The Girls of August
One of the gifts of our final two week session is the energy our girls bring with them to camp. This group has been waiting all summer for camp to ar...
In Preparation For Landing
We have had a tremendous July session at Keystone. I settled on this title today because of the transition ahead of all of us: campers, both 4 weeke...
The Value of Traditions at Summer Camp
We said goodbye to our Mini I girls yesterday morning. This was a special group for us as there were so many first time campers in the session. Sinc...
The First Wednesday and Homesickness
The first Wednesday of a summer camp session is always a milestone. For those girls who came into camp a bit homesick, they are beginning to turn the...
The Camp Director Has No Voice
I lost my voice on Friday, just as the closing day of our June session was drawing to a close. Instead of improving over the weekend with some rest, ...
Keystone: The One that Keeps the Whole Thing Together
I remember my first time crossing the little bridge to Keystone Camp as a key camper when I was eight years old. I was full of anticipation and excite...
Gonna spend a little time in a Brevard town
Growing up in England, the only exposure to overnight summer camp is the film The Parent Trap, and although I am doubtful I’ll meet my American identi...
From Utah to North Carolina- Adventures Traveling To Camp
Last summer was first summer as a Keystone counselor, and my first summer teaching rock climbing in an institutional setting. As such, I learned a gre...
Keystone Camp Is My Happy Place
Currently I’m on a train from Cinque Terre, Italy, to Geneva, Switzerland, and it’s crazy being in such a beautiful place but thinking, “I can’t wait...