Lillie's Quest Camp is a real venture camp where children experience true travel. In July 2019 Children traveled to Yellowstone National Park, The Black Hills of The South Dakota, Mount Rushmore, Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, Crazy Horse, Crow Agency @ Custer's Last Stand, and visited an Indian reservation and participated in the secret Lakota Tribal PowWow. The Children traveled to several states such as Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.

Each summer Our Quest Trips are action packed and give the youth a true sense of travel, discipline and self awareness.  At LQC, we believe that travel is a wonderful tool in the development of our children. That’s why an adventurous journey is at the core of the Summer Learning Challenge.

The adventure of traveling away from home can also provide opportunities for children to learn and demonstrate courage by trying activities they normally would not venture to do such as rock climbing and canoeing, etc. Life is different on the road since traveling forces children to get out of our normal routines. Kids will learn new skills as they adapt to new roles and responsibilities required by travel.

Traveling provides opportunities for unique learning experiences. Most of school learning is done through books. Travelling, on the other hand, can give children real-world applications to what they’ve been studying during the school year. Just as taking kids to an art or natural history museum can add tangibility to what they first read about in school, travel can add rich context and substance to their classroom knowledge.

The University of Georgia conducted a study to determine the effects of the study abroad programs on academic performance. The study showed that students who studied abroad had improved academic performance when they returned to campus. Think how much more impactful this kind of travel would be during the formative years! Exposing our kids to new cultures and places fuels their sense of curiosity and wonder which produces better grades for children.