June 28, 2018

Native Ways Photo Gallery

We had a ton of fun in Native Ways camp at our new Whispering Pines location. We played games, built forts, listened to and told stories, and splashed in the creek. The theme this week encouraged us to learn a bit about a few different Native American traditions and customs, like fire-building and atlatl. We […]

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June 28, 2018

Pond Adventures Photo Gallery

We went looking for adventure this week and we were not disappointed! We visited several different ponds at Harris Lake County Park and found things to explore at each of them. We found animals of all kinds including snakes, lizards, fish, frogs, toads, and turtles. We learned to paddle canoes and even tried our hand […]

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May 15, 2018

Creek Explorers Photo Gallery

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 […]

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May 7, 2018

Growth Rings: Naturalist Skills Photo Gallery

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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May 3, 2018

Questions to Ask Your Pond Adventures Camper – Thursday

If you’re wondering what your camper has been up to this week, here are some questions to get the conversation started… Can you describe the parts of a canoe paddle? How do you steer a canoe? What was one thing you saw while canoeing today? You have seen various reptiles and amphibians this week. Which […]

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