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 […]
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 […]
Week One of First Term 2023!
Week One of First Term is always so magical, our tents are finally full, laughter fills our ears, energy is radiating from our campers and counselors, and we have finally begun our favorite season of the year: CAMP! Our First Termers are a buzz with the excitement of seeing camp friends for the first time […]
‘Ghany We Will Give 2023
My students inform me of the countdown to summer every day, which can only mean one thing…CAMP! Every spring, even as an adult, I impatiently wait to be back on the Greenbrier for those crisp, cool mornings and cotton candy evening skies. As we pack our trunks, I want to encourage us all to pause […]
Life At Alleghany, a Series: Why you don’t Need to Send your Child to Camp with Friends
Oh my goodness, my daughter would love a camp experience. It would be so good for her! New friends, new experiences, all the best, because my daughter means the most to me! If those things are true, then why would you send her to camp with a friend? A camp that is ACA accredited has […]
Life At Alleghany: How Sleepaway Camp Builds Independence and Confidence in Young Girls
At Alleghany, our mission is: naturally inspiring growth through honor, loyalty, and friendship. The word growth in the mission statement refers to personal growth and character development. The Berkeley Well-Being Institute defines personal growth as: a process of developing new skills, attitudes, actions, or reactions that can have a positive impact on your life and […]