The past two weeks, I’ve spent a few days out of the office and down at the farm for one of my favorite GV-offseason jobs, the first planting of the season. So far, we have planted rows of broccoli, carrots, corn, lettuce, potatoes, onions, leeks, cabbage, and cauliflower, along with a packed tunnel house. This […]
As D Session, MS3, RS3, and YL3 rolls on, Camp is buzzing with energy. Campers are busy making friends, trying out new activities, and creating memories that they’ll hold on to long after summer fades away. Whether it’s riding a horse, shucking corn, climbing, biking, paddling, or sharing laughs at meals, these experiences are turning […]
Camp is officially underway, and it’s nothing short of magical. All around, you can feel the energy—laughter echoing through the trees, the splash of paddles on the lake, and the quiet pride on a camper’s face after trying something new for the first time. Whether it’s the simple joy of catching fireflies at dusk, the […]
White Rabbit! Welcoming August is always a bittersweet time of the year. The bitter part means that soon camp will come to a close, I will ditch my kayak for a computer and notepad, and there will be a lot less friendship string on the path to the dining hall. But it is also sweet […]
The first day of summer has arrived bringing with it a wave of heat and a fresh group of campers joining us for new Main Camp and Mountainside sessions. However, to start, I’d like to highlight the incredible four-day Riverside trip I’ve just returned from, where we escaped the heat on some of Western North […]
The transition from Main camp to Mountainside, or your first year at camp as a 12-14 year old, can be intimidating. The stresses of leaving camp for multiple days, the older age group, the smaller community, and the challenge of outdoor adventure sports can all contribute to making that jump a daunting experience for a […]
This is a question I get asked by our Wildwood and Laurelwood campers each summer, parents on tours, and new staff trying to grasp what this unique program is. It’s a hard question, but I always arrive at a pretty simple answer: Riverside was the best nine weeks of my life. In the summer of […]
In February of 2018, during my first year of college, my friends began daydreaming and talking about what they would be doing this coming summer and the jobs they were applying for. We were all studying Outdoor Education and were hoping to gain more experience in the field, and of course, a priority was doing […]