Learning Objectives
Feel welcomed and introduced to the camp culture
Meet the staff and each other through an engaging icebreaker
Be introduced to the day’s region: North America & Indigenous Nations
Engage in curiosity-driven thinking about Indigenous cultures and North America
Begin their Explorer’s Logbook (aka Travel Diary) project
Demonstrate curiosity and understanding about the diversity of cultures in North America, including Indigenous and immigrant communities.
Retell one cultural tradition (e.g., beadwork, mariachi music, storytelling)
Create, explore, or perform something based on a cultural practice from North America.
Activities
Indigenous Beadwork & Identity
Mexican Folk Art - Festive Hand Fans
Innuity Animal Tracks and Arctic Life
The U.S. as a Cultural Mosaic
Guest Presenter: Papel Picado with Karla