Today Jack started camp at the Trailside Nature & Science Center camp. His session "Washani, Wigwams and Wampum" focused on the New Jersey Lene Lenape Indians.
The first night, I asked Jack what he had learned. "Mom, girl Indians don't wear shirts," he replied. Hmmm.....I don't remember my girl scout camp counselor ever discussing that fact. It seems that his comment was based on a picture in a book they read on the Lene Lenape.
Seriously, though, the science center is actually extremely academically oriented. In addition to numerous exhibits on mammals and birds, there is a fluorescent minerals show, a discovery room for young children, featuring hands-on exhibits and live reptiles, a huge tank with live turtles and fish, and Jack's favorite, the Theater of the Night.
Jack had a wonderful time at camp and learned much about the local Indian history.
The first night, I asked Jack what he had learned. "Mom, girl Indians don't wear shirts," he replied. Hmmm.....I don't remember my girl scout camp counselor ever discussing that fact. It seems that his comment was based on a picture in a book they read on the Lene Lenape.
Seriously, though, the science center is actually extremely academically oriented. In addition to numerous exhibits on mammals and birds, there is a fluorescent minerals show, a discovery room for young children, featuring hands-on exhibits and live reptiles, a huge tank with live turtles and fish, and Jack's favorite, the Theater of the Night.
Jack had a wonderful time at camp and learned much about the local Indian history.
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