I have officially signed the Parker Family up for a Nature Challenge. It began Saturday, August 25th, with the opening ceremonies at Hazel Bazemore County Park in Corpus Christi, Texas. It will conclude on November 10th at an event in Austwell, Texas. The official name of the nature challenge is the Texas Nature Challenge, and we're participating in the Coastal Bend Region challenges.
The Nature Challenge is actually a competition of sorts. There is a list of 25 challenges to be completed throughout the duration of the contest. In addition to the challenges, the teams participating are encouraged to create a scrapbook documentaing the challenges they have participated in. Each challenge has different tasks you have to complete while you are there. The scrapbook is the perfect way to document your participation. Near the end of the competition, all scrapbook will be turned in so that they can be judged.
None of the challenges are mandatory, but I must admit that it is a very creative way to get families to spend time together, to get them outdoors, and to give them a bit of a push into the realm of competing for the sake of learning.
Apparently, there are prizes being awarded for best scrapbooks, photographs, and blogs. I truly did not enter into the Nature Challenge with the idea of becoming a die hard, but I am excited for Caleb and I to participate as much as possible. Additionally, part of our homeschool curriculum encourages a nature walk once a week. Well, anyone who has been to our home or lives in the vicinity is quite aware that nature is suffering right now. The drought is taking its toll on the animals, the wildlife, the flora, and fauna. It's pretty sad to look around and see all that is suffering. So with that, our nature walks are pretty uneventful. The Texas Nature Challenge is the perfect solution to tying nature into our home school week. It will take a bit of planning and coordination, but after reviewing the challenges I am even more excited to see all that Caleb will learn in the process!
If you'd like to learn along with us, check back here on our blog as I will be posting our Nature Challenge journey. You never know what you might learn in the process!
Educating in Christ,
Pam
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