworms and learned new facts about nature’s wondrous creatures. We also played games like Chef Cooki and with such a brave group we took campers on an adventure to a distant creek spot. Take a look at a few photos to get a quick glimpse of our great week!
In the spirit of Minnow week we played Sharks and Minnows and Fishy Fishy Cross My Ocean. Campers also had time to enjoy the little things like whittling, building forts, and opening and closing circle. We learned so much about fish in a game of One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish. Minnows are so small yet so important! Take a look at the photos from the week and see what our campers were up to!
