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Blog for Rockbrook Camp for Girls, a traditional overnight sleepaway summer camp for girls in the mountains of North Carolina.
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Summer Pottery Program
The Rockbrook pottery program continues to be a very popular activity at camp. Both pottery studios always seem to be humming— girls sculpting, pressing or decorating something, and instructors zipping around to give pointers, prepare materials...
Outdoor Painting Fun
One of the camp art projects available for the girls at Rockbrook is painting. As part of our arts program, the painting and drawing activity is always popular. When the weather is dry, we’ll often meet for this activity outside, somewhere ...
Ya Gotta Love S’mores!
Let’s talk s’mores… Don’t you just love ‘em? You know how to make them. Take two graham crackers and a piece of plain milk chocolate, roast a marshmallow on a stick over a fire, and make a chocolate marshmallow sandw...
Back Bends in Gymnastics
One important gymnasic excercise we practice at Rockbrook is the “back bend.” Strength and flexibility are naturally the foundations of gymnastics, and here flexibility is the idea. Work up to this exercise by first spending time warmin...
Shooting Archery
Here we have another of the more popular activities with the girls at camp— shooting archery. It’s not too surprising when you think about the satisfaction that comes from hitting the target, or the confidence you feel when you get better an...
Camp Climbing
Rock climbing has become perhaps the most popular outdoor adventure activity at Rockbrook. After learning the basics on the 50-ft Alpine Tower or the indoor climbing wall, our girls head up the hill to Castle Rock where they can get on some real roc...
Riflery Activity for Girls
Being at summer camp lets you try activities that you can’t do at home. Activity camps for girls are set up to teach these kind of traditional camp things. Take riflery for example. With instruction, some coaching and explanation of how to ...
Learn to Knit at Camp
Can I learn how to knit at camp? You sure can! In fact, knitting has become one of the crafts at camp girls are really enjoying. You might think it’s old fashioned or something that only your grandmother would do, but knitting is really coo...
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,...
The Fun of Archery
Archery for teens and kids is still an amazingly popular thing to do at camp. Even if you’ve never held a bow before, let alone shot an arrow, it doesn’t take long to figure out the basics. And before you know it, you’ll feel real...
Rockbrook Fun
Here’s something fun. We made these two graphics over at TypoGenerator.net. It’s a cool site where you type in your name (or any other text!) and it automatically generates random colorful “typo posters” like these. Go chec...
What Outdoor Game is the Most Fun?
Shaving Cream Fight!!! It’s true; there’s really nothing quite like a summer game of 50 kids and teens running around tryng the cover each other in shaving cream. Not really many rules to the game, but it won’t be long, and youR...
A Crazy Camp of Grannies
A bathrobe A wig A couple of hair curlers Lots of powder for all over Glasses, preferably small ones on the end of your nose Pillows or other stuffing for certain areas A walking cane Loose, baggy nylon stockings Big puffy slippers Really red, and a...
Camp Girls on the Run
Rockbrook has its own “Girls on the Run” program in the summer. If you’re not familiar with it, Girls on the Run is a national program (with individual local chapters) that helps girls “develop self-respect and healthy lifest...
