Everything I Know About Camp Correspondence, I Learned From My Mom
By: Jessica Greif, Summer 365 Counselor located in Brooklyn, New York Sleepaway camp has been a part of my life since 1986. I went from being the youngest camper in my bunk at age almost-8 to feeling...
View Article3 Steps to Nailing “The Last Meal”
By: Julie Kaiden Camp is under a month away (yes, you read that right!) and it’s time again to start thinking about the infamous “Last Meal”, or for some families, “the week of a thousand meals”....
View ArticleA Letter to My Nine Year Old Camper Self
By: Katherine Stiroh After spending many summers at an all girls overnight camp in Pennsylvania, a veteran sleepaway camper turned counselor writes a letter to her younger self sharing genuine...
View ArticleSleepaway Camp Summer ’21: All. The. Feels.
Is this actually happening? 22 months after leaving their beloved summer home, my kids are finally heading back there. This Saturday. It sorta doesn’t feel real after this last year +. We’ve gone...
View ArticleTop Things Every Parent Should Know About Sleepaway Camp
Contributor: Wendy Siegel, Owner/Director of Tyler Hill Camp PRE CAMP JITTERS? A LOT OF THEM… NONE OF THEM…WHAT’S NORMAL? it’s totally normal for your first time camper to feel heightened nerves! It’s...
View Article“I Just Got Home and You Want to Know if I Want to Go Back to Camp”
Written by Laurie Rinke, Owner/Director of Echo Lake As an adult, sometimes it is hard to remember the feelings that you had leaving home to go to camp, or even college for that matter. Do you...
View ArticleSummer 365 X PM Pediatrics: Helping You Get Through COVID to Camp
We hope everyone is doing well and staying healthy! Speaking of HEALTH, which is constantly on all our minds these days, we have an exciting announcement to share as we launch into 2022. Summer 365 is...
View ArticleTop 10 Sleepaway Camp Touring Tips
By: Wendy Siegel Some helpful hints for parents planning to visit camps this summer: 1. Don’t go by what “everyone” says about Camp X – make your own decisions and go with your heart. Everyone else...
View ArticleConfessions of A Mom Who Has Never Been to Her Camper’s Visiting Day
By: Samantha Shinewald As a camper in the ‘90’s, visiting day was always a highlight of the summer! I remember my parents showing up in their knee length khaki shorts and k-way raincoats, with grocery...
View ArticleCamp Photos: Yay or Nay? Part 1
By: Samantha Shinewald In the lead up to camp, we all spend so much time making lists… things we have, things we need, things the kids want (but don’t actually need). From underwear and toothbrushes to...
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