Why Send Your Son to Summer Camp?

Today’s world is becoming more complex each day. Children are exposed to many different lifestyles and values and must choose among them.

At Camp Laney we emphasize many traditional values, and our staff and program are directed toward helping each boy lead a happier, richer and more fulfilling life. The camp activities will provide your son with some of his most exciting boyhood memories. He will talk about his adventures at camp for years to come.

With the successes he experiences in his activities, a boy’s self-confidence grows daily. Living as part of a group, a boy learns to give and take, and get along with his counselors and cabinmates. Away from home, he becomes more responsible for himself and his belongings.

Surrounded by rugged natural beauty, many boys begin to appreciate the outdoors for the first time.

The most rewarding aspect of camp is the warm friendships that develop between the campers and between the campers and staff. The staff is the most important aspect of any camp. Our senior staff members must have completed a year of college. These young men serve as models for our campers. We are looking for young men of outstanding character who are mature, have a natural liking and ability to get along with boys, and have the ability to teach a skill. Camp is a growing and educational experience. We sincerely feel that by sending your son to camp you are making a priceless investment in his future.

Experience a magical summer at Camp Highlander, a summer camp for girls and boys located on Old Forge Mountain, in Mills River, North Carolina. Year after year, girls and boys from all over the country come to the beautiful mountains of North Carolina and Camp Highlander – a special place where children learn important life lessons about courage, honesty, integrity and faith while having the time of their lives. Come discover why Camp Highlander is A Place Like No Other!

The Highlander Cabin Unit

At the heart of the Camp Highlander experience, and one of the several things that distinguish us, is our Cabin Unit. While we foster individual development and achievement, each camper belongs to a cabin unit, the friends, family and support system for their session at Camp Highlander.

Ten happy campers, along with a minimum of two cabin counselors, make up each of our tight-knit, gender-specific cabins. As a cabin family, the campers and staff members set out for daily adventures, enjoy exciting activities and explore this magical place called Highlander. While living, playing and working together, this cohesive group creates mutual respect and lifelong friendships.

The Benefits of Our Cabin Unit

• Everyone Belongs
• Campers feel free to challenge themselves in a safe group
• Life skills of cooperation, communication and sharing
• Strong Relationships and Friendships are formed
• Excellent supervision
• Outstanding Role Model influence

Eagle’s Nest Camp is nestled into the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina, surrounded by lush rhododendron and towering pines. Our 180-acre river valley campus serves as home to a diverse community of campers from across the country and the world. Since 1927, Eagle’s Nest campers have been inspired by mountain views, cooled by midday creek hikes, and ushered to sleep by a symphony of cicadas.

At Eagle’s Nest, boys and girls are encouraged to live and grow simply, rooted by intentional experiences and connection to community. We place emphasis on developing the Whole Child in a compassionate, encouraging environment filled with activities that promote self-expression, personal growth, skill building and fun. Eagle’s Nest provides campers the opportunity to slow down and reconnect with the core values of nature, friendship, and joyful living. At Eagle’s Nest, children form meaningful friendships and learn what it means to truly belong.

We believe that engaging campers in a nurturing, inclusive environment provides opportunities for significant personal growth and allows them to be their best selves. By bringing together a diverse group of people, we are able to empower campers to open their eyes, hearts and minds. In addition to the broad camp community, each camper is a part of three smaller intentional communities: their table family, tribe, and cabin group.

One of the things that makes Eagle’s Nest unique is that our program evolves as campers grow. Campers can begin attending camp as soon as they have finished Kindergarten and can continue to mature through our program until the summer after they’ve graduated from high school. At our residential camp, we offer a progression of programs that allow campers to grow at each developmental stage. Through Camp, Added Adventures, Hante Adventures, and The Outdoor Academy, young people can essentially “grow up” at Eagle’s Nest.

Red Pine Camp was founded by Richard and Helen Wittenkamp in 1937. Mr. Wittenkamp, the District Forester for the Wisconsin Conservation Department, bought the Red Pine land from two brothers who ran a fishing camp on the property. The following summer, the first twelve campers arrived and “Mr. and Mrs. Dubs,” as they were fondly called, devoted their lives to building Red Pine and establishing the traditions and values that still form the foundation of camp life. In 1953, their daughter, Sarah Wittenkamp Rolley, joined the staff. Sarah and Irene Boudreaux became directors after the Wittenkamps retired in 1976, and served Red Pine for 53 years. In 1995, Sarah’s daughter Robin and her husband Jim Thies began the third generation of family operation.

In 2007, after 70 successful years of family ownership and operation, a group of alumnae expressed interest in owning the camp. With their encouragement, Red Pine was purchased by the Pleasant T. Rowland Foundation of Madison, WI. Ms. Rowland is an alumna of Red Pine. She is a noted educator, author of children’s reading and language arts textbooks and the creator and founder of American Girl®, the popular collection of books and dolls.

Red Pine Camp is a traditional residential summer camp in Wisconsin’s Northwoods for girls ages 7-16. Serving 120 girls, campers may join us for the entire 8-week summer season or choose from one of our 4-week sessions. Red Pine also offers a 2 week introductory program for those 1st time campers, 5th grade or below. Red Pine is the only privately owned property on Clear Lake, a spring-fed 1200 acre lake acclaimed by many to be the clearest and cleanest lake in northern Wisconsin. Tall pines and magnificent maples, oaks, and birches are a part of this magical setting.  Red Pine Camp is American Camping Association, ACA, accredited.

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Steeped in Traditions

Camp Alleghany is an all-girls’ overnight summer camp located in the Alleghany Mountains in Greenbrier County, West Virginia. Girls 1^st through 10^th grades spend three weeks at a time on the beautiful and peaceful banks of the Greenbrier River, away from the many distractions of the school year.

As the oldest girls’ camp in the Virginias, Alleghany has continually upheld the purposes established by her founders more than 80 years ago.  Camp Alleghany educates young women in the principles of sportsmanship, citizenship, cooperation, consideration for others, the Honor System, and meaningful appreciation of cultural and spiritual traditions. These goals are achieved in a lively, relaxed, and fun setting, allowing the girls to enhance their self-esteem and boost their confidence while growing in maturity and responsibility.

Alleghany’s philosophy is that when young women spend time together in a structured yet fun setting, away from their male friends, school, peer pressure, and academic expectations, they gain confidence and leadership potential. Alleghany offers a chance to experience new activities, to express one’s self, and to broaden one’s abilities without the pressures of our fast-paced society. Living under an honor system and in the safety of the wilderness away from the distractions of modern technology, the girls build new skills, lasting friendships, and solid self-confidence.

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