Tag: six week coed camp

New Camper Orientation

April 26, 2017

It’s hard to believe that it’s “that time of year” again.  The time to pack up the Iroquois Springs winter office and head up to Rock Hill for another incredible summer.  Everyone at camp is thrilled to be preparing for summer 2017! One of our...

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Our Comfort Zone

October 11, 2015

The concept of stepping outside of one’s comfort zone is something we truly believe in and practice at camp. It is not just a message we communicate on our video, web site, and in our literature, but something we apply to all aspects of camp life....

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Over Involvement

October 4, 2015

The school year is in full swing, and with that comes greater involvement in our children’s lives. After the summer months at camp, where children have the freedom to make decisions for themselves’ about the friends they choose, the activities...

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The Value of Good Sportsmanship

March 19, 2014

Even though the feeling of winter is still very much in the air in the northeast, the exhibition baseball games on television make it feel as though spring has arrived.  Baseball season always brings back nostalgic feelings of days gone by for...

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Congratulations Bubba!

March 12, 2014

The Tri-State Camp Conference is only a week away, and we are getting ready to gather, learn and share with other professionals in the camp industry. It’s an amazing conference filled with educational sessions, informal networking, and...

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Should you send your child to camp?

March 4, 2014

Sending your child to overnight camp is a big decision.  You may be a lifelong camper or someone who never had an overnight camp experience…either way, taking that leap with your own child can be challenging.  We live in a time with access to our...

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Color War vs. Snowball Fight

February 27, 2014

Summer camp has an undeniable impact on those who are fortunate enough to experience it.  There is always great anticipation leading up to the first day of camp; a palpable excitement for an experience that goes by much faster than any camper or staff...

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I am a Difference Maker!

February 19, 2014

Spending the summers at overnight camp is the opportunity of a lifetime.  Camp is where amazing friendships develop, personal challenges are met and wonderful memories are made.  The fun and adventure of being a camper is...

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Getting Prepared For Camp!

January 8, 2014

The temperatures may have plummeted, but it’s never out of season to have summer camp on our minds.  In six short months, campers will be starting (or returning to) their camp life, and the adventure  of a lifetime.  Returning campers cannot...

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Friends, Friends, Friends….we will always be……..

October 28, 2013

I asked a group of fourth and fifth grade students how they would describe a FRIEND!   The list of qualities they came up with was pretty impressive.  They thought a friend should be “thoughtful, considerate, trustworthy, honest, supportive,...

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