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, […]
June 21, 2018
If you’re wondering what your camper has been up to this week, here are some questions to get the conversation started… What does it mean to play with honor? In the game Werewolf, what are 3 ways that you can play with honor? On Wednesday, we heard a lot of stories from counselors. Which was […]
June 21, 2018
If you’re wondering what your camper has been up to this week, here are some questions to get the conversation started… What has been your favorite creek spot this week? We went to Trident on Monday, Crescent on Tuesday, Mossy on Wednesday, and Yosef today. How was Echo freed from the Windigo’s vines in the game yesterday? Do you […]
June 21, 2018
If you’re wondering what your camper has been up to this week, here are some questions to get the conversation started… This week we have played many different forest games. What was your favorite game that we have played? Why? Schoolhouse counselors have told many stories this week. Some of them have been traditional Native […]
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