Island Fair Day
Friday was a special day on Johns Island: It was Island Fair Day! This Nor’wester tradition is celebrated only once a year, during the first half of Second Session. It’s a camper favorite because of all the memorable events and activities that take place only on Island Fair Day! Campers' delicious and unique creations wowed our pie competition judges! [...]
Banana Slug Sculpture
An exciting creation has been taking shape at Camp this week! We’re privileged to have Camp alumna Kim Frey and her family with us as part of our artist-in-residence program. Kim is an artist and educator in Philadelphia, and she was previously on staff at Nor’wester as the ceramics instructor in 2006 and 2009. Over the past several months, Kim [...]
Anchor Day Makes a Splash!
Once a week, the entire Camp gathers together for a day of mutual reflection, engagement, and sharing. We call this special day "Anchor Day" because it offers us a consistent touchpoint for connecting to one another and to our values as a community. This past Sunday, we had our first Anchor Day of Second Session. The Mountaineers led the [...]
First Days of Second Session
Today is the fourth day of Second Session, and our campers are having a great time settling into camp life. Unit mates are forming friendships, department activities are taking place every morning and afternoon, and the first week at Camp is humming along! Lots of tasty treats - and great memories - are being created at our Outdoor Cooking [...]
Second Session Campers Are Here!
For the second time this summer, we are thrilled to welcome 170 campers to Johns Island! Everyone arrived safe and sound this afternoon after a long day of travel. Some campers began their journeys via planes, and others via cars and buses. A few even came by seaplane! But everyone made it safely to our mutual destination. Campers were [...]
Goodbye, First Session!
After a flurry of activity early this morning – wake-up bells, final packing, a quick breakfast, and the walk down to the dock carrying backpacks and pausing for hugs – the current stillness of Camp feels a bit surreal. All of our First Session campers are on board the departure boats, sailing away from Johns Island and towards their reunions [...]