First, knowing our home address, knowing how to walk home from school, knowing safe spaces on the way, and knowing at least one parent’s phone number by heart.

What a day! The Survival Interest Group got a review of the big three (water, food, protection) via stories and scenarios, water tricks, building a fire, edible plants, roasting yummies, making traps, and ending the day with reflections and boiling forest foraged leaves for blackberry tea.

We had a great and mostly successful Geocaching trip to Severson Dells this week. Grids, maps, orienteering, problem solving and treasure hunting were our challenges this week in our Geocaching Interest Group!

Problem solving, communication, and teamwork involved in setting up a tent. Now, to move it away from the fire, and use lessons from tent design to inform lean-to building!

Wow! What an amazing culmination of our interest group week for the Fantastic Foodies! I am SO proud of my 7 culinary explorers. Their creations were all a hit at project showcase night and they had a blast enjoying the best way we humans connect: through the sharing of food.