Last week I had the pleasure of attending one of Peace Corps’ premier summer programs, the “Green Camp”. Green Camp is a 5 day camp for students aged 9-13, and teaches them all about ecology themes, including pollution, water quality, trash, etc.
Instead of posting lengthy explanations about all we did, I figured I’d let the photos speak for themselves (with small captions, of course). You can view the rest in the photo gallery.
(From left: the 42 students of the camp; my team, ???? – the Eagles)
Teams
(Clockwise from top-left: the four camp teams [note the lines!]; my team and I – “Baze, number 1!”; the Tigers on the prowl; our end of camp team skits about the environment)
Excursion to the Forest
(Clockwise from top-left: picnic time!; our schedule, posted on a tree; taking a minute for some R&R; campers had some time to draw in the forest, make leaf rubbings, etc)
Team Activities and Games
(A huge game of Duck Duck Goose, or “Chicken Chicken Wolf” here; students had to “find” food, shelter, and water in the forest to survive)
(Explaining the large group games took a dedicated team of counselors; a debrief explaining “why” always followed)
Small Group Games
(clockwise from top-left: dirtying the water of Sevan Lake [simulated]; interactive Paper-Rock-Scissors with Trees-Loggers-Mudslides; trash pickup!; a reduce-reuse-recycle relay race)
So as you can see, the camp was a lot of fun, and very very interactive – the students get enough boring lectures during school. Last weekend I also spent an amazing day at visiting the main church of Armenia, Etchmiatsin, for Water Day. But I will write about that later today (as you can tell, I’m kind of behind). Also, today our English Club is heading to the forest to celebrate the 4th of July with burgers, hot dogs, and deviled eggs. Look for pictures of that soon… On that note, to all my American readers, have a very happy and safe Independence Day, and enjoy the fireworks (again) for me!
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