August 30, 2024

Ecology & Herpetology Photo Gallery

Salamanders and Turtles and Toads, oh my! This week, we learned all about our favorite creeping and crawling friends: reptiles and amphibians! We played games that had us slithering like snakes, swimming like salamanders, and camouflaging like turtles. We also sampled the pond’s water and critters, explored the forest, cleaned up the creek, and even […]

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August 30, 2024

Guardians of the Green Photo Gallery

Umstead’s forest was not the only thing campers guarded this week! Whether it was protecting themselves from the Lich as they searched for her heart or preventing their feathers being stolen during Six Feathers, everyone took their job as guardian very seriously this week!

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August 30, 2024

Going Out with a Bang! Photo Gallery

Campers made sure to make this week count as they did a little bit of everything! The group had a chance to work on their whittling growth rings, played Defeat the Lich, Bakweli, and partook in many other Schoolhouse classics too!

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August 30, 2024

Cedar Photo Gallery

The group had many uses for the Cedar Tree as they played in Umstead State Park this week! They used it’s leaves for cedar ceremonies, made art projects out of it’s wood, and hid in it’s shade when playing games and splashing in the creek!

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