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Cross Country Skiing

Don’t be driven indoors by snow! Discover an exhilarating way to experience the wonders of a winter landscape and work on your fitness level at the same time. Students learn basic ski techniques (the diagonal stride, double poling, how to descend and ascend hills), as...

Local Eats: The Importance of Healthy Food

“The healthiest food” argued writer Wendell Berry “is the shortest distance from the Earth to your mouth.” In this program, children will learn where their food comes from through interactive and educational activities. They’ll visit our organic garden and solar straw...

Initiative Tasks

Initiative Tasks are a series of creative problems which the group, as a team, must solve. They become more difficult as the program progresses. Tasks may involve creating the highest free standing tube tower, walking on land skis 6 students at a time, or moving a...

Lost in the Woods

Ever wonder what to do if you are lost? In this engaging, hands-on program, students learn about lost-proofing (how not to get lost), shelter building, using natural materials to keep warm, edible wild, cordage and other survival skills. This program teaches an...

Maps and Mapping

Where am I? Where am I going and how do I get there? These are important questions that help us navigate the landscape. In this program, children learn how to orient themselves using a three-dimensional model of the Camp. They then find hidden objects and markers...

Mom, it’s not Dirt, it’s Soil!

One cubic centimeter of soil contains more life than people on earth! Learn all about the creation of soil, the critters that inhabit it, and its importance in terrestrial ecosystems. Science Curriculum Links * Understanding Earth and Space Systems: Grade 3 –...