Posted in Camp on Apr 7th, 2008
Just a funny photo to share here… This shows some of the most popular footwear at camp. For kids, youth and girls, this is the way to go, and since it’s summer, you want something cool, something that can get wet even. As you can see Crocs are definitely a big hit, but [...]
Posted in Dance on Dec 26th, 2007
Dance continues to be one of the more popular summer camp activities we offer at Rockbrook. The stone “Lakeview Lodge” (shown in this picture) is set up for dancing— one wall with mirrors, a good smooth wood floor, and plenty of space to move around in. Girls love it because no matter how [...]
Here’s a view of the other large prominent rock on the Rockbrook Camp property: Dunn’s Rock. This is looking across one of the riding rings back toward the main part of camp and up the hill to the rock. More so than Castle Rock, Dunn’s is famous. In fact, it is the site [...]
Posted in Summer Camp on Aug 30th, 2007
Here’s another interesting bit of reading about summer camps, this time from Harper’s Magazine (September 2007 issue). Rich Cohen, in “The Summer of Our Discontent: An Ode to Sleepaway Camp,” writes about his childhood experience at Camp Menominee in Wisconsin, and brings to the article a good deal of research about summer camping in [...]
Posted in Archery on Aug 16th, 2007
Archery is another huge hit with the kids at Rockbrook this summer. Girls really enjoy learning about archery at summer camp. There’s something classic about it. Nocking an arrow, pulling the bow, taking a breath, holding still, and releasing the arrow toward the multi-colored target. Of course, we’re aiming for the [...]
Posted in Camps on Aug 13th, 2007
Our final camp session of the summer has opened and we’re very excited to have all of the campers arrive. This session is unusual because we’ve got mostly new campers and it lasts for just one week. Everyone is so enthusiastic, it’s going to be great fun to introduce Rockbrook to these [...]
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 Nature, Outdoors, Summer Camp on Mar 7th, 2007
No Child Left Inside | Summer camp as antidote to America’s nature Deficit Disorder
Posted in Girls Camps on Feb 19th, 2007
Rockbrook is a girls sleep away camp in North Carolina. Kids benefit from play.
Posted in North Carolina on Feb 16th, 2007
Jumping in the lake to swim at summer camp in NC.
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