Eagle's Nest Camp Parents'/Guardians' Manual
Summer 2024—97th Season
Eagle’s Nest Camp is dedicated to creating a meaningful community of belonging for children and teens. Our campers are celebrated for the unique individuals they are, and are supported in creating joyful connections with nature and with friends in our compassionate, encouraging community. We fill our days with activities that promote the character strengths of kindness, confidence, curiosity, self-reliance, resilience, and hope. At Eagle’s Nest children are able to slow down, build genuine friendships and live joyful. We hope that Eagle’s Nest Camp will be a fun and enriching experience for your children. We believe it is important for children to live simply and make genuine connections in a nurturing community. We provide campers with a place to play, a place to explore, and a place to connect with the joy of being a child. At Eagle’s Nest, we offer our campers an opportunity to interact with nature. We provide them the opportunity to be independent of their parents and friends from home so that they can make their own decisions and gain confidence in their abilities. And, we give them a chance to step out of their comfort zones and take on challenges with the support of their counselors and camp friends. Our campers are able to act freely among their peers, put down the disguises they may wear at home, discover themselves, and grow as compassionate, kind people. These are our core values. At Eagle’s Nest, children grow and bloom.
Experiential education for young people, promoting the natural world and the betterment of human character. Preparing Your Child and You for Camp: Going away to camp for the first (or second or third) time can be both thrilling and terrifying for both children and parents. Camp gives children the opportunity to learn and practice vital life skills of independence, resiliency, relationship building, courage, and self-efficiency. Camp will provide many opportunities for fun and magic, and also may be challenging at times. We will support your children as they face challenges, and we will help them develop the tools and confidence that they need to successfully care for and support themselves on their path to adulthood. Talk to your child about what it will be like to be at camp and about any fears that they may have. Let them know that, although you will not be there to help them when they are away, their counselor will provide wonderful support and care for them. If you are feeling nervous yourself, please contact us. We know how difficult it can be to pass on the care of your children to someone else. Please trust that Eagle’s Nest is prepared to nurture and care for your child while they are with us at camp.
Winter Contact: 336-761-1040
Summer Contact: 828-877-4349
www.enf.org