Week of April 12, 2026 – April 18, 2026
by Jade Zollo, Baltimore Woods Camper and Intern
My name is Jade and I am a seventh grader at The New School in DeWitt. I completed an internship at Baltimore Woods this winter.
I have been going to Baltimore Woods for summer camp ever since I was old enough to go. It has made such an impact on me and my life. It is such a gift to learn about nature from people who really love and care for it. My passion for the world and the people in it has never wavered, and one of my personal goals is to ensure that everyone is educated and cared for. Baltimore Woods will always be one of my favorite childhood memories. The teachings of the woods and of everyone there fed my ever-growing knowledge. I am very thankful for getting the chance to do an internship here.
The following is an original poem Jade wrote as part of their internship:
A Child Who Found a Trail.
Crisp autumn and thoughtless trotting
No plotting, leaf and knotting
Across the land,
Ideas in hand.
Life now budding, hope and small green.
A child has found a spark-
Although not yet that smart;
Its alright to find home
In this small green grove.
The idea in hand is a mushroom,
How is it an idea, you may ask?
Concepts and turning tables.
This small mushroom is the start of something new
In this small grove
There is a slow tune:
“No,no I wont change for you.
I assure you-
This true doom.
Not the end-
A fall friend.
Not sure what to say?
I don’t either, allow yourself to stay.”
This mushroom is an idea
In the fact that it is a spark
Not only ignition for the flames of the mind,
But fuel for the kind