Notification text everyone wants to enjoy the good parts. We’ll throw some old gray clouds in here just sneaking around and having fun.
Camp might only run in the summer, but thinking about camp happens year-round. A lot of that thinking happens when I’m with other camp directors. Each fall, we head to Washington D.C. for the Canyonlands retreat with other camp directors. A few days of sharing ideas, talking
While your campers are back in school and the leaves are changing, we have been hard at work at Camp Twin Creeks—and we’re excited to share what we’ve been up to! Last week, we gathered in Washington, DC for our annual Canyonlands Campfire Retreat. For those who might not know,
When we dropped our son off for college this year, we were thrilled to learn that one of his new roommates had also gone to summer camp. As his mother and I shared similar stories about our children at camp, our conversation quickly turned to why we originally sent them.
After 25 summers at Twin Creeks, I keep coming back to a similar question every fall: Why wouldn’t you choose camp? Not, “Why camp?” I want to think we’ve more than answered that question. It’s more like: What’s the alternative? What else gives kids this
The first rule of fuzzies is you don’t ask for fuzzies. If you have no idea what I’m talking about, you’re not alone. But if you’ve got a Twin Creeks camper in your family, chances are they know exactly what this means. And chances are, some of them out there
At camp, no one gets excited about rain in the forecast. Well, almost no one. There’s a group of Twin Creeks campers and staff who definitely don’t mind a little precipitation out there. That’s because they’ve got a reason to go to their cabin and grab a piece of clothing
Walk with me. It’s 10:30 AM Friday, the last day of [Session 2], and I’m strolling through what can only be described as creative mayhem. To my left, three campers are acting as human slot machine reels. A fourth pulls an imaginary lever and shouts “Apple, apple, banana!” No jackpot
Let’s roll through a quick list that’s at the very heart of everything we believe about camp, activities, programming, child development, agency, staff energy and heck, just having fun: Nart Jujitsu DJ Yoga Basketball Spanish 101 Grove Mania Knot Jewelry Watercolor Postcards If you’re scratching your head wondering what exactly
I got put on the spot last weekend, and honestly, I should have seen it coming. Saturday morning. Camp Twin Creeks 25th anniversary reunion. Flagpole ceremony. 100+ former campers and staff gathered in a circle, some who hadn’t been back to Twin Creeks in more than a decade. Halfway through
Center of the Camp Action! Go to almost any summer camp in America, and you’ll notice something about the way they are laid out. The camp office sits close to the entrance, somewhat removed from the program area. This is by design. It’s the first stop on the drive