Outdoor Ed
Camp Kirby
Outdoor Schools - 5th and 6th grade Camp
Camp Kirby: Fifth graders from the South Whidbey Elementary School did a 3-day, 2-night residential camp at Camp Kirby on Oct 9 - 11, 2024. The camp was funded through an outdoor schools grant from the legislature that funds fifth and sixth graders to go to camp.
https://www.campfiresamish.org/camp-kirby-resident-camp/
- Outdoor Schools WA
This program provides funding for schools to reduce barriers to attending overnight outdoor educational experiences for 5th and 6th graders. The request window for 2024-2025 funding closed on April 30, 2024, but applicants can join the waitlist. https://www.outdoorschoolswa.org/apply-for-funding
The residential camp included: Arts & Crafts, Outdoor Living Skills, Outdoor Cooking, Science & Nature Programming, Sports & Games, Swimming & Row Boats, Team-Building Activities, Music & Drama, and more.
News from Nels Bergquist, 5th grade teacher.
Camp Kirby Success
The fifth grade had a fantastic and successful trip to Camp Kirby! Throughout the three-day experience, I witnessed students push their comfort zones in many ways—from climbing the high structure, shooting arrows at targets, and acting out skits in front of the entire grade level, to sleeping in rustic cabins. The students exceeded my expectations, and I’m looking forward to more experiences with this group. A special highlight of the trip was seeing the northern lights on Thursday night—everyone was in awe! I call this trip magic.