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outdoor activities
Johnson’s Apple Orchard Trip for Our Pre-K and Kindergarteners
Our Pre-K & Kindergarten classes went to Johnson’s Apple Orchard on October 6th. It was an absolutely beautiful day. The children learned how to pull apples down from the trees by twisting & pulling. The students also learned how to make apple cider and apple butter. They loved seeing...
Outdoor Education at Camp Blue Ridge
7th & 8th graders experience hands-on-learning at 4-H Camp
Students on a Beautiful Sabbath Day Hike
Volunteers of all ages make a difference on the DTD campus
Grades 3 thur 8 spend the day at Peaks View Park
Outdoor Education at Camp Blue Ridge
Desmond T. Doss Christian Academy spent the week at Camp Blue Ridge in Montebello doing its annual Outdoor Education program with Richmond and Tidewater Academies. Activities included hiking on the Appalachian Trail, dissections, determining the value of timber in a defined area, and many more. Students also participated in...
Students visit Holiday Lake’s 4-H Camp
Desmond T.Doss Christian Academy 7th & 8th graders spent the day at Holiday Lake’s 4-H Camp. The students took three classes while there; Forest Ecology, Soil Studies, and Native Americans. Students were engaged in numerous hands-on activities throughout the day at the beautiful camp. The students sunk their hands...
Students from Desmond T. Doss Christian Academy enjoy God’s creation
Students from grades 3rd all the way to 11th went on a backpacking trip on the Appalachian Trail. Students were able to enjoy first hand God’s creation. Worship was centered on the theme of what a blessing our bodies and health are to us and that we should treat...
We’re off to Wintergreen Ski Resort again!
Desmond T. Doss Christian Academy starts its annual Ski trips on January 15 at Wintergreen Ski Resort. Over the past 15 years, the school has taken some 400 students skiing. It is a great opportunity for our students to be exposed to an activity they may never have tried...
A First-Hand Look at the Life of a Slave
The 5th & 6th grade class release their trout at Outdoor Ed
Culminating their “Trout in the Classroom” class activity, the 5th and 6th graders from Desmond T. Doss Christian Academy release the Brook Trout at Camp Blue Ridge on the first day of Outdoor Education week. The class had been raising the trout provided by Trout Unlimited since the beginning...
Outdoor Education at Camp Blue Ridge begins
Desmond T. Doss Christian Academy joined Richmond Academy and Tidewater Adventist Academy for the annual Outdoor Education program held at scenic Camp Blue Ridge. On the first day, May 14, the students had their first class on the chosen theme for the week—amphibians. Worship that evening was built around...
Lynchburg SDA Church & Desmond T. Doss Adventurer’s Club Camp Out!
One of the most rewarding activities our kids can become involved in is our Adventurer and Pathfinder’s Clubs which are extensions of Children’s Ministries of our church. Adventurer’s Club is open to children from 1st grade through 4th. Later, kids graduate to Pathfinder’s when they are in 5th through 8th grades....