Sandy Abbott

At Camp Jeanne d’Arc, we care about leadership opportunities, skills progression, service and character development. But let’s be real, camp is about fun. While parents definitely appreciate that the kids are spending their camp days in a productive way – learning adventure skills, helping others, earning leadership accolades – the campers, well, they appreciate the […]

Hello Camp Jeanne d’Arc Community, February feels very far from summertime flag raising, family-style meals in the Hearth, and Chateaugay Lake swimming. But JDA staff are hard-at-work introducing the charm and value of Camp Jeanne d’Arc at camp parties, camp fair booths, and through “get to know you” Zoom sessions. Interacting with potential new camp families is

We know that overnight summer camp helps prepare teens for college. Each summer we see tons of growth in campers in all kinds of ways: taking responsibility for cleaning cabins and clearing dishes; conflict resolution and participation in community roles; initiating projects; setting goals and learning from experiences.  We know all of this.  But how

At Camp Jeanne d’Arc, we value character and leadership development for all of our campers, but we think it is super important to give our upper campers (ages 13+) the opportunity to delve deeper into personal growth. The value of summer camps for teens is something we take seriously and we have specific goals embedded

Cabin Life:How are cabins organized? Campers are placed with girls who are approximately the same age and grade. Prior cabin groups are generally kept together; however, final placement depends on length of stay, age, grade in school, individual development and availability of space. Requests to be with friends are considered, but not guaranteed. In no