Sandy Abbott

Hello Camp Jeanne d’Arc Community, Wow, what a summer! The 2024 Camp Jeanne d’Arc season brimmed with lakeside fun, hikes a plenty, traditions old and new, and many many lifelong friendships forged. And like all summers, the 2024 camp season ended with tournaments and club practicals, awards and accolades, tearful goodbyes, and the start of […]

The Jeanne d’Arc Medal, known today as Medalist, was awarded the very first summer at camp in 1922. The award honors a camper who has made a real difference at camp, without whom the summer would not have been the same.  It is an award that harkens the spirit of Jeanne d’Arc and the qualities

A Celebration of Achievement and Community Banquet Night at Camp Jeanne d’Arc is nothing short of magical. At the end of each summer, counselors and staff plan a celebration of achievement and community while at the same time create an evening to remember.  Campers spend the afternoon with their cabins enjoying picnic lunch and a

How to manage re-entry from summer camp There are no shortages of articles preparing you and your child to go away to overnight camp.  But what about coming home? When the kids come home from camp, you are likely to see a change.  A little swagger.  A touch of ‘I don’t need you.’ Perhaps even

One of the oldest and most-revered traditions at Camp Jeanne d’Arc Why do traditions even matter?  How are traditions from a 100-year camp still relevant today? Traditions create a community of campers across decades and represent the values that have stood the test of time.  Let me explain via one of the oldest and most-revered