Day Two
Our second day started off with a bang and a visitor. We were happy to greet Bungee, who drove the winding roads from the Domain to Buckhorn to check us out. After a busy morning in the learning centers, we loaded the kids onto the bus and drove to the picnic shelter for lunch.
The kids munched on sandwiches and chips, put together in record time, assembly style, by the awesome counselors. Once the kids were finished eating, it was time for a dance session, with counselors and kids alike getting their groove on.
Our planned afternoon included a pontoon ride, swimming, and fishing. We had a chance to do a little of each before we were driven indoors by thunder and lightening. It was the first time several of the kids had ever been on a boat! I'm always amazed that we live in the middle of the beautiful Appalachian mountains, and yet children don't get outdoors. Some of these kids might as well live in some inner city! So we're glad that in addition to offering the children a chance to become more proficient readers, we're also able to give them a chance to experience the natural environment. Even if the natural environment didn't cooperate with our plans to spend the afternoon on the water yesterday...
Luckily, we had a rain plan in place. The kids worked on their journals a little more and did a craft involving crushed glass from the recycling center. So basically, after exposing the kids to the threat of electrocution by lightening, we placed them at risk of being cut to shreds by broken glass. Luckily, we were electrocuted nor bleeding profusely when we left!!!
-Jenny Williams, Camp Director and Reading Camp Steering Committee member
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