Session 1: Our Great Globe Part 1
May 30-June 3, June 13-17, June 27-July 1
8:30 Gratitude Circle and Games
from Around the World
9:00 Organic Farming (Tues,
Thurs) Creating Original
Play (Mon,Wed, Fri)
9:30 Snack (Bring your own)
9:45-12:00 Explorers' Expedition:
Day 1: Antarctica
Storytelling/Acting: Shackleton's Perilous Expedition, Here is Antarctica (Food Web)
Art: Aurora Australis oil pastel landscape, Antarctic Antics (illustrating poetry), Types of Penguins Clay crafting, Snowflake Symmetry,
Games: Ancient moss, Sneaky Penguins, Belgica Antarctica Freeze Tag,Endless Nights, Aurora Dodgeball, Heads Up Winter’s Up,
Science: Greenhouse Gas model, Why are the poles so much colder?, Aurora Science
Day 2: Australia
Storytelling/Acting: The Rainbow Serpent, How the Kangaroo got her Pouch, Creation of Uluru
Art: Aboriginal Cave Art, Finger Knitting with Wool Yarn, Aboriginal Dot Art
Games: Kookaburras, Cane Toad vs. Dingoes vs Inland Taipan, Coral Reef RedRover, Dingoes and Hares
Science: Chemisistry of Uluru (iron oxidation), Why Opposite Seasons from us?, Great Barrier Reef and Ocean Acidification
Day 3: Africa
Storytelling/Acting: Clever Aisha, Stealing the Sun, Legend of the Kente Cloth
Art: Kente cloth weaving, Hieroglyphs on Papyrus, Adinkra,
Games: Ampe, Mancala, Pilolo
Science: Sahara Desert, Bushcraft water filter and SODIS method, Zeer pot, Great Rift Valley
Day 4: Europe Part 1
Storytelling/Acting: Musicians of Bremin, Baba Yaga
Art: Coat of Arms, Stained glass Suncatcher, Midsummer Wreath
Games: Croquet, Kubb, Odd Finland Sports, Fox and Geese
Science: Russian space program, Isaac Newton (gravity, orbits and tides), Thomas Newcomen's steam powered boats
Day 5: Europe Part 2
Storytelling/Acting: Icarus and Daedalus, Story of Four Brothers,
Art: Grecian Urn Designs, Impressionism with watercolors and oil pastels, Polish Papercutting
Games: Greek Statues , Icarus vs. Daedalus, La Tomatina, 6 Men's Morris
Science: Da Vinci's inventions, Parts of a lever and design/build your own mini catapult, Tower of Pisa Engineering Challenge
12:00 Lunch
12:30- 2:00 Hiking, exploring,playing at creek and nature crafting
***Friday at 2pm will be a performance of the explorers' original play***
The Daily Schedule
*** Limit of 16 campers per week, ages 7-12***
Session 2: Our Great Globe
Part 2
June 6-10, June 20-24,
July 4-8
8:30 Gratitude Circle and Games
from Around the World
9:00 Organic Farming (Tues, Thurs)
Creating Original Play (Mon,
Wed, Fri)
9:30 Snack (Bring your own)
9:45-12:00 Explorers' Expedition:
Day 1: Asia Part 1
Storytelling/Acting: Rama and the
Demon King
Art: Rangoli Sand Art
and Henna, Batik
Games: Semut/Orang/Gajah,7 Stones, Kho-Kho, Aankh Micholi
Science: Ring of Fire, Plate Tectonics, Parts of Volcano
Day 2: Asia Part 2
Storytelling/Acting: Nian the New Year's Monster, Old Woman Who Lost Her Dumplings
Art: Dragon Puppets, Sumi-e
Watercolor, Origami, Nature Mandala
Games: Game of 7 Pieces, Shuttlecock,
Gomoku
Science: Ancient Asian Inventions (compass, mechanical clock, moveable type printing, gunpowder and more)
Day 3: North and Central America
Storytelling/Acting: The Singing Toad, How Grandmother Spider Stole the Sun
Art: Felt Molas, Dreamcatcher, Flipbook animation
Games: Ulu Maika, Kickball, Cornhole
Science: Invisible Ink of the American Revolution, Formation of Grand Canyon, The Great Pacific Garbage Patch and solutions
Day 4: South America
Storytelling/Acting: How the Birds Got
Bright Feathers
Art: Making Seed Paper, Rainsticks
Games: Corre,Corre, Moia Tag, Luta De Galo, Oba
Science: Animals of the Amazon Rain
Forest
Day 5: Middle East
Storytelling/Acting: The Birds that
Befriended a King
Art: Hamsa meaning and Designs,
Mosque Shilouhettes
Games: Baduk and the Coin, Dreidel, Trip to Jerusalem
Science: Dead Sea, Osmosis Energy,
Salt powered toy
12:00 Lunch
12:30- 2:00 Hiking, exploring,
playing at creek and nature
crafting
***Friday at 2pm will be a performance of the explorers' original play***