Journeys Window

After team building and making friends the first couple of days of Camp, day three was packed full of outdoor activities and experiences.
Each Camper had signed up for their own specific pursuit for the day, this included kayaking and fishing on the Campus pond, scoring bulls eyes at the Archery range, nature Arts & Crafts and a [...]

Session Four has started with some of the most beautiful weather of the summer!  To change up the camp scene the boys have taken over the Teepees and the girls are located in the Blue Village!
After first day opening night hike, day two was spent building team spirit and making friends.  During the day all [...]

Today started off as the first full day of Session 3 of Summit Camp.  Campers were yawning after a night hike exploration last night and had a huge breakfast waiting when they arrived at the dining hall at 8am.  The day started off with kickball, and swimming.  Campers learned about outdoor living skills where they [...]

Last week Sierra Nevada Journeys’ professional development staff got “their hands dirty” with science and did some biking while spreading scientific experiences and inspiration to a gaggle of our local educators! On Wednesday, a group joined us at our office for some VERY hands-on science. Everyone got messy doing tie-dyeing, making paper, and shooting rockets! [...]

Today the weather could not have been more beautiful at Grizzly Creek Ranch.  Sun with a light refreshing breeze.   In a learning session kids discussed where their food came from, and what why food was healthy.  One boy told his friend “Do you know how much energy went into making that apple you are [...]

Yesterday was a full day on the challenge course including a night program where we pretended we were lost and needed to spend the night outside. What are the basic needs that all living things need to survive?  Campers were challenged to come up with basic survival answers that included water, food and shelter.  Monday [...]

Summer is here and the students shining face are smiling. Students this year are staying in teepees, this is an awesome opportunity for students because they get to design and lay their beds in any way they like. The girl’s teepees are arranged in a large circle where they can lay and play cards. The [...]

Last week PLT Nevada was pleased to host the Project Learning Tree Coordinator’s International Conference at Harvey’s Lake Tahoe! Over 130 PLT Coordinators from around the nation, and Mexico, made the trek to our beautiful locale to learn techniques in delivering environmental education more effectively to their audience, and increasing the environmental literacy of their [...]

In response to Governor Jim Gibbons declaring April 23rd as Global Youth Service Day, Sierra Nevada Journeys is offering a competition open to all youth between the ages of 8 to 14 years old. The event will promote the ideals of service – learning and engaging youth through community and leadership as described by the [...]

CLICK HERE to see all the photos from the two workshops! The photos only tell part of the story, in the most recent Journeys Window post below you can also read more about Sierra Nevada Journeys’ involvement with the GreenPower Schools program. If your school is interested in joining the GreenPower Schools program or you would like to donate a portion of your NV Energy bill each month to help fund the program, CLICK HERE.