Editor’s note: Every summer Camp Director Elizabeth Shreckhise blogs about her top five favorite things about camp that summer. This is Elizabeth’s 2019 edition in no specific order — they’re all her faves! 1. I Love Our Counselors It’s true that I always mention our counselors, and it’s because we have an eye for amazing […]
Casey as a First-Time CampCon Presenter
Earlier this summer Program Director Casey Tucker presented at CampCon and soaked in lots of learning from the other presenters. Read all about it in today’s blog.
First Ever Leaders-In-Training Vespers
Our Leaders-In-Training led a Vespers this summer. In it, they shared their own feelings about being an LIT and what it meant to them. They also made up a song that the whole camp loved!
Announcing our Newest Program Director — Teresa Padgett!
The wonderful Teresa Padgett joins our Administrative Team as the new Leadership Program Director. Join us in welcoming her!
How Being Home Reminds Me What Is So Important About Summer Camp
After camp I felt the most profound absence of nature in my and my boys’ lives. It’s hard to reconcile and I think it’s time we had a bigger conversation as a society about bringing nature back into our lives.
Junior Counselors’ Annual Vespers
Each summer our Junior Counselors (JCs) lead one of our Vespers. We hold four Vespers events each summer, happening on Sundays at four in the afternoon, and intended as a time for non-denominational and non-religious reflection and group introspection. When any group leads the Vespers, it’s their chance to shine, to lead, to help guide […]
Leaders-In-Training Wilderness Adventure!
♫ We are the shining, golden LITs of Alleghany — we jump around and have fun while we’re learning! We will be leaders soon, and JCs by next June, but for now we are the golden LITs of Alleghany. ♫ — The LIT Song As you may have seen from our blog posts throughout the […]
Alleghany Voices: Second Term Photojournalism Projects
I hope you saw the projects by our First Term campers who took Photojournalism as one of their Activities. We really loved their fine work! Now let’s take a look at what the Second Term campers in Photojournalism did for their final projects. The captions under each photo are written by the camper-photographer who took […]
Mini Camp 2019 is a wrap…no, really- it’s a “rap!”
Our tie-dye colored mini week, the 17th of its seasons, was such a blast for all the girls for many, many reasons! Traditions that we loved to learn included hunting the Inspector, making pixies, singing songs and BA: BARNYARD detector! Evening activities were fun times for closing out each day. But we truly loved the […]
Alleghany Voices: First Term Photojournalism Campers’ Projects
We miss our First Term campers, but fortunately for us they’ve left behind more than just wonderful memories. The campers who took Photojournalism as one of their Activities also documented camp for us in their own ways. Join me in celebrating the wonders of camp with a look at their fine work. The captions under […]
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