
ACA 2023- Reflections from Oliver
Last week I learned more than I thought possible at the American Camp Association National Conference in Orlando. As I review my notes, I am left with...
Last week I learned more than I thought possible at the American Camp Association National Conference in Orlando. As I review my notes, I am left with...
“Almost everyone who comes to camp leaves a small part of themselves—usually a sock or some underwear.”
Hello, everyone! We are hosting a series of Informational Zoom calls so campers, their parents and prospective camp families can learn more about the ...
As someone who has been in this industry for over 3 decades, there are plenty of assumptions made about summer camp directors. The first is that they ...
Without attempting to paraphrase David Brooks’ amazing editorial in The New York Times this week, “What Is It About Friendship That Is So Powerful?” w...
As we move into the third week of camp, you can feel the shift in the camp rhythms. The initial nervous, buzzing energy of the early days of the sessi...
What a week it has been…and it is hard to believe it has been a week! Along with amazing full days and well-timed late afternoon or early evening rain...
Our first two days at camp have been fantastic! We loved meeting campers at the airport yesterday and truly enjoyed having the opportunity to say hell...
Our final week at camp has been full of triumphs: the Big Spring long trips were incredibly successful with boys backpacking throughout the state; sum...
Focus. Fortitude. Flexibility. Fun. Over the last week, our campers and staff have embodied those character traits and made the most of each and every...
Hard as it is to believe, today was Closing Day of the first session of our Sanborn Junior program. We were sad to say goodbye to that group of fun-lo...
Happy Juneteenth! Our first week of the 2022 camp season has been fantastic! From cabinside and unit overnights to Mythical Adventure races, all day h...