FALL 2025 DATES: SEPTEMBER 12 & NOVEMBER 13
Don Lee Center is excited to welcome Home School families for a full day of hands-on learning and adventure at camp!
Event Details
- Date: Thursday, November 13, 2025
- Time: 10:00 am – 3:30 pm
(Check-in begins at 9:30 am at the Fellowship Hall. Please arrive no later than 9:50 am.) - Price: $15.00 per student (ages 5–17) You are welcome to bring younger sibling but please have parent or guardian chaperone to be with them at all times
- Lunch: Bag lunch only — please bring your own picnic-style lunch. No hot lunch will be served.
- Registration: Online registration is required. Space is limited, sign up today!
Morning Activities
Students will be divided into groups by age for engaging, hands-on learning sessions which will be of a historical theme:
- Pirates: Experience life as a pirate living and hiding out on the NC coast through a pirate simulations game, the pirate code of ethics
- Native Americans:Explore coastal NC tribes and their relationship with nature and the river, as well as how they influence our current culture
- Setters:Go back in time to the early 1700s to experience life as a coastal NC settler
Afternoon Open Activities
Families can enjoy self-paced activities together:
- Canoeing
- Fishing
- Archery
- Fossil Pit
- Coastal Folklore Camp fire- from 3-3:30pm staff will end the day telling coastal folklore stories and providing guests with s’mores!
What to Bring
- Bag lunch (no lunch will be provided)
- Water bottle, snacks, sunscreen, sunglasses
- Weather-appropriate clothing
Water shoes or a change of shoes for activities involving water
The Camp Store will be open from 1:00 – 3:00 pm with snacks, drinks, clothing, and souvenirs (cash and credit cards accepted).
Registration
- Registration is required and payment is due at the time of registering.
- Create or log in to your Don Lee Ultracamp account to register your family.
- Please register each family member attending.
Cancellation Policy: Contact Heidi at fieldtrips@donleecenter.org by October 31st if you need to cancel. If the event must be canceled due to weather, you will be notified 24 hours in advance.
We look forward to seeing you for an exciting day of learning and adventure at Don Lee Camp & Retreat Center!
For questions, please contact Heidi at fieldtrips@donleecenter.org.