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A Pioneer Sunday
The Sunday schedule at Rockbrook takes on a more relaxed pace. We sleep in a little extra, come to breakfast still in our pajamas (often with an extra layer given our cool mornings), and enjoy a...
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Join the Club
Rockbrook is, almost by definition, an inclusive place. When campers arrive, for example, counselors personally greet every camper, welcoming them to the community. It’s non-competitive, so each...
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The Need to Meander
It’s no secret that life at camp for kids is very different from the rest of the year. Many of the differences are obvious: the activities (archery!), the food (tamales!), the weather (all of it!), the...
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A Colorful Extravaganza
It’s the 4th of July! As the sun rose behind the hill and the morning fog begin to lift, the girls were surprised to hear, “The British are coming! The British are coming!” yelled from the riding staff...
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Fed by Friendship
The closing campfire of each Rockbrook camp session, what we call our “Spirit Fire,” is a time for everyone to reflect upon their experience at camp. It’s a time to think about what was most important,...
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2nd Session Video Snapshot – 2
Robbie Francis, our amazing videographer, has delivered another of his wonderful highlights videos. He again has beautifully captured the feel of camp life. At under two minutes long, it’s worth...
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Creative Mistakes
“Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.” — Scott Adams We are so fortunate here at camp to have the extra time to slow down and be creative. As head of...
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A Sparkling Day
When the weather is this perfect, like it was today, it makes everything more pleasant at camp, and even inspires us to change our plans to enjoy being outside a little more. You can always check our...
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Growing Together
“Most of us can remember how long the summers used to seem and how long it was from birthday to birthday. When we were five, it seemed we’d never get to be ten, and at ten it seemed it would be forever...
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Camp Days for Adults
There’s a comment I hear fairly often, I’d say several times a year— “I wish Rockbrook had a summer camp for adults.” Sometimes moms, and more rarely dads, look fondly on the camp experience their...
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Full-bodied Excitement
Tetherball. It’s one of the simplest pastimes at Rockbrook, but also one of the most popular ways for the girls to spend a few spare minutes between activity periods, right before meals, or during one...
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Turning Into a Mermaid
By Lindsay Futch (The Lake Lady) So, you’d rather be a Mermaid, right? Well good news! Rockbrook Camp allows you to do just that. From the first day you arrive at camp, you have the opportunity to dive...
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2nd Session Video Snapshot – 3
Here it is! It’s the latest highlights video from Robbie Francis of Go Swan Filmworks. Earlier this week, Robbie spent a day filming at camp, and with more of his careful editing, has again produced a...
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The Occasional Sashay
Nothing beats hanging out at the lake. When the weather is warm and sunny, like it was today, the lake has a magnetic effect around camp, congregating campers, especially during the free swim period...
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Better Together
Every Sunday, we attend chapel, which is not religious, but is more a conversation about a theme that relates to camp. This week, the camp mom Marie Brown wrote an incredible piece about community that...
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Play the Game
At Rockbrook, we play all the time. Walk around camp at almost any time of day, and you’ll see the intensity of a gaga game, a line of girls waiting to play tetherball, and hear the familiar bounce of...
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The Badquet Banquet
Tonight was the biggest celebration of the whole session. After weeks of planning and preparation, our 9th graders finally revealed their surprise theme for the end of session banquet, and this was a...
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Brimming with Emotion
“How did we come to meet pal? What caused our paths to blend? ‘Twas fate we came to Rockbrook, And you became my friend.” As the song prompted, that was the question we all pondered tonight at our...
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A ‘Chill’ Opening Day
If you ask some of the older campers to describe the differences between the three sessions at Rockbrook, they usually answer something like this. “First session has the ‘sweet girls.’ Second is for...
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A Magical Quality
“Magical” is one of the best ways to describe camp. You hear it a lot, in fact, when campers and counselors try to convey what makes their camp time extraordinary, what’s so special about camp...
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