College students provide outdoor
guidance to local school children
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During the week of May 8 through 12, 20 College students
from the Outdoor School Counseling course spent a week at
Camp Nate Creek with nearly 100 students from Bilquist
Elementary School in Milwaukie.
The College students helped the children explore and experi
ment with the outdoor environment. Despite rainy weather,
campers and counselors participated in environmental learning
experiences during the day and spent evenings around the
campfire.
Above, one of the challenges of the counseling week was on
Wednesday when each College student had four to five campers
to keep busy for four hours. These campers are on their way to a
"lost" area of the camp where they will discuss survival skills.
Blindfolds were used to help create an illusion of being lost in the
wilderness.
Upper left, campers cross Nate Creek during a mini-class in
rock climbing and mountaineering taught by counselor Turtle
(Keith Ertell).
Top, cabin group Venezuela performs a skit which left
counselors Ace (Steve Shirley), Flash (Jim Schreiber), and teach
er Goose (Ron Jones) with full glasses of water on their backs.
Far right, counselors Zuma (Jon Anderson) and Ace (Shirley)
prepare students to cross creek.
Right, Pub (Carol Ramsey) discusses the day's activities with a
camper before dinner.
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