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Adventures in Camping – Outdoor Education Overnight

Length: Two Days/One Night
Theme: Challenge, Natural History, Positive Peer Interaction
Place: Highlands Camp in Allenspark. Transportation by CU bus.

This trip combines the best of all the year's activities. For some students, it is the first time they have stayed in a cabin or gone to camp. After settling into cabins, eating lunch and having a recycling discussion, we’re off to the Hidden Room for the afternoon. This includes a discovery hike where we find all kinds of natural wonders such as animal tracks and signs, an unusual bog in the middle of a mountain meadow, and other small wonders. We discuss what "challenge" means to the students and identify types of challenges they face in school. We talk about how to manuever through the rock crevice to the Hidden Room, then begin the adventure. Students feel a sense of accomplishment as a class for completing the hike and entering this special place.

Throughout the two days, students enjoy a variety of activities such as Missing Passenger, the Unnature Trail, and What Animal Am I. Other activities include team challenges, a night hike, star observation, and a campfire with s’mores. Learning to set the table, eat meals family style, serving one another, and sharing in camp chores are part of the experience. This is a memorable two days.