Sunday April 14:
Gas to pick up students & get to/from Carderock: $13.60
Cooler full of sandwiches, fresh fruit, and granola bars: $51.54
Harnesses, Shoes, Helmets: Lent by Potomac Appalachian Trail Club
Conquering fears, problem-solving, accomplishing feats: Priceless
Monday April 15:
Gas & Snacks for a crew of 8 students from Jefferson Houston MS: $19.76
Playing games at Founders Park during After-School Program: Free
Scavenger hunting for nature in art @ the Torpedo Factory as lightning flashed outside: Free
Laughing, deepening friendships, and learning about local wildlife: Priceless
Wednesday April 17:
2 tennis balls for an After-School warm-up activity: $1.77
Gas to get kids from Hammond MS to Ben Brenman Park and back home: $5.10
Healthy Snacks to Feed 8 Students: $16.00
Admiring baby geese, searching for frogs, breathing fresh air, sharing words in Dari, Spanish and English (and hiding from the camera): Priceless
Thursday, April 18:
Discounted Climbing Fees for our Climbing Cohort at Movement Gym: $25.00
Fuel to get away and back home: $4.25
Snacks for our group: $10.00
Enjoying the trust a fellow Wilderness Kid student puts in us to keep them safe on belay: Priceless
Saturday, April 20:
Registration for the Challenge Course at Gallaudet University: $425.00
A picnic lunch: $59.42
Talented Wilderness Kids Staff to guide for the day: $110.00
Learning to cooperate, problem solve, and communicate with our hands, eyes, and whole body: Priceless
Sunday, April 21:
Gas to drive to Great Falls Park & the cost of a healthy picnic lunch: $60.31
Annual National Park Pass: $80
Wages of a Wilderness Kids Educator: $132.00
Admiring Great Falls; learning about lichen, brackish water, and river currents; falling asleep tired in the van after a great hike on a crisp spring day: Priceless
A week in the life of Wilderness Kids: $1013.75
Getting 49 young people off screens, into nature, breathing fresh air, taking risks, learning new skills and ideas, in community of peers, across difference, with caring adults?
