Parents Page
Welcome Parents!
Thank you for taking the time to learn more about Camp Nashoba North. We welcome your questions and hope our site gives you a true sense of who we are. Camp Nashoba North is proud to offer a structured independent choice program. With the guidance of experienced staff members your son or daughter will create a personalized weekly schedule every Sunday morning. Positive decision-making is one of our core values. Upon arrival to camp we take the first day and a half to orient all campers to every activity area prior to any decision-making. We feel very strongly that children are visual learners and our active orientation process has led to great success.
Camp Nashoba North offers a supportive community that fosters problem solving, negotiation with oneself, self-confidence and mastery of skills. Campers can uniquely re-invent themselves every summer and try out many “ME” ‘s. Your child may want to be an actor one summer and a talented tennis player the next. It is about the “Power of Choice”.
To download important forms and documents for this upcoming summer click here
In their words
The passion kids feel about Nashoba is amazing and we want you to join in this thrilling experience. We would like to share with you a few speeches from a recent summer Council Fire and Final Banquet.
Nico – age 12, second year camper – Read the speech he gave at the end of his first year at Camp Nashoba North: Nico’s Speech
Alexa – age 10, second year camper
Last year was my first summer at Nashoba. I did not know really what to expect, especially since in Chilé there are no summer camps. I originally came to Nashoba because a lot was going on at home and a family member of mine was very sick. My parents thought camp would be good for me. It would be a chance to get away. Camp soon became a second home to me and Iam so happy that I am part of the Nashoba family. Camp does not only mean fun to me. Camp means so many things. Camp means friendship, happiness, memories, activities and new people. Friendship here isunique because of the friends you make from other countries and cultures, or other ideas. Friendship is such an important thing in life, but camp offers friendship as THE most important thing in life. Camp is an awesome place, because whenever you are having a bad day, even if you are not at camp, you can think back to the memories made here and all of a sudden, your day is not so bad. My favorite memories here at Nashoba are hanging out with friends, my activities and trying new things. Here at camp I have loved climbing, woodshop, photography and fishing. I never get to do these kinds of things at home. But I have to say that people are the most important part of my experience at Nashoba. Camp is nothing without the people: counselors, staff, and friends.
Happiness is very important as well. The definition of happiness changes for me when I am at camp. At home happiness can be more material things. But here, happiness is achieving a goal that you set or laughing with your friends at night.
When I return home from camp I take all of this with me. Even after my first summer when that family member passed away, I was able to think back on how happy camp makes me and find comfort. After I get over sad things at home, I realize camp is not only a place I can run to and think about, but it is also a safe and happy home. I will definitely be back next year.
Camp is my sunshine.
John – age 11, first year campers
Before I came to camp I thought it was supposed to be one of those places that you would never forget for the rest of your life. Now, at the end of the session, camp has meant so much to me. I’ve learned how to waterski, shoot a bow and even a thing or two about yoga. I’ve learned about tetherball, Frisbee and I’ve found so many new friends and new things to do that I had never done before.
Back when I was driving up here, I was scared that I would miss my parents, the food wouldn’t be that good and that I wouldn’t find anyone that I’d be good friends with. But now I’ve found new friends and my cabin is my new family (even if we bicker now and then).
Overall I found camp to be a great place because of the amazing counselors. Like Patrick, who could always get me to laugh and was there even when he was tired, or Tommy who gave me the piggy back ride of my life, or Eliza who without I would not have passed out of swimming…and of course our JCs who we shouldn’t forget as well. I’ve also found out arts nights and campfires to be a blast as well as all the evening activities. To have the freedom to pick what we do during the day is very special. I even loved climbing, though they made me carry a duck.
Yet, when I think about going home, I already miss camp. However, since I had so much fun at Nashoba, I can safely say that I am coming back next year.
