This summer season has got off to a great start! It also marked the official start to the WAVES initiative! We were very excited to have Josh Bakelaar, a former employee of ECHO who is now pursuing a Master’s Degree at UVM in Soil Science as our first guest speaker. Although it was the first week of camp, 25 enthusiastic campers surrounded Josh the minute lunch began. Lucky for him he brought in some fun specimens for the children to check out, including a turtle shell and snake skin. Once the kids filled their bellies with tasty lunches from home, Josh engaged the students in a neat activity that utilized each child. All the campers constructed a giant spider wed of sailing line that helped them understand how different parts of an ecosystem are all connected! The kids found ways to connect soil, turtles, sun, and even Champ! You can only imagine how tangled our web was by the end of the activity. Just another wacky Wednesday at the Sailing Center!
