Top Ten Reasons to Attend an SWC Roadshow

by Ariella Rogge on January 07

Please join us for one of our online or in-person camp shows this month where you can meet the directors, ask questions and connect with other camp families in your community:

Everyone from current campers to alums to staff members to new campers and new camp parents as well as any “camp curious” individuals are welcome to attend! Scroll down for even MORE reasons to check out the best overnight summer camp in Colorado!

10. You need a hearty dose of Colorado’s bluebird skies…even virtually

9. Meeting the camp directors IRL (or at least seeing their faces and hearing their voices online) is important to build relationships

8. You are a planner and like to prepare for everything in advance–you have visioned the 2026 summer and having a screen-free experience is a high priority

7. The magic of camp is the people: come meet some of the people who love this place–including current campers, staff members, alums and other camp parents!

6. You are “camp curious”...not necessarily but you have a friend or neighbor or family member who has gone to camp in the past and they are cool…and more accessible than your favorite YouTuber

5. Discovering that boredom in nature isn’t really boredom…it’s the opportunity to simply be

4. Discovering you can do really hard things like climbing 14,000+ foot tall mountains, riding horses from dawn to dusk and building a strong, healthy, supportive community

3. Feeling the energy of the room…we LOVE talking about camp!

2. Imagining yourself on top of a mountain!

1. Realizing there is a place where kids can be kids in a healthy, safe and supportive community where they will learn, grow and gain life skills that will make them more adaptive, resilient and able to overcome obstacles in the future

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About Ariella Rogge

Ariella started her career at Sanborn when she was twelve. After five years of camper and five years of Sanborn staff experience, she continued her work with kids in the high school classroom. Ariella and her family returned to Sanborn in 2001 to take on the Program Director role which she held til 2012. She and Elizabeth Marable became co-directors of High Trails in 2013 and then Ariella became the High Trails Director in 2020. In the fall of 2022 she became the Director of Sanborn Western Camps, overseeing the director teams of both Big Spring and High Trails. She lists mountain golf, Gymkhana, climbing mountains and making Pad Thai in the backcountry as some of her favorite activities at camp. Ariella received a B.A. in English from Colorado College and is a certified secondary English educator,an ACCT Level 2 Ropes Course Technician, an ARC lifeguard and NREMT and WEMT. She lives in Florissant in the summer and in Green Mountain Falls during the school year so she can stay involved with the busy lives of her husband, Matt, and two sons, Lairden and Karsten.