Tuesday: Language and Interpretation

Welcome to our second day of overnight camp!

This morning was a windy one, but that didn’t stop many brave campers from doing their Polar Bear Plunge in pursuit of their Golden Polar Bear Award! This award goes out to the campers that are at Polar Bear dip every single day that they have at camp.

Afterwards we got together for breakfast, where we had pancakes! Yes, you read that right, pancakes and we LOVE pancakes. We then spent some time in our 2:6 groups and tidying up our cabins, before heading to Camp Wide Game.

Camp Wide Game today was Human Tracker! In this game, a few “trackers” try to catch all the “humans” hiding in the trees. It’s like a fun mix of hide and seek and tag!

We then split into two groups to do our social skill of the day: Language and Interpretation. In this social skill, we talked about how sometimes what someone says isn’t always what they mean, like when we use sarcasm, slang or idioms! We also talked about how to decipher what someone means and played fun games like What Do You Meme and Tanks to practice. 

It was then time for lunch, and today we had ramen and veggies!

After lunch we headed back to our cabins for rest hour. Here campers are encouraged to nap, read, or do any other quiet activity. This also ensures we all have enough energy for our choices for the day, which were rock climbing, low ropes and abstract art. 

After an exciting afternoon we spent time with our 2:6 groups, before heading to free time! Next, we enjoyed some taco in a bag for supper! 

After supper, we played our second camp wide game of the day: Dress the Beast! In this game, two teams compete on a field to infiltrate each other’s bases, steal an item of clothing, and return to their side of the field without being tagged. The winning team is decided by the amount of clothing each “Beast” has on by the end of the game!

We can’t wait to do it all again tomorrow!