What Parents Should Know Before Summer Camp

Nov 4, 2014 | Parents

It’s that time of year again when parents begin the very important camp search. For families that haven’t found their children’s “summer home,” this can be a very daunting task. While parents that know which camp their children will...

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...