Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Summer Camp Week 3 - Water Play!

This week's camp was filled with lots of fun!  Children enjoyed themselves in the pool and also learned about the water cycle through many different activities.

A few exciting things happened last week at The Earth School, the seedlings from our vegetable garden kept growing, and with the help of the older students we transformed a beautiful old tree into an awesome playground!  It has become very quickly the most popular feature in our campus, and we are thrilled to see how happy our campers are!







Tuesday, July 12, 2011

It's Party Time! Music and Crafts from Around the World - Summer Camp Week 2










This week our campers continued to care for the Butterfly Garden and Vegetable Garden they created on the first week of camp.  A sense of responsibility and appreciation for their environment is emerging as they take the time each day to water the plants and carefully remove all dry leaves. 
Monday was a very special day.  After the children came back from their weekend at home, there was a very special surprise awaiting them… the seeds they had planted just a few days before, had become beautiful seedlings!  The
expression on their faces said it all.  There was a sense of accomplishment, surprise, and excitement at the same time.  What a wonderful experience!
 As the week continued and through different games, Earth-friendly crafts, learning
activities, and hands-on experiences for each age group, they learned about:
- How to make musical instruments from recycled materials
- Musical instrument families and how they are divided
- Familiarize themselves with musical instruments through individual and group
activities
- Read and listen to stories related to this week's theme.
- Familiarize themselves with different rhythms and music from around the
world
 At the end of the week parents joined us for a music and dance performance.  The children presented a Rwandan dance wearing traditional customs, played the drums, 
and later danced to the rhythm of Caribbean music.  We all had a great time!