August 2, 2019
Our bushcraft campers spent the week learning some skills to help them find the essentials for survival: food, water, and shelter. We had a great time collecting dew from the grass, learning about edible plants, building shelters, and practicing fire building with steel strikers and quartz or a bow drill! When we weren’t practicing our […]
August 2, 2019
Our Raccoon campers had a great time this week exploring Brumley Forest! Campers got to discover great hiding spots and run wild through the forest playing games like Werewolf and battle it out in an epic (and silly!) game of Sock War. Creek time was another highlight for many campers who got plenty muddy, hunted […]
July 26, 2019
This week at Schoolhouse was a thrilling literary adventure full of tales of nature and battling the elements. We read excerpts from classic books like “Hatchet,” “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,” “Tuck Everlasting” and more. We used these stories as jumping off points for a variety of different games and activities. We also enjoyed water […]
July 26, 2019
Our Skink campers had an excellent week full of hikes, log-rolling, critters, games, and more! We spent our time together exploring all that Umstead State Park has to offer. We hiked the trails and searched for bugs and animals and some of us even got to touch a black rat snake! We heard stories and […]
July 26, 2019
Earthworm campers had a pretty awesome week filled with plenty of adventures. They ran through the forest, hid behind trees and snuck around while they played some classic Schoolhouse games like Scout Mission and Werewolf. Creek time was a hit and many campers had a great time splashing around, making mud creations (including getting themselves […]
July 26, 2019
Our Orienteering week was a blast as campers practiced using a compass and reading maps, culminating in camper teams completing our very first Brumley (mini)-orienteering course! We weren’t sure how it was going to go, but every team was able to find all of the checkpoints – even more impressive when you realize a checkpoint […]
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