Menu for Gundalow Day, October 23 All pre-orders must be placed by 5:00 on 10/23. Anyone interested in home delivery will have to order it through Takeout Guys. Anyone doing curbside pickup will call Black Trumpet or pre-order directly on-line, and pay at the time of purchase. The window for picking up curbside orders is 6:00 to 7:15 PM. The Menu: Dark and Stormy Kit $14. Harissa Roasted Carrot Salad with Mirthful greens, fennel poached seckel pear, local feta and hazelnuts $13 Squash Apple Soup with bleu croutons and sage oil $11 Snails and Chorizo with Brussels sprouts and saffron […]
Fall Program Guidelines: Groups of 10 total: 8 students, 2 staff Additional staff may interact with multiple groups if they are mandatory for the running of specific portions of the program and they maintain 6 feet of social distancing. This includes boat drivers. Each programs group will interact only with their own programs group All adults visiting or dropping students off at day programs should wear a cloth face covering over their nose and mouth when at the day programs facility or public spaces where other individuals are present when social distancing is not possible. Programs will be run outside […]
Fall Programs The Gundalow Company staff is currently looking at providing new programs. We are designing our programs to maximize safety, promote outdoor student learning, and provide new opportunities for students. These programs will operate primarily outside in small groups of no more than 8 students and will welcome both NH and ME residence. At the moment we are considering offering: Afterschool Adventure programs Rowing Club Mini-courses for students not in school or who are remote learning Single Day programs on the Gundalow or at Creek Farm CIT program for high school students We are interested in learning more about […]
Our 2020 half-day River Rats program will be action-packed and adventure-filled just like our typical full day programs. Some of our campers’ favorite activities are still on the agenda: kayaking, exploring nearby islands, scavenger hunts, games, and learning about critters. We will likely start our half-day with an icebreaker or no-contact game, then get into our main activity for the majority of the time (maybe 2 activities, like a scavenger hunt and swimming, if there’s time!) and then regroup for a craft or game at the end of the half-day. We are offering several half day programs each week for […]
Val Spends her summers as teh lead counselor for all Gundalow camp programs. In that role she supervises all counselors and manages all logistics for the various camp programs and activities. This is her third year working at Gundalow summer camps.
Dear Camp Families, As many of you know, Governor Sununu announced this past Friday that summer day camps may start operating on June 22nd. Along with this announcement Sununu released a series of guidelines for opening camps. The Gundalow Company staff has spent the last several days reviewing these guidelines and aligning them with our existing program and safety standards and have come to the difficult realization that several of these guidelines make it impossible to operate our summer camp program as it exists. Based on the group size recommendations of 8 campers/group and the need to increase our staff […]
Rick joined Gundalow Company as a volunteer in 2012, and was hired as an educator/deckhand in 2013.
Sing a Shanty with Frank and some of our other Gundalow crew and Volunteers Explore and Write Place Based Poetry Listen to Tammy Truax talk about her process of writing place based poetry and hear 2 of her poems – RECORDINGS COMING SOON Get outside with this Nature Based Art Scavenger Hunt Build a Paper Gundalow – copy this simple activity to learn the parts of a gundalow. Use this Gundalow Drawing with Labels
Play our popular game Piscataqua People at home and explore how important the rivers and boating was for the early people who lived here. You can also explore the Piscataqua People through this interactive online activity. This timeline of the maritime history of the Piscataqua Region was compiled by Gundalow Volunteers. Explore the bridges in the Piscataqua Region and then challenge yourself to build your own bridge with this STEM activity. Find lessons and virtual tours at Strawbery Banke Museum Find more resources about the history of Gundalows on our learning resources pages. Watch our Captain Step the stump mast on the historic Gundalow. EXPLORE MORE […]
Marine Creatures This is a great resource for marine animals in the Gulf of Maine by Maine Dept of Marine Resources with suggestions for activities Marine Food Web lesson plan Lobsters Learn more about lobsters with the Gulf of Maine Research Institute Weekly Videos and lesson ideas from the Seacoast Science Center Visit the Seacoast Science Center virtual tidepool or go visit a real tidepool Explore marine debris, whales and more at the Blue Ocean Society See links, ideas and lessons from the UNH Marine Docents
