“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...

Your Child’s First Sleep Away

Apr 9, 2012 | Parents

Make no mistake that a child’s first sleep-away at a summer camp can be a scary and nerve-wracking experience – for both camper and parent! We have seen time and time again that anxious separation of kid and parent on the opening day of camp and it can sometimes be...

A Life Changing Experience

Mar 6, 2012 | Campers, Parents

Imagine me as an extremely shy seven-year-old spending my summers at Camp Foley which in the ’60s was all boys. I was also sandwiched between two brothers. So down the lakeshore, I went for 4 weeks to Camp Wabigoniss, for girls only! So what does a seven-year-old...

A Serious Need For Free Play

Feb 14, 2012 | Parents

“When I was a kid, we played outside with no adult supervision, we didn’t need electronic gadgets to amuse us or coaches to tell us how to have fun”. I personally remember on many occasions my own mother making statements like this when I was a child. I grew up in the...

The importance of playing with your children

Feb 8, 2012 | Parents

I am totally happy as a parent when I am outside “playing” with my children. A highlight over Christmas vacation was the adventures on frozen Whitefish Lake! We walked, we skated, and we played with the dogs. We laughed and visited with family and friends as we...