Congo Camp 2010

Our Kayak campers will be enjoying the calming waters.

Although these campers may not be riding waves, they are definitely making them as they paddle their way through waters.

Over the course of the session, these campers have been practicing their kayaking skills off campus. 

We hope they enjoy their day in the water today as they stay away from the heat in the cool waters that surround northern Virginia. 

The spray park our Congo Explorers will be enjoying!

Our younger travel campers are excited to be getting both wet and walking through the wild as Wednesday rolls on.

The Summer Adventures will be enjoying the wet side of Wednesday as they make their way to Pirate's Cove Water Park.  While there, they will enjoy the large pools and fast slides that will keep them cool.

As they enjoy the water, the Congo Explorers will be enjoying the wild at the Perils of the Lost Jungle mini golf course.  Afterwards, they will get to enjoy water at the Lyon Village Spray Park.

We hope these campers have fun on their travels!

The aquarium at which our Day Trippers will be.

Two of our camps will be enjoying some time as they stay cool with some water based activities!

Congo Explorers will enjoy the Pirate Cove Water Park as they splash around and slide down in the various wet, watery areas of the park.

As these campers enjoy being in the water, the Day Trippers will explore what lives in our natural waters.  The Day Trippers will be heading out to the Baltimore Aquarium to see various aquatic sea life. 

We hope these campers have fun on their trips and enjoy the cool, calming waters of wherever they go.

One of our Kayak Campers practicing her paddling skills.

This week a very unique camp will be invading the Congo Camp swimming pool: Kayak Camp.  As you may guess, these campers will be learning how to properly Kayak. 

The campers wasted no time this morning and started off right into the waters.  They were getting around the pool with ease even as the water sloshed back and forth.

We look forward to seeing the many skills these campers demonstrate over the course of the week!

Campers learning to grind.

Our skateboarders were having a blast this morning as they learned how to grind from one of their skateboarding counselors.

These campers have mastered many skills over the week and are getting to enjoy their final day by playing some street hockey and riding down the various ramps.

As you sit and watch these boarders, you can quickly tell that they wish they had a few more days to enjoy skateboarding camp. 

We hope they continue to practice the many skills they learned as they head into the school year!

The gas station and car shop for the lego city.

The Lego World: City campers have been enjoying constructing the various lego sets this beginning week of the session.

They started out by making the most important part of any city: the gas station.  Once they completed the gas station, they moved on to an airport, a windmill, and other city sites.

All of the campers have been active in ensuring that all the parts click together well and properly and they are extremely energetic to complete all of the city models.

We will continue to share pictures of the various parts of the city and, once it is completed, we will be sharing pictures of the completed Lego City.

The sauted vegetables made by our Chefs.

For our Congo Chefs Challenge campers, before they start to compete, they are learning how to properly cook various meats and vegetables.

They started this morning by learning how to broil steak.  Once they broiled this steak, they then enjoyed the delicious final product.

After they made the steak, the campers then enjoyed some sauted vegetables.  It took no persuading to get these campers to eat their veggies.

The campers are looking forward to this Friday when they have the cupcake challenge.  We know we will be smelling sweet aromas coming from the room over the course of the week!

A few of the mural replicas created by our Media Mania campers.

Media Mania is an arts and crafts based camp that helps our campers to learn the various mediums one can use to create art.

The counselors are helping our campers to learn the tools that artists use to make their creations.  Today they focused on chalk murals. 

These murals were based off Diego Rivera's style used in Mexican murals.  We are excited to see all the forms and mediums that these campers use over the next week!

Many of our campers may be coming home stating this exact phrase, but, parents & family, no fear. . . the lost & found is here! 

Below are photos of the many items that were left at Congo Camp this summer.  If you see something that is yours, please stop by the camp office and one of our Camp Admin will gladly help guide you to your items:

American Inline Skateboard will be leading our Skateboarding Campers.

One of the specialty camps this week is dedicated to our Skateboarding fans who get to ride the ramps during the week.

American Inline Skating has setup these ramps for our campers down by the Great Adventures building.  The campers were excited to get rolling into the session and were already starting to hone in on their skills. 

