Camp unearths wonders of the natural world for children
BRADY TWP — Youngsters got a hands-on education on the stream ecosystem — and got themselves pretty damp — during the DiscoverE day camp at the Jennings Environmental Education Center in Slippery Rock.
The DiscoverE program, which runs weekly throughout the summer at Jennings, offers adventures for three different age groups. For children ages 6 through 8, the theme is “Outdoor Explorers,” a program centered around building respect and curiosity for the natural world in children.
This Thursday’s sessions marked the third week out of four for the summer day camp. At this Thursday’s afternoon session, environmental interpretive technician Dillon Penrod began by leading the eager children onto the Old Mill Trail toward the stream to study the wildlife residing near the stream at the park.
