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My Favorite Memories— Jill Purcell
The fabulous CA’s waiting to greet surprised campers “Camp is a place to make countless unforgettable memories. You will often find, both Rockbrook campers and staff start stories with the phrase,...
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Working with Older Campers
Why I Enjoy Working with Seniors By the time campers are Seniors (13 – 15 yo), they’re self-sufficient enough that they can take care of their basic needs on their own, and as their counselor you can...
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Adventure Trip Staff Member: Cherie Haseltine
Cherie to the Rescue! Cherie was part of our Adventure trip staff this past summer. She is currently a student at Brevard College. She heard about Rockbrook through Clyde Carter, who is the Chair of...
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Camp Food and Kitchen
One of the most common questions we hear is “What’s the food like,” which translates into, “How often do you eat tater tots and chicken fingers?” The answer is, not very often! The kitchen strives to...
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Halloween Costume Ideas
With Halloween approaching, everyone’s thinking about what costume to wear and camp is a place with a highly-concentrated amount of costume ideas! It’s typical to change clothes more than once a day...
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First-Time Counselor’s Camp Reflection
At the end of each camp session, select counselors and campers speak about their camp experience. Here’s what Kara Morris, a 2009 first-time counselor of the Junior line and archery instructor, said...
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Harry Potter Loves Rockbrook
Tally Singer, long-time Rockbrook girl and assistant director this past summer, lives and works in LA during the off-season. She’s worked on movies like The DaVinci Code, and other Ron Howard...
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The Scent of Wood Smoke
Here is a poem we sometimes read at Spirit Fire. It was written by Canadian, Mary Susanne Edgar. Like Nancy Carrier, she founded a girls camp and was its long-time director. That camp was Camp...
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Common Mistakes for Camp Counselors
Freezin’ in the Lake! 3 Common Mistakes By Bob Ditter, Camp Psychologist 1. Telling children the things you don’t want them to do, rather than the things you do want them to do. We often tell...
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Rockbrook Garden Begins!
This weekend, with the help of Tara Millington and Catherine Goodnight, the first seeds were planted in the new Rockbrook garden. What you don’t see yet in this photo are the carrots, beets, beans,...
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