Get Up And Get Moving
Kids come to camp looking for excitement and adventure. There’s no better way to pique their interest than to get their bodies moving.
Safe. Fun. Accessible.
Why stop at “great” when you can have “amazing”? For 58 years, Shepherds Camp in Brackney, Penn., has provided an overnight camp program exclusively for teens and adults with developmental disabilities. Each summer, more than 300 people between the ages of 13 and 96 with varying levels of ability attend.
Camp COVID
Black Rocket is a technology-education company that has been partnering with camps for 20 years to provide STEM programs. It works with 225 different camps around the country to teach children coding, game design, virtual reality, drones, and robotics.
Move Your Body
So what makes our camp so incredible when it comes to programming for physical activities or gym class? We operate with a philosophy that kids are happiest when they are consistently active and playing appropriate games in an appropriate way.
Start The Day Right
Admiral William H. McRaven, who now serves as the University of Texas System Chancellor, is well-known for saying, “If you make your bed every morning, you will have accomplished the first task of the day.
The Great Camp-Out
Camp Rockmont for Boys is nestled in a valley in Black Mountain, N.C. Since 1956, its 600 acres have been a place where the sound of children playing, growing, and camping echoes off the surrounding trees and mountains.
Get Out Of Your Seat And On Your Feet
For decades, parents have been concerned about the amount of time their children spend in front of the television, but now it is the parents who are watching a screen for hours each day as they work from home, visit with family, and adapt to life during a global pandemic.