No Electronics Means New Skills

Sep 8, 2014 | Campers, Parents

Campers work together and work on skills they don’t even know they are gaining! One of our campers said that she was really proud of herself for “learning how to survive nature with no electronics.” We thought this was just awesome! So many young people are so...

What an AMAZING summer!

Aug 18, 2014 | Alumni, Campers, Parents, Summer Job

It’s hard to believe that our summer officially ended on Saturday. We said goodbye to our remaining counselors on Friday and our summer ADs headed out Saturday morning (after one last wake surfing session). After 10 weeks of non-stop Camp Foley fun, everything...

Camp and Social Entrepreneurship

May 6, 2014 | Campers, Parents

Campers taking initiative to complete a task during the Final Banquet activities. We recently came across an article on Huffington Post Education that was a great read and something we’d like to share with our camp community. If you call up any camp professional, they...

How Camp Prepares Children

Apr 1, 2014 | Parents

Campers interact with a variety of other children to help prepare for a successful future. “Ready, Set, Go: How Camp Prepares Children for Lives of Success” was published in the 2013 November/December issue of Camping Magazine. In the article, Stephen Gray...

“In Loco Parentis”

May 24, 2012 | Parents

As a camp counselor, we are assuming an incredibly important role. Parents are giving us their children to take care of for the length of their stay at camp. The term used to describe this relationship is in loco parentis, which literally translates from Latin to “in...

Spring to Summer

May 7, 2012 | Activities, Campers, Parents

Camp Foley is proud to bring to you their first-ever Video Blog! Regular summer campers Lauren B. and Ellie S. came to Foley a little earlier than usual this spring to partake in our Environmental Education Center. These two 6th graders came to Foley with the rest of...