In the quiet of the early morning… the counselors and staff silently gather around the tents and cabins of the sleeping children and sing a song to the morning. Awakening day and rousing the children from their slumber, night’s stillness is broken with song and a new day of camp has begun!
Each day the camp gathers for three delicious meals made from scratch in our kitchen, often with the help of one of the groups. After breakfast and lunch there is an all camp assembly full songs and a morning and evening story that weaves through camp.
In the remaining free time each counselor builds a daily rhythm to best serve the needs of each group of children. Sports, hiking, canoeing, kayaking, and swimming are balanced with artistic activities such as skits, painting, handcrafts, singing, and storytelling. A quiet time after lunch allows for reading or resting–a necessary breather in the pattern of the day.
After the last song is sung at Evening Assembly the campers disperse back to their campsite to brush their teeth and change into PJ’s before huddling together in one of the tents / cabins or around a campfire for a bedtime story read by their counselors.
Interspersed throughout camp are special all-camp activity days, including Skit Day, Adventure Course Day, and Fair Day, where counselors and campers release their creativity together! On the last night the entire camp gathers one last time around a massive bonfire built by the oldest groups.
At camp, our ever-present joy and laughter encircle the challenges of learning and sharing together. At home in nature, our time spent at camp forms a special and unique community experience. As they return home, the spirit of camp lives on in the heart of each child.
