How we Foster Healthy Habits at Camp and How to Continue these Habits Post-Camp
Camps offers a unique opportunity for children to grow, learn, and have fun in a nurturing environment. Beyond the exciting adventures and memorable experiences, summer camp plays a crucial role in fostering healthy habits in children that can positively impact their lives long after the camp ends. Here at Alleghany, we focus on promoting healthy […]
Our Summer 2024 Counselor Applications are Open!
Are you thinking about applying to be a Camp Counselor? Maybe you were at Alleghany with us this summer and can’t wait to be back! Or you heard about us through a friend and want to experience the magic with us next summer. Whatever the reason, you’re in luck! Our Counselor applications for Summer 2024 […]
Elizabeth’s Top 5 from Summer 2023
Family Camp has come to a close and this is the time of year I start to reflect on Summer 2023 as a whole – the positive, the not-so-positive, what we did well, where we can improve, and so on. With this reflection, I love to put together a Top 5 Blog with my favorite […]
A Thank You to our Summer 2023 Campers, Counselors, and Staff!
As I sit here looking out over an empty Alleghany, I am reminded of all our Campers, Counselors, Staff, and Volunteers who filled our tents this summer. Thanks to you, we filled our Play Hall with songs and laughter; circled campfires telling stories and sharing memories; lit lanterns and fairy lights bringing Tent Row to […]
We Remember Second Term 2023
We Remember Second Term 2023 Wow, we cannot believe that Second Term is over! We have so enjoyed getting to know each and every one of our Second Term Campers and seeing them grow, reach their goals, and make new friends. The memories they have made this summer will be with them for a lifetime […]
Week Two of Second Term 2023
I love the second week of Second Term. Everything is calm, our routines are in place, and our campers are making progress toward their end-of-summer goals. We’ve hit our stride, and camp feels like it should! This Week’s Big Events This week has felt like a calm and settled one at Alleghany, although we still […]
Lessons Learned from LIT Summer
This summer, we tasked our LITs to answer the prompt: What Has LIT Summer Taught You? After much thinking, writing, and reflecting they presented their answers in front of all of camp during LIT Vespers. Over the next few months, we will share these lessons in a blog series. Here is part one! What has […]
I Remember First Term 2023
I Remember First Term 2023 Wow, we cannot believe that First Term is over! I have so enjoyed getting to know each and every one of our First Term Campers and seeing them grow, reach their goals, and make new friends. The memories they have made this summer will be with them for a lifetime […]
Week Two of First Term 2023!
The middle week of Term Camp is always my favorite part of the summer. It feels like camp is supposed to, everything is calm, our routines are in place and our campers are beginning to achieve their end-of-term goals both personally and in their activities. We are in our groove! This Week’s Big Events Despite […]