Camp parents, we value and need your feedback! We would love to hear from you about your experience this summer. If you could give us 3 minutes of your time and fill out the short survey below, it would help us as we plan to serve you in 2022. In […]
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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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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 More 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 […]
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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 MoreAt 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 More1) 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 MoreRecently, 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 MoreThis 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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