Posted in Drama on Jul 2nd, 2007
Hey, it’s Lexie reporting to you directly from the Middler line… and beyond!
Many girls held their breath this morning as they nervously climbed the steps of the Dining Hall. The cast list for our play, The Wizard of Oz, had just gone up and everyone was anxious to see. The initial craze of [...]
Posted in Camp on Jun 29th, 2007
Today is the first day of our second session. With so many people who signed up early for it, and with the session completely full, it’s going to be so great to finally have everyone together, both returning campers and new campers alike. It’s always very exciting to start a new session. [...]
Posted in Children on Jun 21st, 2007
Auction and Harry Potter night rolled into one? Whose crazy idea was this? I don’t know but it was a great one!
Campers showed up at the dining hall for evening program dressed up in their hogwarts gear and ready for a great time. Each table was given a handful of Rockbrook bucks to bid with. [...]
Posted in Children on Jun 15th, 2007
Yesterday, I was outside setting up tye-dye materials for class and I felt a raindrop on my head. The next thing I know, it starts pouring rain. All the outside activities met up in the dining hall to do rainy-day alternatives. It’s really not so fun getting rained out of your activity! In the dining [...]
Posted in Camp on Jun 14th, 2007
“The weather started getting rough, the tiny ship was tossed. If not for the courage of the fearless crew, the Minnow would be lost. The Minnow would be lost. The ship’s aground on the shore of this uncharted desert isle. With Gilligan, the Skipper too, The Millionaire and his wife, a movie star, the Professor [...]
Posted in Camp on Jun 12th, 2007
Walking into the dining hall, you couldn’t help but to look at every girl that passed by. It was Halloween night and we were all dressed up in our costumes. Pirates, cheerleaders, cowboys, and tourists filled each table. The Senior line put on a little after-dinner haunted house for all of us to participate in. [...]
Posted in Kids on Jun 6th, 2007
Residential overnight summer camps also provide a unique opportunity for children to interact with others both older and younger than they. At a girls camp like Rockbrook, younger girls benefit from seeing older girls interact and do so many challenging things (”Wow, she can do it!”), and our teenage campers learn important leadership skills [...]
Posted in Children on Apr 6th, 2007
Here’s a photo from one of our special evening events… it’s “auction!” Each cabin group gets a bunch of play “Rockbrook Money” to spend by bidding on mystery prizes. The prizes are mysterious because some are exciting like some cookies or other yummy snack, and others are crazier like jumping in the lake [...]
Posted in Outdoors on Apr 4th, 2007
Basket weaving is an outdoor craft activity at Rockbrook Summer Camp for girls.
Posted in Girls Camps on Apr 2nd, 2007
Another common question we hear is about the number of counselors at camp. At any girls residential camp like Rockbrook, it is important to consider the camper to counselor ratio. With 200 campers enrolled in each session, people are often surprised to hear that we have close to 100 employees during the summer, [...]
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