Posted in Summer Camp on Apr 18th, 2008
Where do you stay when you to come to camp?
Rockbrook is a summer residential camp where campers stay in simple wooden cabins. Set with wooden-framed bunk beds, and divided into two sides, most hold 8 campers and 2 counselors. Between the two sides is an area called the “dog trot.” This comes [...]
Posted in Summer Camp on Mar 25th, 2008
“I have too many fond memories of camp to pick just one! It depends on my mood. Sometimes it is the memory of the candles reflecting in the lake at Spirit Fire. Sometimes it is all the singing we used to do (& the many, many songs I still know by heart). Sometimes it is [...]
Posted in Summer Camp on Mar 19th, 2008
Dressing up is one of the best things about going to an all girls summer camp. There seems to always be a chance to put on something funny, become a character, or create an alter ego of some sort. Parties, skits, shows! Thinking of Rockbrook, here are the top 10 fun dress [...]
Posted in Summer Camp on Feb 27th, 2008
Sadly, Zee Slew passed away last week after something spooked him at night and he collided with a fence. He was very special to a lot of Rockbrook riders and we know he will be missed. If you’d like to help celebrate his life, Cara would love to hear of any special stories [...]
Posted in Summer Camp on Feb 20th, 2008
Is it possible to have “too much summer camp?” According to Abby Brunks, in her recent Atlanta Journal Constitution article, the answer might be yes. Ms. Brunks fears that being at summer camp can become an extension of the busy, overly scheduled life most kids experience throughout the school year. She believes [...]
Posted in Summer Camp on Jan 7th, 2008
Here’s a great old traditional photo of camp back in 1928. It’s hard to say exactly what’s going on, but it looks like a canoeing performance of some sort. Four girls to a canoe, synchronized paddle movements, it brings to mind dancing. You can see the stone Lake View Lodge in the background, [...]
Posted in Summer Camp on Dec 19th, 2007
Kelsie Rae, our great counselor last summer, wrote to share this cool camp logo she designed for a class in college. We love the mountains and sun— just perfect for camp. But also the redbird, the Rockbrook summer camp emblem, is super cool. Thanks Kelsie!
Posted in Summer Camp on Nov 22nd, 2007
When you go to a summer sleepaway camp, you’ll have some crazy fun. Here’s a great example of a camp game that’s popular at Rockbrook… a Shaving Cream Fight! The rules are pretty simple. Armed and ready with a can of shaving cream and dressed in your bathing suit, you run around [...]
Posted in Summer Camp on Nov 9th, 2007
Over in Lexington, Kentucky, Sarah had a chance to meet up with Una MacCarthy at the camp party there. It was a great blast from the past, from the 1980s to be exact. Una has a long history with Rockbrook, attending as a camper, working as a counselor and even filling the Program Director [...]
Posted in Summer Camp on Oct 17th, 2007
Summer camp is one of the best places for children to learn about leadership, to explore what it means to be a good leader, and to practice the kinds of personal skills important to being a leader. Bring together kids of different ages (at Rockbrook that’s girls between 6 and 16 years old) and [...]
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