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We can not wait to have schools back on-site soon! With the addition of a new boat house AND low ropes course, the adventures students will have at Camp Leopold will now be even MORE fun. Stay tuned for updates πŸ›ΆπŸ›ΆπŸ›ΆπŸͺ’πŸͺ’πŸͺ’ Last week, we were able to host Cayce Elementary for the entire week with two groups. We all had a busy week together, but it was well worth it. Bo, Tiny Tim, Tina and Amber were the highlight for many students and were able to help teach our Blood Runs Cold class. Did you know that our turtle, Tina, is a musk turtle meaning that when she feels threatened, she releases an odor to protect herself from predators. Amber, our corn snake, is amelanstic meaning that she lacks dark pigments, something different than an albino. Lastly, do you know what the term ectothermic means? If not, come to Camp Leopold to find out! This week, we have been hosting Pine Ridge Middle at Camp Leopold for a three day session. Yesterday, several groups enjoyed nature journaling and blood runs cold. Have you ever nature journaled? If not, you should try it! Check back in with us later today to see what this school has been up to. Sometimes Camp Leopold calls for a photoshoot with your best friends! Earlier this week, we were able to have Manning Elementary out for a two day visit. The students were all very excited to be there and were FULL of energy! When students are excited to be at Camp Leopold, it makes our job 10X more fun. Are you familiar with Camp Leopold? If not, check out our website for more information below. We hope to see you and your school on site soon. Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at SCWA, Camp Woodie, and Camp Leopold. We hope everyone has a wonderful holiday with their friends and family. We will be back in the office on Monday! Until then, take care! πŸπŸ¦ƒ Today, our class was very observant and found lots of different animals including frogs, snakes, grasshoppers, worms and salamanders! What can you find in your backyard? We were thrilled to have our first three day session of 2021 with this group of students! They were great while switching from different activities and experiencing what Camp Leopold has to offer. This week we had the privilege of hosting Jay Keck from the South Carolina Wildlife Federation. He was able to come out and teach the staff about native snake and bird identification. The staff was able to enjoy some classroom learning followed by a morning nature walk where they found many different organisms-high and low! The highlights of this walk included sightings of brown-headed nuthatches, a variegated fritillary and a red-shouldered hawk. How exciting! Earlier this week, we were able to host Dorchester Academy at our Wildlife Education Center. With this being our second group of the year, we were excited for the opportunity to help teach this group about wetland habitats, spineless creatures and much more! Scroll through to see how much fun everyone had. Bird Fest 2021 is right around the corner. If you are near Moncks Corner on October 2nd, come check out the Camp Leopold and Camp Woodie booth. We will be discussing what our programs entail and would love to speak with you if you have any questions. It will be a fun filled day with live music and food. Come check it out! Several Sumter School District administrators came to Camp Leopold today for a staff meeting. Their primary goal was to be able to focus on finding new opportunities for their students as well as bond as a team to prepare for the upcoming school year. As part of our day together, we introduced everyone to our friendly corn snake, Amber. Overall, the weather was beautiful and we were thankful to have another group attend a Camp Leopold session. We are hoping to have Sumter School District students and educators on site in the future as well. We wanted to thank Pocalla Springs Elementary School for coming out again to spend a day engaging with the outdoors as well as with each other. Through team exercises and individually designed activities, we all learned something from each other. Camp Leopold had its first group visit for the school year. The Pocalla Springs teachers came for an afternoon to learn about what we offer while observing new ways to help educate their students. There were activities such as nature journaling, canoeing and team obstacle courses. We hope to see them back soon and with their students. It was a blast! with our camp sessions right around the corner, check out our new sticker we have created. These will be available for purchase very soon so keep an eye out as you will not want to miss out on these! A glimpse at the brand new Boyd Dining Hall 😍 The 9,700 sqft. addition features a commercial kitchen and the capacity to accommodate 300 people! Today we honor and remember the ultimate sacrifice given by so many to afford us the freedoms that we often take for granted. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ We loved having students from Jefferson Davis Academy out at the Wildlife Education Center on Monday! πŸ€“ TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK πŸŽ‰ πŸ€“ TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK πŸŽ‰ πŸ€“ TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK πŸŽ‰ From the youngest to the oldest, everyone loves the Camp Leopold mascots! 🐒 β € We will be continuing our in-school Camp Leopold program along with our on-site visits at the Wildlife Education Center next school year! Please reach out to us if you would be interested in a visit from us! 🐍 β € We are scheduling on-site visits at the Wildlife Education Center for Fall 2021! 😍 If you would be interested in bringing your school on a field trip to Camp Leopold, please contact Joe Gonzalez at joe@scwa.org! βœ‰οΈ β € Our Camp Leopold animal friends have visited so many schools this year! πŸ’β € It’s time for Tuesday Trivia!! Swipe ⬅️ to see the answer. After almost a year of no visitors at the Wildlife Education Center, it was wonderful to have students from Covenant Classical Christian at camp on Wednesday!! πŸ‘ Thanks to Duke Energy, thousands of cypress, tupelo, willow oak, and cherrybark oak trees were planted on 20 acres of bottomland habitat at the Widllife Education Center as part of the Bottomland Hardwood Restoration & Carbon Sequestration Project. In our last post, you learned about the hen wood duck, and today, Leopold Instructor Abby is going to teach you about our drake (male) wood duck, Woodie! A female wood duck will usually lay between 7 and 15 eggs that will incubate over the course of about 30 days. Wood ducks in Southern regions will produce two broods (groups of baby ducks) each season; they are the only duck in North America that can do that!β € Contrary to popular belief, ducks LOVE group photos. πŸ¦†πŸ‘