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...
Sanborn Blog
Welcome aboard! We have some important information about Laundry at Camp.
“Almost everyone who comes to camp leaves a small part of themselves—usually a sock or some underwear.”
Sanborn Roadshows: Recorded Zoom Links
Hello, everyone! We are hosting a series of Informational Zoom calls so campers, their parents and prospective camp families can learn more about the ...
Why You Might Want To Be A Camp Director...
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 ...
Weekly Update: August 7, 2022
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...
Weekly Update: July 31, 2022
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...
Weekly Update: July 24, 2022
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...
Weekly Update: July 17, 2022
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...
Weekly Update: July 10, 2022
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...
Weekly Update: July 3rd, 2022
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...
Weekly Update: June 26th, 2022
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...
Weekly Update: June 19, 2022
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...