The journey led to the Arctic Museum, where we had a wonderful morning tracing the meaning of photographs our little dream bear sent our way. The group learned about Donald MacMillan and his journey to the Crocker Lands off the shore of northern Greenland. The Crocker Lands turned out to be a mirage, an illusion the Inuit refer to as poojok, or mist, but our Detectives had their Dragon's Eyes open, so they learned a few secrets that the great arctic explorer missed!
I won't give away too many secrets here, since I may run this program again in the future. Let's just say that our clever sleuths managed to find the moon-lit road into the Crocker Lands. They discovered who was keeping our dream bear prisoner and why -- and found a clever way to rescue their little friend.
Max Middleton, our intern, introduced his character Nyxos, a dragonmage who specializes in dream magic. Future detectives will learn more about Nyxos as the summer continues!
Thank you to the Detectives for a wonderful week! This group had everything they needed to form a top-notch team of Detectives: They were brave even though they were a little scared of those mist monsters. They were amazingly kind to one another and to the animals they met along the way. (While working on our bumblebees, we even saved a real bumblebee from being trapped inside Sill Hall.) They were wise in choosing the right moment to use their special magic (so wise that the cheetah and stone amulets are still waiting for the right moment). They were deeply respectful to one another and to the Sea Mother and the King of the North. All of this adds up to a group of great honor!
And their imaginations? They blew me away ... along with the Crocker Lands.
Visit our Facebook page to view some images of the beautiful sculptures, oil pastels and the adventure play from this week.
