Homesickness certainly CAN be a bad experience, but homesickness at camp usually leads to a very positive growth experience… it builds resilience (one...
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Is Homesickness Bad?
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Making Friends
Breakfast Club this week is on the subject of friends: how to make them, how to keep them. We call it Social Growth and it is one of the goals we set ...
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Jimboy's Update
My favorite moment from opening day was the moment when the girls ran into the Pavilion for our first “Assembly”. The bugle blew at 3:00, letting ever...
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Opening Day
My parents used to get so excited about Opening Day… they would be giddy about every moment of this magnificent day. They loved that moment when the f...
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The Greatest Show
The Greatest Showman… who has seen it? If you haven’t, watch it today! I absolutely LOVE IT, mostly because of the opening sequence, which I think is ...
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Junior Camp Closing Day
Thank you all for a wonderful Junior Camp session! We loved having your girls with us for the week. We have been blessed by this special group of gi...
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Banquet Day Junior Camp
We are rejoicing today…..SUNSHINE!!!! A BIG day of FUN is planned for your campers! We are starting out with classes 1st - 3rd periods. Then the g...
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Junior Camp Day 5
We had a restful night and woke up to showers. With the predictions of 90% rain with Thunderstorms, we decided to delay Carnival 1 more day, and went...
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Junior Camp Day 4
Some lucky parent is going to receive this GREAT post card soon! Nancy, who sorts our mail, brought it to my desk yesterday afternoon…..with no name ...
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Rainy Day Fun!!
Happy Memorial Day! Camp is in full swing for our second day of classes. We woke up to the promise of rain this morning after a very restful evening...
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Junior Camp Day 2
We have had another beautiful, sunny and warm morning. The girls are just now getting out of rest hour, going to candy shoppe, the Watermelon table, ...
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Welcome Junior Camp 2018
What an amazing opening morning! It threatened to rain several times, but we were blessed with a GREAT opening morning. As I write this blog, the su...
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Last Minute Tips - New Camper Blog Series
Camp is almost here and we could not be happier about it!! The grass is cut, the staff are arriving, and we are busy putting the final touches on our ...
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5 Ways to Pray for Camp this Summer
Prayer is a big deal at camp! We pray upwards of six times a day together as a community, and more as individuals. Even as camp is quickly approaching...
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Cooking with Solveig: Strawberries
It’s almost time for camp, which means another exciting thing - it’s strawberry season! There may be nothing better than picking up a carton of fresh,...
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Opening Day Details - New Camper Blog Series
We cannot believe we’re just over a week and a half away from our first Opening Day of the summer! Opening Day just might be our favorite day of the y...
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Our Favorite Camp Hacks
Once you’ve been around the camp block a time or two, you start to refine your camp “technique,” your favorite ways to “do” camp. You come up with you...
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Summer Game Plan for Parents - New Camper Blog Series
Camp is getting closer every day, and we are SO ready to have all of our new campers finally here! So far we’ve talked about everything from unpacking...
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Surprise a Stranger - May Love Challenge
Our last month of our Love Challenge – I can’t believe it! Thank you to everyone who has jumped in with us this year. What a difference you have made ...
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The Camp Horse Show Through The Years
Greystone’s Horse Show has always been a much anticipated event. On show day the campers competing will dress in their finest, make sure their horses ...
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Daily Snacks and Food Alleriges - New Camper Blog Series
Oh goodness folks – today we are talking about one of my favorite camp topics – FOOD! There’s no better time to be reading our New Camper Blog series ...
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2018 Song Suggestions
If you’ve been to camp before, you know that music provides an important backdrop to camp life. Last week, a song came on the radio and it made me lau...
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The Norms - New Camper Blog Series
I just love Tuesdays, as it means another week in our New Camper blog series! Today, we’re tackling one of the questions I get asked most: “You give u...
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Our Most Embarrassing Camp Moments
When you’re living this closely with 500 other girls for a matter of weeks, you’re bound to experience an embarrassing moment or two! Whether it’s tri...
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Traditions Packing - New Camper Blog Series
Welcome back New Campers to our New Camper blog series. If you have missed any of our recent blogs, make sure to check them out! This week, we’re goin...
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Our Favorite Places to Find One-Pieces
It’s almost time to start your pre-camp shopping, and we want to help you with one of the hardest things to find - the perfect one-piece swimsuit! It ...
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Cooking with Solveig: Brunch
Around here, we like Brunch any day of the week, but this month, Solveig’s getting you all prepared for a very special meal coming up… Mother’s Day Br...
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Parent Blog: Camp Joy - No Filter Needed
Camp. Just the word elicits such warm, feel-good memories from spending eight summers of my childhood there. Summers of tentalows and lip syncs and ta...
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All Things Travel - New Camper Blog Series
It’s hard to believe that in a few short weeks we will be kicking off the summer!! What better way to prepare for our upcoming summer than talking abo...
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Love on your Penpal - April Love Challenge
We are winding down our Love Challenge over here – only two more months! If you haven’t participated in any of our past months, check them out and jum...
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