- The Weisstronauts — Live at Rockbrook !!
We’ve been meaning to post something about this all summer, but only just now sat down to do it. Back in June we had the awesome instrumental rock band The Weisstronauts play a show at camp. Pete Weiss, who fronts the band, and who knew Jeff from his Chicago days (the early 1990s!), had an [...]
- A Girls’ Summer at Camp
Here’s a great old photo of girls at Rockbrook Camp enjoying their summer swimming and sliding down into the lake. We’re not sure when the photo was taken, but in the background you can see the Hillside Lodge with very little growing around it, and since that lodge now has a giant oak tree [...]
- Junior Lodge Renovations
We thought you might enjoy seeing the work we’re doing at camp to the Junior Lodge. It’s a strong stone building, but its wooden floor began to show its age (over 80 years!), and over the summer it became clear that replacing it would be a good idea.
Here you can see how we removed [...]
- Empowering Kids through Camp
Back in July, Nancy Gibbs wrote a short article in Time Magazine called “The Meaning of Summer Camp.” [link] There’s a lot she discusses, but the article’s tagline gets to the heart of it: “It used to be about acquiring survival skills. Now it’s about the social skills that need work.” Parents used to send [...]
- When the Rising Bell Rings
Here’s something from this summer’s “Photo Phun” activity where the girls at camp run around with digital cameras taking pictures. In addition to learning about photography and how to use the cameras, they play loads of games… things like scavenger hunts, nature alphabet, and photo stories. This is an example by Deborah P. (passed along [...]
- Bend It Back
There are people in my life who I admire, who I emulate, because they, without hope for award or acknowledgment, joyfully and selflessly give all that they can in service to others. Many of these people are campers and counselors at Rockbrook Camp.
Rockbrook campers are often recognized for their good deeds by being awarded colorful, way-cool Bend-It-Back bracelets. [...]
- Activity Spotlight: Climbing
Rockbrook is all geared up for an excellent summer of climbing! What was once an appointment-only event, climbing is now offered as a weekly activity. The Alpine Tower is open every day and the gym’s rock wall is our rainy day alternative. But the adventure doesn’t stop there! To create more of a challenge, we [...]
- Camp is Open !!!
We’ve all been waiting, been busy preparing, and been ready for the longest time, but finally it’s here. Rockbrook is open for the summer! It’s going to be fabulous, and we’re all incredibly excited! Let the fun begin! Yeah!
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- Ready for Summer
It’s really starting to look like summer around camp! The leaves are fully out on the trees, the grass is really growing, and the mountain laurels are blooming (like in this photo of the Rockbrook lake taken from “canoers rock”). This part of North Carolina is just busting with amazing plants, trees and [...]
- Ready for the Horses
This is the week the horses begin arriving at camp. It’s exciting because all spring we’ve been preparing the barn for their arrival. There are four new stalls on the big main barn (luxury accommodations!), a new wash pad for the upper barn, and new fence sections here and there. With 28 [...]
- Rockbrook Camp Memories
More comments and memories from a Rockbrook Alumna…
“Every memory is a favorite memory, but there was one that my friend and I do get a kick out of (by the way, her name is Natalie Berry and we have been best friends for 30 yrs). One year our cabin was one of the wild [...]
- A Sunset View From Camp
Here’s a classic photo that’s been circulated around a bit. It’s girls enjoying a sunset view from the top of Castle Rock at camp. A girl at an overnight summer camp can look forward to some incredible sunsets, and when she’s in the mountains of western North Carolina, there are also amazing long-range [...]
- Ropes Course Climbing
We’ve described Rockbrook’s high ropes courses before, and discussed some of the benefits that follow learning how to climb, but what does it really take to do it? What are the “tricks?” Four things are important: flexibility (to stretch and reach different holds), balance (to steady yourself standing on one foot for example), strength [...]
- New Rockbrook Camp Sign
You’ve read about it in the most recent RBC newsletter, but what does it look like? Well, here it is, the new Rockbrook Camp sign! The old one couldn’t be repaired, so we asked local Brevard artist Matthew Lee Hoxit to design and build a new sign for the camp entrance. After [...]
- 2008 Returning Camp Staff
We have an absolutely fantastic camp staff lined up for this summer! It’s a great mix of returning counselors and campers, plus new faces that have heard about Rockbrook. You’ll see Callie, Christine, Elizabeth-Anne, Kelly, Katie, Beth, Elise, Eva, Cadey, Katy, Devon, Whitney, Michelle, Kathleen, Brooke, Lexie, Kasey, Lillian, Cara, Bridget, Lori, Bianca, [...]
- Outdoor Time for Kids
Kids having sustained outdoor time is one really great benefit of camp. When most kids’ lives are spent inside (at school, at home, in the car) and therefore usually “plugged in,” it’s really nice to experience the beauty, complexity, and intensity of nature— the awesome view from a mountain top (”That’s so far!”), the [...]
- Arts Activities at Camp
There are so many fun activities for teens at summer camp: sports, outdoor adventure, horseback riding, and of course arts and crafts. At Rockbrook there are more than 26 fun activities! This is a photo taken one afternoon in our needlecraft class, and it looks like everyone is working on a needlepoint or [...]
- Drama Camp Fun
Can you tell what these girls are doing? Does it look “dramatic?” Do they seem to be “acting” with “feeling?” Maybe they’re in a “play?” Those certainly are intense “expressions.” Their posture really tells a story. That’s right it’s girls from the Rockbrook camp Drama activity! All the [...]
- Girls Kayaking
Rockbrook girls kayaking! Here’s a photo we found the other day of a kayaking trip we think is from the 1990s. It’s true; whitewater kayaking trips on local rivers (like the Nantahala) have been a part of our whitewater program for more than 20 years. Even now, we’ll take out a few [...]
- Big Boy Gordon
RBC Riders! Get excited to meet “Gordon” from St. Andrews College! Gordon is a 17.1 hand gray thoroughbred gelding and is eager for his first summer at Rockbrook Camp. His favorite things are Jenna Branson (affectionately known as “JB” at the barn) and training for dressage. You’ll recognize him when you see [...]
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