Betsy-Jeff Penn 4-H Educational Center

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Betsy-Jeff Penn 4-H Educational Center Outdoor Education Center that offers Summer Programs, Educational Field Trips, and Conferences

Some things never change! We’re still gathering around the campfire at Outpost, cheering for the climbers challenging th...
10/12/2026

Some things never change!

We’re still gathering around the campfire at Outpost, cheering for the climbers challenging themselves on the rock wall, and paddling around Lake Hazel with friends.

No matter what year you visited BJP, the s’mores are just as messy, laughter just as loud, and friendships just as strong!

BJP is   today for National 4-H Week! 🍀 Staff are dressed in green to join other 4-H supporters around the country in ce...
10/05/2026

BJP is today for National 4-H Week! 🍀 Staff are dressed in green to join other 4-H supporters around the country in celebrating the positive impacts of 4-H!
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For some summer staff, their journey at BJP started a long time ago. Swipe to see some of the staff who learned first-ha...
09/28/2026

For some summer staff, their journey at BJP started a long time ago. Swipe to see some of the staff who learned first-hand how important summer camp at BJP can be to a child.

That’s a wrap on Summer Camp 2026 at BJP! Take a look at some of the stats from the season ➡️The days were long but the ...
09/14/2026

That’s a wrap on Summer Camp 2026 at BJP! Take a look at some of the stats from the season ➡️

The days were long but the weeks passed by so quickly! Summer camp was in session for 46 days (that’s 8 weeks of the summer!) 🗓️

There were 817 campers that joined us this summer. Thanks for coming and spending time at camp! 🏕️

4-H groups from 45 different counties in NC visited BJP. We appreciate all the hard work done by 4-H Agents, PA’s and volunteers who helped make it happen! 🍀

We had 40 staff members living and working at camp. 25 were returning staff, 11 used to attend BJP as campers, & 4 are from another country! 🗺️

We did so many fun activities! 134 archery classes! 🏹

We did so many fun activities! 98 crafts classes! 🎨

We did so many fun activities! 96 climbing wall classes! 🧗‍♂️

We did so many fun activities! 58 canoe classes! 🛶

We did so many fun activities! 42 goat husbandry classes! 🐐

The most-frequently performed skits at campfires:
1. Counselor Skit 🧍🧍‍♀️🧍🧍‍♀️🧍
2. Invisible Bench
3. Doctor’s Office 🩺
4. Goblins of the Forest 🧌
5. Snakebite 🐍

The most-frequently performed songs at campfires:
1. Princess Pat 👑
2. Pizza Man 🍕
3. Summer Party ☀️
4. Rattlin Bog 🌳🪺🐦‍⬛🪶🐘
5. The Littlest Worm 🐛

71 campfires were lit; that’s a lot of firewood! 🪵

877 s’mores were made throughout the summer. That’s 27 bags of marshmallows, 146 bars of chocolate, & 98 packs of graham crackers! 🍫

There were countless learning experiences, friendships made & memories created! 🫶

Thanks for camping with us at BJP; see you next year! 🍀

We’re so grateful for these new equipment donations! Our staff took these kayaks, paddles, and PFD’s out for a spin on L...
09/08/2026

We’re so grateful for these new equipment donations! Our staff took these kayaks, paddles, and PFD’s out for a spin on Lake Hazel today and had so much fun! Thank you to the generous family from Durham who donated these boats and gear to BJP; we’re so excited to utilize these with our campers!

Our Fall staff have been practicing teaching  environmental education classes, facilitating teambuilding challenges, and...
08/31/2026

Our Fall staff have been practicing teaching environmental education classes, facilitating teambuilding challenges, and belaying at our climbing wall and high ropes course in preparation for the school groups who will be visiting us soon!

Summer 2026 only went as smooth as it did because of our awesome staff! Everyone put so much effort and energy towards m...
08/24/2026

Summer 2026 only went as smooth as it did because of our awesome staff! Everyone put so much effort and energy towards making sure our campers had the best experience possible. Our staff are what make BJP so impactful and we appreciate each and every one of them so much!

Summer 2026 was incredible! Our staff and campers had fun rain or shine and we’re so thankful for everyone who made it p...
08/17/2026

Summer 2026 was incredible! Our staff and campers had fun rain or shine and we’re so thankful for everyone who made it possible! Swipe to see some pictures from throughout the summer, as well as a poem written by of our campers that was recited at talent show! What was your favorite memory from camp?

Day Camp for Week 8 was an awesome way to end summer camp this year! Thank you to all the campers who made their way out...
08/10/2026

Day Camp for Week 8 was an awesome way to end summer camp this year! Thank you to all the campers who made their way out to BJP each morning, we had so much fun!

Week 7 was such a great way to wrap up residential camp for the summer! Thanks to everyone who came and made this week s...
08/03/2026

Week 7 was such a great way to wrap up residential camp for the summer! Thanks to everyone who came and made this week so awesome!

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804 Cedar Lane
Reidsville, NC
27320

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