Sandy Abbott

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 […]

Is it Time for Your Child’s Screen Time Detox? No screens? No problem. At Camp Jeanne d’Arc, a traditional overnight summer camp for girls, campers turn in all of their devices at check-in and do not see them again until the camp session is over. And the best part is that the kids don’t even

Breaking Down the Age-Old Question of Trunk vs Duffle Bag It’s mid June and your camper has the guest bed stacked high with hoodies, bathing suits, graphic tees, pajamas, towels, socks, socks and more socks. Now what? What are you going to use to store it all?  A traditional camp trunk?  A duffle bag?  A

Dear Camp Jeanne d’Arc community, I have been thinking about music a lot lately. What summertime shows are playing at the local outdoor venue, what songs my teenagers are into, what do I think of the new Taylor Swift album etc. And every now and then, a camp song will pop into my head. Maybe

Dear First Time Camp Parent, I bet you can count the number of days you’ve been away from your daughter on one hand.  Maybe two.  And now you are staring down weeks of time and distance between you and the person that matters most to you.  Yeah, it’s hard. I am about to send my