CAROLINA FRIENDS SCHOOL
GAMES One kid’s take on the camps she attended this past summer By Rowan Gillis, age 10 PIEDMONT WILDLIFE CENTER
My favorite part “When we played a big game, the whole camp played, and we ran across the whole camp, and we would try to steal the other teams’ sticks, and the team with all the sticks wins.” Things you should know: • Its all outdoors • If you are 13 or older, you can be a volunteer counselor. C A M P K A N ATA
My favorite part “Rest period and the lake. Rest period is where you can just sleep. And play cards and chill. And the lake is awesome. You have to do a swim test, but everyone gets to play in the water. There’s a Tarzan swing and slides and floaties.” Things you should know: • The food is delicious. • If you are not ready to go to overnight camp, they have day camp, too.
YMCA MEADOWMONT
My favorite part “The pool with a slide and mushroom waterfall that you go in every day for an hour at the YMCA Meadowmont.” Things you should know: • You go offsite from the camp 2x during the week and get to do activities like gaga ball, canoeing and archery.
CAROLINA SAILING CAMP
CAMP CURIOSITY
My favorite part “We cooked pretzels, ice cream and popcorn during food truck rodeo camp, and then at the end of the week, we got to choose what we were going to cook for our food truck in small groups. We chose to make candy sushi and design the logo for the food truck and the menu. Things you should know: • There are a lot of different options at Camp Curiosity like Lego camp, Mindcraft and outside exploration depending on your interest. OL D MILL FA R M
My favorite part “Feeding the animals in the morning and afternoon. There were goats, sheep, donkeys and rabbits there.” Things you should know: • It’s mostly outside.
4809 Friends School Rd., Durham 984-316-0123; cfsnc.org/summer Weekly courses in subject areas such as leadership, performing and visual arts, outdoor adventures, cooking and baking, fiber arts, sports, Legos, comic design, Minecraft, coding, “Harry Potter” and more! Ages 4-18 Dates June 15-Aug. 7; 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; extended care 8 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. Price $395-$430/week Crosswinds Boating Center, Jordan Lake, 565 Farrington Rd., Apex carolinasailingfoundation.org/summer-camp Beginner, intermediate and advanced sailing classes taught by U.S. Sailing certified-instructors. Make friends, build confidence and have fun! Grades Rising 4-10 Dates Varies, visit website for details. Price $435 per week CA R OLINA SUNSHINE ALPACA FA R M
7084 US Highway 64 West, Pittsboro 919-542-4003; carolinasunshinealpacafarm.com Campers will experience a working alpaca farm and learn about the history of alpacas, their general care and what we do with their incredible fiber. Along the way, they’ll also get
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