Kingfisher Academy – Sure Foot Adventures

Kingfisher Academy Tree Club

November 30, 2011June 7, 2013 by Jonah McDonald

Jonah McDonald

This school year, Jonah is leading an ongoing program called "Tree Club" with elementary students at Kingfisher Academy in Atlanta. Every two weeks, this group travels to an intown greenspace to study trees, explore the woods, and hike. We learn about two more trees each week and we've posted a…

Spring Kingfisher Camping Trip

November 29, 2011June 7, 2013 by Jonah McDonald

Jonah McDonald

Now that it's winter, we're catching up on some past-due blog posts. Expect more stories about trips from the spring and summer of 2011 to be posted in the next weeks. The Big Picture: We've been working with Kingfisher Academy students for several years now, and by the Spring of…

Fall Kingfisher Backpacking Trip

December 6, 2010June 7, 2013 by Jonah McDonald

Jonah McDonald

This year, we're leading two overnight trips with the students in the High Adventure Club at Kingfisher Academy. Usually, we design Kingfisher camping trips around a campsite that is no more than a half mile from the bus. But since we've been working with Kingfisher for more than a year, we…

Kingfisher October Day Hike

November 29, 2010June 7, 2013 by Jonah McDonald

Jonah McDonald

During the 2010-11 school year, Sure Foot Adventures is again working with students at Kingfisher Academy in Atlanta. Our Explorers Club is going on urban explorations and seeking geocaches. Our Chicken Team is raising chickens on campus. And our High Adventure Club is going on day hikes and backpacking trips.…

Breaking Ground at Camp Ruth

April 13, 2010June 7, 2013 by Jonah McDonald

Jonah McDonald

We at Sure Foot Adventures are extremely excited to announce that we have broken ground at our new camp near Stone Mountain. The 30-acre Ruth Lord Memorial Camp is a 20-minute drive from Atlanta and will be the home for many of Sure Foot's day programs and periodic overnight camping…

Kingfisher March Day Hike

March 25, 2010June 7, 2013 by Jonah McDonald

Jonah McDonald

Though most of our Kingfisher programs this year have included rain (mainly because it's been such a wet year in general), our March day hike couldn't have been better. A group of seven 7-9 year old, their teacher, Lili, and I took a 4-mile day hike along the Chattahoochee River.…

Kingfisher Cumberland Camping

March 3, 2010June 7, 2013 by Jonah McDonald

Jonah McDonald

I couldn't resist the alliteration in the title of this post! Last week, Ms. McGinnis (a middle-school teacher at Kingfisher Academy) and I took a group of twelve 9-13 year olds on a 4-day, 3-night camping trip on Cumberland Island National Seashore on the coast of Georgia. For those of…

Kingfisher Day Hike

February 2, 2010June 7, 2013 by Jonah McDonald

Jonah McDonald

In January, I got to take a Day Hike with the Komodo Dragons middle school class at Kingfisher Academy. Though almost every outdoors program at Kingfisher has fallen on a rainy day this school year, our day hike was a beautiful blue sky day with temperatures in the 60s! We…

Kingfisher November Camping Trip

November 11, 2009June 7, 2013 by Jonah McDonald

Jonah McDonald

We just returned from a fun, beautiful, and relaxing camping trip with a group of middle school students from Kingfisher Academy. Though our numbers dwindled as the trip approached, we ended up having a great time. The day before the trip I found out that two students would not be…

Kingfisher October Camping Trip

October 16, 2009June 7, 2013 by Jonah McDonald

Jonah McDonald

All night, on the eve of this trip, I worried. But why? The students had been more well-prepared with their gear than most groups I work with. The kids were excited about the trip. I know and trust their teacher, who was my co-leader. The rain was going to hold…

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