Jurassic Whittemore!

Miss Michele with camper, Elise making a tasty "Whipped Cream Glacier" to teach the campers about the ice age

Elise putting natural facepaint on Angelina. The facepaint comes from sedimentary rocks-the same kind of rocks found with fossils

Ryan digging for fossils near the stream

Drew and Justin grew some shark teeth!

Paleo kids playing Jurassic Park: the Game

Jurassic Park the Game: Keith is a poison spitting dinosaur! Watch out!

Natural face painting!

Looking at the worm composting bin: where's Herman the Worm?



Enjoying the stream



First Week-A Success!

We had a first great week at camp at the Landis Woods in Manheim Township, PA as well as Fenimore Woods in Radnor, PA.  When I came by to visit, I received smiles all around!  In both locations, we ran Jurassic in the Park in the morning and PaleoWorld in the afternoon. The teachers and campers really brought the programs to life. I kept on looking over my shoulder, expecting to see a T-Rex....

Ray, the Lead Teacher at Manheim, leading a group of

paleontologists to a dig site

Radnor campers unearthing cool ecofacts

Some of my favorite parent quotes from our evals:

"Very educational and fun. My child had a great time-great projects. The instructors were great with the kids. Kind and approachable for the kids. The site was perfect-Love the Woods!" (Manheim)

"Ray was an excellent teacher, thoughtful and very 'in-tune' to the kids" (Manheim)

"Awesome! You run great programs! My son couldn't wait for "Dinosaur Camp" everyday! he loved the stream! And hikes were great too!" (radnor)

This week, we have our 2nd week of camp in Manheim as well as our first weeks in Lower Makefield and the RNC Headquarters in Oldwick, NJ.  I've been lucky enough to help out at the camp here for Jurassic and Paleo-I can't wait to dig for bones and make dino dioramas!

2010 Evaluations

Read a few evaluations from parents of last year's campers. Click here to fill out your own

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Adventures of Gus the Goose

Gus is a domestic goose whose mother abandoned the nest. His new mother is Sandi our talented gardener.

Summer Camp Fever!

Summer is approaching quickly, not quick enough I'm sure for the students from schools who had to stay later due to the abundance of snow days.  It's a time to break free and to do some experiential learning! Children who come to RNC camps get a real world, hands-on experience, interacting in different ways with their peers in a safe and fun environment.  This blog will have posts from our eleven locations, so stay tuned!

I'm very excited to introduce Herman the Worm and his friends to our campers this summer. The worms are red wiggler worms, or trout worms and they reside in vermin-composting bins. Children will help feed the worms by bringing in food scraps from home. The worms will then turn the food scraps into fertile soil that can then be used to grow food.  The soil at Whittemore will be used for our Children's Garden. Produce from the garden will go to local food banks, group homes and senior centers.

Stay tuned for pics of GUS THE GOOSE, Whittemore's new resident