In December 2003, students at Star Charter School knew that the high school math teacher, Mr. B, was obsessed about Survivor and as a Kristmas gift, a few of them gave him a Survivor board game. He enjoyed the gift and 7 students sat around and played a mini-version of the game that took around 3 hours to complete.

After that experience, news spread throughout campus. Students talked about the enjoyment they had from the game and requested that Mr. B actually plan and host another version of the game. With the school’s permission, Mr. B hosted a 4-hour long game that had 14 contestants. The game became such a hit that the school, Star Charter School, actually allowed Mr. B to host many other games throughout the school year.

In fact, it became so popular that some students asked Mr.B to create a Survivor-themed summer camp, where instead of the game lasting 4 hours, it would last 5 days. Knowing how much would need to go into the game, Mr. B challenged those who wanted the camp to raise $1600 in 28 days. After 27 days, the students had raised over $1800.

In the summer of 2005, Mr. B hosted a 5-day long Survivor-themed camp and the experience was beyond anyone’s expectations. Mr. B stated “it was the best experience of my life.” Other students have said “before this camp, I wasn’t that confident, but now, after having played this game, I know that I can do anything that I set my mind to.” The camp was such a beautiful and amazing experience that 2 weeks after the camp, students began preparing for summer 2006.
Star Charter was host to the second annual Survivor-themed summer camp in the summer of 2006. 16 students competed against each other for 7 days, and once again, the camp proved to be not only inspirational but a memory that will last a lifetime.