Objectives:

  • Provide a cultural immersion environment with American teens
  • Improve oral skills and language comprehension
  • Practice a wide range of sports, plastic, visual and performing arts
  • Gain a better understanding of the American Camp culture

Who: Students between 10 and 16 years of age
When: July and August (minimum 3 weeks)
Where: Camps 2 to 3 hours away from New York City
Lodging: Cabins with American students of the same age

Program Description:

This great camp offers over 1,000 acres of hiking trails, biking and horse-backing, fields for sports and games, climbing towers, ropes, arts & crafts, and it makes sure every camper makes friends, masters new skills, gains independence, is safe and has FUN! And with its 42 acre lake, sailing, swimming, fishing, rowing, canoeing, kayaking and water play of all kinds rounds out the experience. Modern log buildings provide comfortable sleeping, eating and indoor play space.

Apart from regular summer camp, there is a Leadership Program for 9th & 10th graders who have enjoyed the summer day camp experience in the past and are thinking about working with children in the future. This program allows them to master skills, learn how to lead and teach kids and also develop an understanding of child development.

A typical day camp begins at 8:45am with the campers arriving, with two activities in the morning, lunch at noon, and two activities in the afternoon. Campers leave at 5:00pm. Activities for both day and residential camp include Team Sports, Fishing, Archery, Row Boating, Camp Craft, Kayaking, Canoeing, Outdoor Cooking, Nature Exploration, Drama, Hiking, Mountain Biking, Climbing and much more.