Storytelling and Nature Connection I | Schedule and Sample Itinerary

Grades 3-5* | 5 Day Camp | Monday-Friday | 8:30-3:00PM

*based on participant’s grade in Fall 2025

Monday-Friday Drop-off/Pick-up | Fairhaven Park

Friday | Take Wild Whatcom Bus for a day at Larrabee State Park (Clayton Beach)

Activities may vary depending on participant interests and variable safety considerations (i.e. weather, preparedness, support needs)

8:30-8:45: Flexible Drop Off

8:45-9:30: Opening Circle

9:30-9:45: Snack Break

9:45-10:45: Intro the Camp and Navigation Lesson

Each day we use our map and compass to guide us to various areas of Century Forest, where we will meet new creatures and complete different challenges, all of which will prepare us for our scavenger hunt on the final day.
To start we must learn the basics of reading a map and using a compass.
- Lesson/Activity: Map and compass treasure hunt

10:45-12:00: Challenge 1: Infinity’s Gates

Infinity guards the gates of Century Forest. You must work together as a team to complete her memorization maze to enter into the forest.
- Lesson/Activity: Memorization team building activity

12:00-12:30: Lunch

12:30-2:00: Challenge 2: Rebuilding Water Crescent

Now that you have completed Infinity’s maze she informs you that a storm monster who goes by the name of Williwaw, has been rolling through the town of Water Crescent tearing down all the gnome’s homes. Navigate to Water Crescent and to help rebuild the town.
- Lesson/Activity: Shelter Building
At Water Crescent, you will meet Williwaw and will discover that it is in distress because its child, Nimbus, is sick. You must find the right medicinal plants to cure Nimbus’s illness. But this challenge will have to wait until tomorrow.

2:00-2:30: Peaceful Place

Map/Journal: Add to your map where you traveled to, and a symbol for what you learned/accomplished there. What new skills did you practice today?

2:30-2:45: Hike Back

2:45-3:00: Closing Circle