We often hear how beneficial the camp experience is for the camper. Though that is true, not as many parents or staff may be aware of the benefits and life skills that come from being a counselor. The summer camp counselor position is a highly selective job...
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Imagine that it’s your first day of summer camp. You’re driving up the gravel road and past Falling Creek Falls, eager and anxious to find out what awaits. You arrive and meet your counselors and the other boys that you’ll be sharing a cabin with, and hug y...
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Author: Ben Williams
At Falling Creek, we have an incredible adventure program with campers at every level in every program that we offer, and 85% of our trips taking place on public lands. These public lands are the backbone of the Falling Creek program. T...
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What a great final week of travel! Yates got to visit camp families in Houston, TX, Dallas, TX, and Bronxville, NY to round out the travel season. It was exciting seeing so many old and new faces, and it makes us that much more eager for the summer to start...
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It’s hard to believe the third and fourth week of travel is finished already! It was extra busy during the third week, as Yates traveled to four cities in a row instead of just three. On Monday, October 22nd, we kicked off the week in Charlotte, NC. Then we...
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As we reflect on our second week of travel, we’re constantly reminded that camp friendships run deep. Previous campers and counselors gather at these movie shows to reunite with old friends. Whether they were campers here just this past summer, counselors a...
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