At La Junta, younger campers often choose the creative activities such as Nature Crafts, Camp Crafts and Indian Lore.  All three classes give campers the chance to combine creativity with exploration through the environment.   We feel that a month in the hill country is our grand opportunity to show them the unique flora and fauna, and to spur along their natural curiosity and creativity.   

CAMP CRAFTS:
In Camp Crafts the boys learn about important camping and outdoor skills such as orienteering, fire building, outdoor cooking and knot tying.  In class, the goal is to learn to live off the land, to navigate and to survive in the wilds of nature.  Popular events include compass courses, dutch oven cooking, tracking and fire lighting. 

NATURE CRAFTS: 
 In Nature Crafts, the boys spend unforgettable moments hiking, drawing, building, collecting rocks and fossils, learning to identify plants and insects and even seeking Indian artifacts. As with many other activities at La Junta, the emphasis here is on becoming familiar with the outdoor world, and of learning how to live cooperatively with it.  Projects often include experimenting with wood working, plants, rocketry, nature trails, beadwork, candles, clay and paints.  Typically, projects are structured as a mix of doing, planning and testing.  Boys can construct and decorate wooden boats before racing them down the rapids.  They may engineer and paint "2 liter" rockets before pumping them full of air or vinegar and baking soda,  and launching them for time and distance.  A class may hike the La Junta hill collecting leaves, branches, moss and such, and then camouflaging a potato to be hidden from the program directors, are all La Junta style crafts projects!

INDIAN LORE:
While in Indian Lore, campers focus on learning and playing games as they would've been played by our native americans.  In addition to pure energy, fun and excitement, campers have the opportunity to learn a new perspective on life and living within the environment and without electronics and other high tech equipment.