Get Kids Outdoors recently provided some scholarship funds to local homeschool students to visit Deep Portage Learning Center in Hackensack, Minnesota. The goal of Get Kids Outdoors is to do just that, get kids outdoors, by providing opportunities to learn, grow, and explore all that the great outdoors has to offer.
Karissa Beckman had two children go on the trip and also went along as a chaperone. Her daughters, Isabell and Eloise, as well as fellow homeschool student Matthew Vick, could not say enough about the experience. Some of the favorite activities were rock wall climbing, campfires, archery and learning to use a compass. When talking to Isabell about her experience she says it was more than just playing. “I really learned to face my fears and to reach my goals and I really liked archery and the rock climbing wall.”
Eloise and Matthew talked about how high the observation tower was but that they both made the journey to the top. So, what did Isabell and Eloises Mom think about their time at Deep Portage Learning Center? “It was amazing. It was fun watching them push themselves, trying new things, doing things that they probably would have never done like climbing a rock wall,” says Beckman. “They also spent a lot of time encouraging each other in every activity they did.” It was a unanimous, yes from the kids when asked if they would recommend this adventure to others.
This opportunity is open to all kids, schools and families. The activities and learning possibilities at Deep Portage Learning Center are endless as Fred Parnow explains. “The fun thing is, it’s all hands on. They have indoor classrooms, then they have the field trips within that. The instructors are so phenomenal. They are right down there with the kids, looking at them eye to eye and the kids just gravitated to the knowledge they were learning with the instructors.”
Parnow says he hopes the things the students learned in their time at Deep Portage will stick with them for a lifetime. If you or someone you know could benefit from a scholarship opportunity like this one contact Fred Parnow of Get Kids Outdoors at 218-280-6344 and he will be happy to go over options with you.
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