Learning about Radio waves and talking to people far away. Using a pump drill. Playing a Pirate game.  Arrrg! In our “kitchen.” Making string. In the shade. Finding an antler in the midden. Finding a bone in the midden. Making an inference. Digging in the midden.

Making fossils. We filled impressions left by dinosaur bones (mold fossils) with plaster to create cast fossils.Leslie describes how the Native Americans used buckeye to paralyze fish for easier spearing.Nick’s campers relax under the shady canopy of oak trees, coloring dinosaurs.Mark’s campers create tiny Native American shelters.

Mr. Dan shows his After Camp Art students how to draw a rabbit.Mark shows his After Camp Outdoor Skills campers how to tie some sort of knot (I asked but I already forgot what kind).

Today we visited the OC Zoo.  While half of us went to the zoo, the other half of us went to the Irvine Park Nature Center(then we switched, of course).  Unfortunately I got stuck in the Nature Center, so I have no pictures of the zoo!

Dana performs “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” in felt! Learning about Renaissance warfare. Building our city walls. Queen Elizabeth gives a moving speech before the battle. Knocking down our walls with the marshmallow cannon. Notice the marshmallow flying in front of Sophie! Notice the marshmallow flying in front of Chris.and the award for best dressed home…