Weekly News from the Director of Camp Internet.

Campwide Briefing - Spring Break 2004

Spring Break gives us all time to get out into the garden or go on hikes. Excellent time to practice Field Observation and Drawing as well as fine tuning your gps skills in either setting.

Take time to visit a garden - or start one in a windowsill container or in your yard!

Bring beauty and goodness into the world with a garden ...

As we prepare the Camp garden setting up for bean TeePee's has been important. There is a special unit on Bean TeePees in the Global-Garden Expedition this week at http://www.rain.org/global-garden/teepee-garden.html.

We'll upload some photographs as the week goes on and let everyone see how our building goes. Be sure to send over photos of your garden preparations.



For Students This Week

Exciting Learning Adventures continue this week -

Islands explores the history of each Channel Island since transfer to American ownership - Who settled these remote and rocky lands ? How did they survive? http://www.rain.org/campinternet/channelhistory/expedition3/Adopt an Island and have students prepare reports we can post online.

The PGI (Peaceful Gaming Ideas) class continues to explore non-violent games. Over break we are exploring a new Nancy Drew DVD, created by a studio in the U.S. dedicated to developing games that girls can play. Go to http://www.rain.org/pgi to check out this new class in Digital Gaming.

The American History class has a special, and growing, study unit on "Civics, the History and Working of the American Government". This is a class all your students should spend some time in as we get ready for the Election of 2004. Go to http://www.rain.org/campinternet/american-history" to check out the class.

Backcountry steps to the end of the 19th century to meet the daring explorers and artists / writers who were the first to venture into the California Backcountry Sierra Nevada on foot and then widely exhibit or publish their work. From John Muir to Thomas Moran, from the formation of the Sierra Club to Albert Bierstadt - these explorers were the first to take photographs, pint, and write in depth about the Sierra wilderness. http://www.rain.org/campinternet/backcountry/railroads/turn-century.html Do an art project to tie a hands on to the online history unit.

Southwest now moves to meet the Hopi and Acoma online and learns about their lives today and their art and culture. See how the Anasazi live on in the pueblos. Hopi http://www.rain.org/campinternet/southwest/hopi/ Acoma http://www.rain.org/campinternet/southwest/acoma.html Do an art project to tie a hands on to the online LIVING history unit.

New Garden Spring Equinox Studies Gardens are planning their gardens, sprouting seeds, and preparing their soil Goto: http://www.rain.org/global-garden Create your own garden, in a pot, on a window sill, in your yard ... give back a gift of Spring celebration to the Earth.

Enjoy your Spring Break!