Written by counselors Annie and Hannah. Having never written for the Camp Alleghany blog before, let alone been to camp, please allow us to introduce ourselves…. Annie and Hannah here, two of the new NCCCs (non-camper counselors for those of you reading who aren’t down with the camp lingo yet) wearing our orange colours with […]
Getting into the act
Anyone who’s ever run a camp or taught school or even babysat knows that you’re always looking for interesting and fresh ideas. Well, thanks to a very creative young camp director who shared her ideas at the American Camp Association Conference last February, I was able to organize and execute a wonderful new night activity […]
The drive home
I’m not talking about the drive away from Alleghany. I’m talking about the drive to Alleghany after a long winter away. It feels like going home. I hear her voice In the mornin’ hour she calls me The radio reminds me of my home far away I can remember the anticipation as a camper when […]
Finally, a letter from Stuart!!!
My daughter, Stuart, has been going to Camp Alleghany for three years, and today, July 5, 2011, I received my first letter home from her! Three long years of waiting, and finally I receive a letter from her while she is away. When she got home the first year, it was my first question! “Why […]
All around the camp and beyond…
We all know there’s no place better than camp. (Okay, I’m a little biased here.) But even so, sometimes you just got to get away and this past weekend our Upstarts were the lucky ones as they went to a play in downtown Lewisburg. They rolled out the red carpet and saw…Completely Hollywood at The […]
Dutch auction
There were a couple “firsts” at camp last week. Wednesday we had our first Dutch Auction in both the Junior and the Senior camps. For the Dutch Auction, each camper brought an item of her choice to work with and everyone was divided into groups. Groups were given scenarios and had to make up a […]
Blue and Gray surprise
Earlier this week campers chose their classes for first term and have since been making their daily activity rounds with passion and glee! I love the buzz, bounce, hum and BANG of these classes as I make my own rounds around the camp. And I literally mean buzz, bounce, hum and BANG because those are […]
Opening day
After months of preparations, renovations, upgrades, training, communications and planning for FUN, finally opening day of term camp arrived at Camp Alleghany. It’s always such a pleasing sight to see our top notch staff decked out in their crisp uniforms and smiles on their faces as they greet parents and campers both on the other […]
Always learning
No matter how long you’ve been doing it, there’s always something new to learn about running a camp. Whether it’s deciding how to deal with the impact of electronic gadgets from the “outside” world on camp policy, exploring new ideas for activities, or simply updating methods for tracking information, it’s an industry like any other […]