Dates: 2/7-2/9 Friday Arrival: 5-6 PMSunday Pick-Up: 9-10 AMCost: $215Ages: 9-14Capacity: 54 Campers Registration opens Monday 10/28 at 10 am Sign up here: REGISTER Description: You no longer have to wait until Summer to get back to Arrowwood. Winter Camp is all the things you love about camp packed into […]
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August Update – Summer Camp Parent Evaluations
Thanks so much for a wonderful Summer! If you had a child at Camp in 2019, please help us by filling out one of the surveys below. New Family Survey: For First-Time Campers Returning Family Survey: Returning Campers
Read More5 Tips for First-Time Families + Q+A YouTube LIVE
Arrowwood Director Seth Houser will share 5 tips for first-time campers and answer your questions. Tips Have Confidence – If you are worried, they will be worried. If you are confident they are likely to be confident! We have a vigorous staff hiring and training process, we have a Doctor […]
Read More2018 Arrowwood Annual Report
We are proud to share the results of our 2018 Parent and Camper Surveys as well as our Annual Report! It was great to see so many of our parent surveys come back with amazing reviews and testimonies from their camper’s time at Camp Arrowwood! We would like to thank […]
Read MoreRoland’s Story – The Power of Camp
Most people don’t understand what we do at Summer Camp. The perception of summer camps from most folks in the world is that they are filled with kids playing games, poison ivy, sunburn, capture the flag, bugs, campfires and s’mores. Summer camps can be so much more than that. Camp Arrowwood […]
Read MoreWhere is my Favorite Horse?
Ever wondered what your favorite camp horse does during the school year when Camp Arrowwood isn’t in full swing? They’re working hard serving the children of Wears Valley Ranch (wvr.org), Camp Arrowwood’s home campus. All students help with horse chores, regardless of whether or not they come for organized class […]
Read MoreRoommate Requests and Making New Friends at Camp!
Can you make sure that my son is with all 11 of his friends and that they are in every activity together? So this is an email request that we get here at camp all the time…….and we get it, we understand, we really do. Every parent’s fear is that […]
Read More6 Ways to Make Camp More Affordable!
We believe every child should be able to attend summer camp! Camp is such a unique place for campers to make lifelong friends, experience the outdoors, learn about God and to grow in so many different skills. Parents are often investing in sports, private lessons, schools, and vacations for their […]
Read MoreHow to Write an Excellent Email to your Camper
At Camp Arrowwood, campers get all sorts of emails. Some say “Me and your mom went to Red Lobster today, we miss you” some are multiple pages with a minute by minute account of what they are missing while they are at camp. Chris Thurber, a well known and respected […]
Read More8 Things You can do NOW to best prepare your Child for Camp:
1) Involve your child. Let them help make decisions. In big decisions and little decisions, let them help. Create opportunities that foster independence. Ask them what tracks they want to choose at camp. If you go to a restaurant, encourage them to order for themselves. 2) Label everything. Whether you […]
Read MoreOur “High 5 Commitment” – Keeping Campers Safe
Recently, a veteran Camp Director in Ontario, Canada was asked what the difference is between summer camp 30 years ago and summer camp today. His answer was funny and insightful, he simply said “It’s mostly the same, but now we actually watch the kids.“ While that might be a funny […]
Read MoreRaising “Arrow Children”
This is a great read for any parent. We want to help you raise “Arrow Children” at camp. “I have been intimately involved with Christian education for a number of decades, and I have to admit that I do get joy from watching little first-graders doing their Scripture recitations, for example. But […]
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