We look forward to seeing all of the skills these campers learn over the course of the session and we wish them good luck on trying out new tricks.

Our Colonial Kids making their medicine pouches.

This session, one of our camps will be taking our Congo Campers back to George Washington's time.  The Colonial Kids will be learning about Colonial times during the beginning of the week and then will take a trek to Williamsburg to enhance their knowledge!

Our Colonial Kids started off this session by making Medicine Pouches.  These pouches were hand stitched to completion. 

The campers started the pouches by threading the leather strings through the holes to connect the pouches; once these were connected, the pouches came together quickly.

These campers are already excited to take their trip, but we know that they are ready to learn as much as possible before heading off on Wednesday!

Our Day Trippers are excited to head out to the National Zoo.

There are many traveling camps this week and we are excited to hear about the various places to which they travel. 

Day trippers will be starting off their session with an enthralling trip to the National Zoo.  While there, they will be able to enjoy time seeing the various animals and learning about various habitats.

Our Summer Adventurers will have a similar naturesque outing as they make their way to the Botanical Gardens.  Afterwards they will have some fun at minigolf in Upton Hill. 

Teen travel will make their way to the National Museum of Art. 

We hope all of these travel camps have fun as they head out on their excursions today!

The Digital Arts camp have created a portfolio of art they have created over the past two weeks. Here is a gallery of some of this excellent art:

The Yoga Campers's Yoga Mats!

Our Yoga Campers rolled up their Yoga Mats today after they ensured they knew all of the various positions well.

These campers are definitely happy that they can practice these positions and postures at home and use their Yoga knowledge to stay limber and fit.

Each of the campers was showing skill and versatility on this last day and we can tell that in only two weeks they have learned a lot from their counselors.  We would just like to say great job these past two weeks, Yoga Campers!

The Ice Cream bags in the middle of shaking.

The Congo Chemists began the last day of the session by making a tasty, terrific treat: Ice Cream!

Adding a little salt to milk, the campers then used some manpower to shake the bags to ensure the ice cream was well mixed.

After they shook for ten minutes, this treat was completed and they could prepare to eat their homemade ice cream. 

All of the campers were excited to finish the ice cream and couldn't wait to experience their vanilla flavored deliciousness!

The Scrapbookers presenting the Admin staff a Scrapbook!

As the camp session draws to a close, our Scrapbook campers presented the admin staff with a special treat: a Scrapbook of Congo Camp.

With all of the excellent work they have done on their own books, Ms. Ashley, Mr. Dan, and Ms. Ana were all excited to receive a scrapbook of the various activities, people, and events that occur at Congo Camp.

We all thank the Scrapbook camp for the excellent work they did and the Scrapbook they gave to Congo Camp!

Our Day Trippers are enjoying Six Flags today!

Our Traveling Campers had a bit of changed plans this week and today they had the chance to take some trips to some of the water places they missed yesterday.

The Summer Adventurers are having fun speed boating in Maryland.  While they enjoy the speed boats, the Congo Explorers are taking a wet and wild day at Pirate Bay Water Park.

Our Day Trippers are having fun at Six Flags today (and, getting to enjoy a little extra time by having a late pickup). 

Also, we hope that our Teen Travelers are having fun on their overnight at Deep Creek as they get to enjoy some rapids today while they White Water Raft. 

The various Scrapbooks made by our campers!

The Scrapbooking campers have had a blast over the past two weeks preparing, designing, and making their scrapbooks.

Each scrapbooker tried to ensure that their style was present in their scrapbook.  They all tried to make the scrapbook reflective of the theme they wanted to convey and did really well in accomplishing this.

All of the scrapbookers are excited to take their books home, and, in the future, use the skills they learned over the past two weeks to make scrapbooks in the future!

The Lava Lamp made by Congo Chemists.

In Congo Chemists, the campers had the chance to make larger lava lamps today.  With some oil, water, and alka seltzer, the Congo Chemists got to see a lava lamp in action.

As the alka seltzer was dropped in by the counselors, the bubbles started to flow.  They raised and dropped just as in a real lava lamp. 

The Chemists were excited to see this experiment in action and are anxious to get their lava lamp home to keep it on their desks!