We’re already four days into First Session, and our campers are having a great time settling into camp life. On Tuesday, the first full day of the session, all the units visited the various activity areas for program orientations. Our department staff walked everyone through the expectations, procedures, and safety rules for each area. They [...]
170 First Session campers have arrived on Johns Island, safe and sound! By plane, by bus, and by boat they came. This morning our travel teams gathered campers at drop-off points at the airport and in North Seattle, and then everyone mustered at Skyline Marina in Anacortes for the hour-long boat ride to Camp. At [...]
Here we go! Our First Session campers arrive on Johns Island tomorrow! Although we’ve been keeping our sights set on that milestone throughout Staff Training, the imminence of campers’ arrival only truly started to sink in this morning, when our gallant crew of 30 travel staff departed from Camp. Over the next 24 hours, they’ll [...]
We’re halfway through Staff Training here at Camp, and everyday we’re preparing for the arrival of our campers. Our First Session kids will be here in just six days! Although we have tasks to complete ahead of their arrival, the vibe at Camp is one of excitement and anticipation. All across the island, staff are [...]
Never underestimate the transformative power of a camp out. Staff training continues here at Camp, and Summer Staff members have been busy this week with all sorts of activities. From department set-up to tipi-pitching to interactive lessons with the administrative team to community-building sessions with a facilitator (who’s also a Camp alum), the training schedule [...]
Chugging around the point of Spieden Island yesterday afternoon, we spotted it: the final passenger barge of the week, ferrying the last party of Summer Staff members to Camp. A small handful are still to arrive, but with the main group now gathered, staff training has officially begun! Hugs and laughter and introductions filled the [...]
The countdown to First Session continues, and the pace at Camp is picking up. Twenty-five additional Summer Staff members arrived on Johns last night, bringing the total of pre-Camp participants to sixty. Many department trainings are taking place, while work crews are performing all sorts of preparations across the property. Boats are returning to the Waterfront! [...]
What do stairs, gravel, benches, grass, and tipis all have in common? They all represent projects completed by the fantastic group of volunteers who participated in our June Work Weekend here at Camp! About thirty Camp-loving volunteers arrived on Johns Island last weekend, excited to reconnect with Nor’wester and one another. Not only that, but [...]
It’s hard to believe that June is here and the beginning of Camp is just around the corner – only 19 days until our First Session campers arrive! The Year-Round Team has moved up to Johns Island for the summer, and Summer Staff members are arriving here in larger numbers every day. Every time the [...]
