Sandy Abbott

Rita is not the best at anything. Not tennis, not archery, not swimming. She’s too nervous to try waterskiing, during the soccer game she’s daydreaming, and she has trouble paddling in sync with her fellow canoer. Rita can’t find her towels – one of them was dropped on the way to the waterfront and the

Ask current campers, alumni, staff, counselors, and they will all tell you: Campfire is Camp Jeanne d’Arc’s most treasured ritual. But it is way more than an evening gathering with familiar songs, guitar strumming, and candles. It is a ritual of belonging, feeling, and creating community. So, why are the children all singing about soldiers

Dear Camp Jeanne d’Arc Families, Greetings from hot, sunny Nevada. Although Randy missed us at camp this summer, he stayed very busy selling our home in California, packing and moving to our new home in southwest Las Vegas. We are onto a new adventure in NV but, of course, Camp is never far from our

On the last day of camp, the “good-bye’s” are full of emotion – teary hugs, weepy farewells, promises of reunions, exchanges of phone numbers, and a whole lot of “see you next summer!” It’s easy to understand why. Camp friendships are deep and lasting. They are formed in a place where campers are navigating social

Holding History: The Magic of Receiving Your First Shield! If you watch closely, almost every Camp Jeanne d’Arc camper receives their shield the same way — they hold it with two hands first, absorbing the weight of it. Then they run their fingers across the painted emblems. A smile. They’ll flip it to the back