Sandy Abbott

Mastering Adventure Skills and Building Leaders The most valuable part of overnight summer camp at Camp Jeanne d’Arc are the Senior Clubs. Camp Jeanne d’Arc has four active Senior Clubs: Senior Sailing Club, Senior Canoe Club, Senior Mountaineering Club, and Senior Riding Club. Why is it the most valuable?  The senior club system provides campers […]

Here at Camp Jeanne d’Arc, we have created a Summer Updates series to keep everyone in the camp community in the loop of all the amazing things happening in our summer sessions.  Click to find out more! Summer Update 1 Summer Update 2 Summer Update 3  

The Most Memorable Night at Camp If there is any proof that Christmas is not about presents, it is at 154 Gadway Road in Merrill, New York on a random night in July.  Ask any current or former camper from Camp Jeanne d’Arc and they will list Christmas in July as one of the most

One of the hallmark qualities of Camp Jeanne d’Arc is that it is considered a traditional overnight camp for girls.  And with traditional overnight camps comes … Traditions!  There is a very specific technique to the traditional Fourth of July water slide down Camp Jeanne d’Arc’s Archery Hill.  Curious about how we do it?   You’re

What do a week’s worth of wet towels, 84 miles on the minivan, ten dirty socks under the bed, and five half-eaten apples have in common? They are all the remnants of a week of day camp that parents have to deal with!  It might be time to analyze the benefits of overnight camp vs