Akeela 2015 is behind us and it was our best summer ever! This addition of the Akeela Circular, our camp newsletter, looks back on some highlights from this past summer and contains news about upcoming events. Read it all here:
Spring 2015 Newsletter
The May 2015 version of our newsletter, the Akeela Circular, is available for your reading pleasure! It contains important information for new camp families and Akeela veterans, too. Enjoy!
Sleepovers and Summer Camp Teach Kids Important Life Skills
We just found this great article about the important role camp plays in developing resilience, grit, and other essential life skills in our campers! The author interviewed, Michael Thompson, wrote a wonderful book called Homesick and Happy that we share with many of our new families. We encourage you to give it a read, it’s very helpful for those parents sending their children away to camp for the first time!
Summer Camp Teach Kids Important Life Skills
Winter 2015 Newsletter
The latest edition of the camp newsletter, The Akeela Circular, is here! It includes photos of the new Lodge, more details on our horseback riding program, a Winter Weekend recap, some exciting announcements about summer 2015 and lots of updates from campers and staff.
Happy Holidays & Summer 2014 Slideshows!
With the holiday season upon us, we find ourselves missing all our campers and the warm summers at Camp. These slideshows help us remember all the magic of camp!
Summer 2014 Session 1 Slideshow
Summer 2014 Session 2 Slideshow
We hope you’ll recognize some of the songs in the slideshows from campfire. Speaking of songs from campfire, we just created a songbook on the website so you can see the lyrics to all your favorite camp songs! Check it out here: Camp Akeela Songbook
Wishing you all a happy holiday season and a Happy New Year!
Love,
Debbie, Eric, and Kevin
NY Area Info-Session 12/7/14
If you live in the New York area and would like to learn more about Camp Akeela, we invite you to join us at our upcoming information session:
- Sunday, December 7 in Fort Lee, NJ
This is a casual event in which we show lots of photos of camp, talk about a typical daily schedule, and answer parents’ & children’s questions.
Please call Debbie at 866-680-4744 or email info at campakeela dot com for details.
Winter Weekend & Parent Retreat: January 9-11
We are thrilled to announce two new and exciting winter program offerings. Both events will take place in the Berkshires of Western Massachusetts on the weekend of January 9 – 11, 2015. Akeela campers in grades 6 – 11 are invited to join us for a weekend of reuniting with camp friends, indoor and outdoor games, and Akeela spirit. Campers will stay and play at the Winadu Lodge at Camp Winadu in Pittsfield, MA. Meanwhile, we have organized a retreat for parents at the luxurious Cranwell Resort and Spa in Lenox, MA.
Learn more here:
Upcoming Conferences
Our assistant director, Kevin Trimble, will be representing Camp Akeela at these two upcoming conferences:
On October 25, in Boston, is AANE’s Asperger Syndrome Connections 2014. This year’s conference, titled “Practical Perspectives, Positive Lives” features speakers Simon Baron-Cohen, Winnie Dunn and Michael Forbes Wilcox.
On November 2, Kevin will be attending the ASPEN Fall Conference in Iselin, New Jersey. After morning presentations from Alex Plank (speaking on autism and the media) and Dennis Debbaudt (ASD and independence), seven afternoon sessions will address topics from dating and relationships to psychopharmacology.
If you’re planning to attend either of these conferences, make sure to stop by the Camp Akeela table to say hello to Kevin. If you weren’t planning to attend, we encourage you to take a look a these two excellent organizations: AANE and ASPEN.
Fall 2014 Newsletter
The latest Camp Akeela Circular is ready for your reading pleasure. It announces several exciting changes being planned for Summer 2015, a collection of Summer 2014 photos, and some big news about upcoming Akeela Winter Weekends!
Spring 2014 Newsletter
The new Camp Akeela Circular is here! This newsletter includes important information and should be read carefully by all enrolled camp families.
Click here to read the newsletter
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