Activities

A Day in the Life of a Camp Quest Camper

After a great night of sleep, you’ll wake up excited about the day! You’ll get ready among the new friends you’ve made in your cabin. With your cabin group, you’ll go to the dining hall for breakfast.

When you’re done eating, you’ll have some cherished (supervised) free time to socialize with campers from all cabins. Then you’ll hear announcements, encouragement, and the challenge of the day. Then it’s time for you to rocket off to your outdoor activities!

You get to take advantage of the cooler morning temperatures with diverse outdoor fun. Some days you’ll hike through natural surroundings hunting for signs of wildlife; others, you’ll take on challenges using only your brain, a map, and your team members. Some mornings will be perfect for taking water samples and catching aquatic invertebrates, all while canoeing!

After your outdoor activities, you’ll be totally ready to have some lunch and take a break in your cabin.

After cabin time, you’ll stay cool enjoying made-in-the-shade activities. Have you ever seen a human skull? Have you ever held one? What about non-Newtonian fluid? Have you ever seen what that can do? You and your friends will learn about your world in fascinating, hands-on ways, and you’ll be challenged to always think outside the box.

When the sun is a little lower in the sky, it’ll be perfect weather for great outdoor activities like swimming and sports, or perhaps it will be your cabin’s turn for the challenge course! You’ll have so much fun you’ll probably be sad when it’s time for dinner!

Or maybe you’ll be glad, because you’ll know that after dinner, you get to brainstorm with your cabin-mates to work on your skit or challenge for the evening! Then it’ll be time for the CAMPFIRE!

At the campfire, you’ll sing songs, laugh, get wild and crazy with your friends, look for shooting stars, and wish the night could go on forever. But soon enough, it’ll be time to go back to the cabin to get ready for bed, and sleep well for your next amazing day at Camp Quest!

And this is just ONE day at Camp Quest! You’re gonna have a blast! So come join us, and invite your friends!

Camp Quest Texas 2010 Sample Activities Descriptions

Morphology Comparison. How different are you from a cat? From an orangutan? From other humans? And what does this tell us about how life has evolved over geologic time? You’ve seen cool animals on t.v. and in the zoo, but how many times have you touched a bobcat skull? Or made your own deer tracks? The more you know about other life forms, the more you figure out about yourself. Be a self-discoverer!

Water Quality Lab. We all know water is important for our health, but have you ever wondered about the health of a water habitat? How can you tell if an aquatic area is able to support life? You’ll be a scientific sleuth at CQ’s pond: test dissolved oxygen, check Ph balance, catch and observe aquatic invertebrates, and use your canoe as an observation vessel. What will you and your teammates discover? You won’t believe chemistry and biology can be so intriguing!

Non-Newtonian Fluid. This is like playdough, electrified! Maybe you’ve seen what cornstarch can do when mixed with water. But do you know why? And have you ever seen what happens when it’s exposed to certain kinds of energy? You won’t believe what you’re seeing!

Texas History… From the Beginning! You are part of a huge, long story. How much of the story have you heard? Could you share the story with others? Use fossils, artifacts, and other scientific tools to find out how you fit into the amazing, unfolding story of the universe.

Challenge Course. What do ropes, rocks, tires, wood, and bubbles have in common? You can find them all in CQ’s unique challenge course! You won’t just be challenging your body; you’ll be using your mind and your cooperation skills to achieve goals in record time! The best teams will rise to the challenge!