Congo Camp 2010

Campers prepping the BBQ hot sauce.

Our Congo Chefs: Hawai'i had another Hawai'ian BBQ today.

These chefs prepared for the BBQ by making a spicy, BBQ sauce to spread over the various meats they are grilling.

A main part of this sauce is a Hawai'ian Spice Sauce called Sriracha.  The campers put just a little of this spicy sriracha to ensure that their sauce had a little Zing!

The campers are enjoying their day in the Hawai'ian heat and getting to eat some food with heat!

Our magic camper levitating.

Our Magic Experience campers have been hosting a magic show in their room today to entertain both campers and counselors alike. 

They had various acts ranging from a disappearing ball to a moving straw.  The most exciting trick was when our magic campers actually levitated a camper. 

This amazing feat had all of their observers in awe and we hope that the parents enjoy their campers' performance later this afternoon. 

Great job, Magic campers!

Our Lego Campers' Lego City

Our Lego World: City Edition campers have completely finished the city and even mapped it out on a plastic lego road.

These campers worked diligently over the course of the session to complete the various aspects of the city to ensure that it was completed properly.

In this city, you have the major necessities: a car shop, a gas station, and a pizza parlor.  Each camper worked on one of the buildings and one the cars to make the city more complete.

Good job, Lego World campers!

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!

One of the many butterflies our Science Seekers will see.

Our Day Trippers did exactly that yesterday as they took a DC Bike Tour.  These Day Trippers have been having a blast all week on their various treks and will continue this fun as they make their way to the National Museum of Crime and Punishment.

As the Day Trippers explore the museum, the Summer Adventures campers will be enjoying a bouncing good time at the House of Bounce. 

The Science Seekers will be flying with the Butterflies today as they seek out the Wings of Fancy Butterfly exhibit.

We hope these travel camps have a blast as they venture out to various places!

Some of the re-enactors our campers will see.

We hope they have been having fun on their various tours and enjoy their second night of their overnight!

Mr. Burch signing autographs.

Today, the Soccer Pros campers had the chance to meet a player from DC United.  Marc Burch, #4, came by today to talk with and watch our campers.

The exciting part of the visit was when Mr. Burch autographed shirts and pictures. 

All of the campers tried to ensure that they got their shirt signed and are awaiting tomorrow when they get to meet more of the DC United team. 

One of the Ropes counselors preparing a camper to Zip!

The Ropes Adventure campers made their way to the zipline by crawling up the vertical playpen.

Starting off on a net rope, the campers then have to climb up a ladder and through tires to make it to the top.  The difficulty of the vertical playpen is that the ladder and tires are connected by ropes which make them wobbly. 

These Ropes Adventure campers had no problem overcoming the vertical playpen, though, and they loved the final piece of the course which was getting to do the zipline.

We can't wait to see these campers have fun on their last day as they try to ensure they get to make their way on as many obstacles as possible!

One of the campers showing off their mask.

Our Media Mania campers completed their morning by making masks.  These masks were started from a clean sheet of white paper.

Once folded properly, the Media Mania campers cut out various pieces to ensure they had places for their mouth and eyes to shine through. 

With the rest of the paper, they decorated with markers to make a unique looking face mask.  The masks all came out well and the campers enjoyed making and decorating these masks. 

The Pony Adventures campers taking the ponies back to the barn.

Our Pony Adventures campers get to introduce the love of equines to our younger campers during the day and ensure that these campers learn the proper way to ride.

It's a great to see these campers interact and to see some of our Pony Adventures counselors introduce techniques to our youngest campers.

The Pony Adventures campers have been having a blast over the past four days learning about equine TLC.  We hope they have fun during these last two days of Pony Adventures camp and get to get their fill of riding!

The pancakes made by our Hawai'ian Congo Chefs.

Congo Chefs: Hawai'i enjoyed their morning by making palate-pleasing pancakes. 

To start off, these campers mixed their batter (which was made completely from scratch) with some macadamia nuts and chocolate chips. 

Once the batter was blended, the campers then poured their pancaked onto the griddle and, after they were cooked, enjoyed having some delicious toppings. 

These Congo Chefs: Hawai'i campers have been having a blast over the past few days making various Hawai'ian foods and will continue making these delicious treats up until the end of the session!

One of the Global Arts campers showing off his decorated guitar.

Our Global Arts campers made a trip today to Puerto Rico.  As they ventured to this destination, they learned about the music that hails from this isle.

The main instrument about which they learned was the Puerto Rican Guitar.  They had precut guitars on which they put various decorations and patterns to make it their own.

Sitting in this Global Arts room, one can tell just how much the campers are enjoying their travels around the world.  They have definitely learned a lot this session and we hope they have fun continuing over the last days of session!

Campers skating down the ramps.

Skateboarders continued practicing jumps, flips, and tricks as they passed the morning away on the various ramps they have been using.

Each skateboarder has been advancing through the various moves at a quick pace and their counselors have been ensuring that these campers keep on the proper padded protection as they skateboard.

We hope they have fun in the last two days of camp and continue to skate through the rest of summer vacation!

Some of the excellent art that will be on display tomorrow.

Two special events will be occurring tomorrow, Friday the 27th, for some of our specialty camps:

Our magicians in Magic Experience will be hosting a Magic Show for parents in the late morning at 11:30 before the end of the session.  They have been practicing many magic tricks over the first few days and are definitely ready to show their skills.

The artists in our Media Mania camp will be hosting an art show tomorrow in the afternoon at 2:30 so camper parents can enjoy viewing the many creative productions these campers have made.

We can't wait to see both of these camps show off their excellent abilities tomorrow at their special events!