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 Archery on Feb 4th, 2008
A classic thing to do at sleep away camps— learn archery —and for girls at Rockbrook, it’s very popular. Whether you’re 6, 16 or somewhere in between, using a bow and arrow, and getting good at it, is really fun. A big part of it is learning all of the equipment (e.g., the [...]
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 North Carolina on Nov 19th, 2007
Here’s a map that Sarah drew of the camp back in 1992. While certainly “not to scale,” it shows the main part of camp, the Rockbrook buildings and cabin areas. There are a couple of important new things not shown on the map, too. Can you name them? What’s missing?P.S. Here’s [...]
Posted in Campers on Oct 19th, 2007
We had a great time down in New Orleans earlier this month. It was another fantastic Rockbrook Camp party complete with slides from last summer and the all-new video. Seeing current RBC campers and meeting so many new girls interested in attending camp next summer was such fun! Attending these events is [...]
Posted in Campers on Sep 4th, 2007
Here is another article highlighting the benefits of attending a sleepaway summer camp like Rockbrook: “Summer Camps Offer Youngsters Fun, Friendships, and Life Lessons,” by Adam Phillips of The Voice of America News. It spends a good deal of time talking about the social aspects of being at sleepaway camp, the kind of friendships formed, [...]
Posted in Rock Climbing on Aug 15th, 2007
After breakfast we hike up the hill in camp to reach Castle Rock. Locking carabiners, harnesses, helmets, rock climbing shoes, and ropes… everything in place for a day on the rock. Put on the gear and tie into the rope with a follow-through figure eight knot. Wait for the belayer to get [...]
Posted in Summer Camp on Jul 20th, 2007
Finally, the moment everyone has been waiting for was here…and then gone. Banquet was successful! The theme of the night was “Pixar”, which consists of a combination of four movies: “Finding Nemo”, “The Incredibles”, “A Bug’s Life”, and “Monsters, Inc.” The setup for the big night went very smoothly, and by 6:00, the CA’s were [...]
Posted in Summer Camp on Jun 22nd, 2007
What could possibly be better than celebrating your own birthday? Why, celebrating everyone’s birthday on the same night of course!
The campers were so excited when they entered the dining hall for dinner to find that it was Birthday Night. We all sat at tables according to birth month, so that we could all celebrate together.
Dinner [...]
Posted in Camp, Counselors on Jun 4th, 2007
Our counselors for this summer arrived yesterday for the start of our staff training week. More are on the way, but it’s very exciting to finally have everyone together at camp. We’ve got a really great bunch!
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