Hey guys, it’s Audrey, and welcome back to another blog! This blog is going to be all about my first overnight camp at Camp Engies! You guys may be wondering, “What is Camp Engies?” Well, don’t worry, because I will be explaining my two days at this camp and what Camp Engies is all about.
Camp Engies is an all-girls camp based in Muskoka, Canada. It teaches girls in Grades 5 to 8 about engineering, including mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, and a super fun one, electrical engineering. There are usually around 200–300 girls attending Camp Engies, which makes it super fun to make new friends, especially with the girls in your cabin! Each cabin has around 24 girls, and there are 15 cabins at the camp.
Now, let’s talk about Day 1! I woke up and had breakfast at the hotel where I was staying. Then, I arrived at the camp at around 8:30 a.m., which was really early! I made my name tag, met some other girls who I became friends with, and dropped off my stuff at my cabin. I was the first girl in my cabin to arrive! First, we had breakfast at Pine Hall, where we had pancakes, waffles, fries, sausages, cereal, and fruit! All the food was so good, even though I wasn’t very hungry because I had already eaten breakfast at the hotel. For our first activity, we painted tote bags and did a water strip test comparing lake water and tap water. Right after these activities, we had lunch, where we ate burgers, fries, and fruit! I wasn’t a huge fan of burgers, so I made something like a cheeseburger. It started to rain, which was really sad because we had a lot of outdoor activities that had to be cancelled. For our third activity, we decorated boxes and made a mechanical feature inside our boxes using LEGO. This was my favourite activity because we were able to take the boxes home as souvenirs. After this, some people went swimming, while some of us stayed and played in the cabins! We played Marco Polo in the dark and had so much fun playing games during our free time! During the evening, we ate dinner, which included pasta, garlic bread, meatballs, and fruit. This was my favourite meal because I love good Alfredo pasta with garlic bread! Right after dinner, they gave us cheesecake with jam for dessert. At around 8:00 p.m., we started the campfire, where we sang camp songs and roasted marshmallows! At 10:00 p.m., we had a glow-in-the-dark dance party where we wore glow sticks, and they played music!!!!! After the big party, I went to bed and woke up early for Day 2!
I woke up at 5:00 a.m., which was super early, and I was the first one to wake up and get changed! We started packing our bags and other items before we went to breakfast. For breakfast, we had chocolate muffins, scrambled eggs, home fries, and so much more food! After breakfast, we had a group picture outside, which was super packed. Then, we began the engineering competition, and they grouped us by our first names. There were four people on each team. On my team, there was a Grade 4 student, a Grade 5 student, a Grade 6 student, which was me, and a Grade 7 student! For the challenge, we had to build a fortress that could hold weight. We were only allowed to use toothpicks, cotton balls, and glue. They gave us two hours to build it and one hour to present our fortress. Afterward, they announced the third, second, and first place winners. Unfortunately, we didn’t win, but I still think our team did a really good job with the challenge. Then, it was time for us to leave, so my parents picked me up, and I went back to the hotel.
At the end of the day, I had so much fun and was happy to meet new friends! See you guys in the next blog!
