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A DAY FULL OF MAGIC
A DAY IN THE LIFE!
No two days at Camp Howe are exactly the same. Our schedule provides structure, but the activities, adventures and fun change every day. Juniors and Day Campers experience a little bit of everything, including daily time at the waterfront and opportunities to choose activities based on their own interests. Teens have even more choice, building their own day from a mix of low-, medium- and high-energy activities. And because camp days are busy, everyone gets some downtime to rest, recharge and get ready for whatever comes next.
Early risers can choose to join an early morning interest group like walking, polar bear swim, or farm feed at 7:00.
Overnight campers and staff gathers at 7:45 to start the day with our morning flag circle, a time to share about the countries and states community members call home, make announcements, and start the day with camp songs before breakfast at 8:00.
After breakfast, each cabin helps to clean an area of camp with a Camp Improvement Act before heading to their first activity block. Later in the morning, campers head to their five-day Interest Group - an activity they choose to explore more deeply over the course of the week with a mix of campers from different cabins and age groups.
Morning
Afternoon
The whole camp gathers for lunch, which is typically served outside.
After lunch, each age group has time for free swim and siesta. Siesta is a quieter time in the cabin for reading, card games, writing letters home, spending time with friends or taking a nap.
Afternoon programming includes choice blocks for teens and cabin activities for juniors. Choice blocks offer a variety of activities and energy levels, with options that might include the climbing wall, nature collages, badminton or paddleboard yoga.
Evening
At 5:45, day campers head home and overnight campers gather at the dining hall for dinner.
After dinner, the whole camp meets for evening flag, with announcements, songs, sharing about the countries and states represented in our community, and an introduction to the evening activity.
The first night of each session is spent with cabin groups, giving campers time to get to know one another. Most other nights feature an all-camp activity, bringing everyone together for longtime traditions such as opening campfire, the dance and talent show, along with new activities connected to the weekly theme.
Around 8:00, the whole camp community joins hands in a circle to sing 'Lights Out' - one of our most beloved traditions.
After Lights Out, junior campers head back to the unit with their cabins to begin getting ready for bed. After showers and toothbrushing, each group takes time to reflect on the day and connect with each other during cabin chat. Some cabins might wind down with a counselor reading a story or playing guitar, while others have quiet 'flashlight time' to read or journal in bed.
Teen campers have one more activity after juniors head to bed - things like karaoke, trivia, or stargazing on a clear night. Around 9:15pm they head back to cabins to do bedtime routines, cabin chat, and rest up for another full camp day!
Bedtime
"I will say this to anyone who will listen- kids today need the independence building, break from screens, challenges that help them grow- all the things that benefit kids- they need it more today than ever before. Thank goodness for Camp Howe. Lots of amazing gourmet camp experiences these days but there’s something so important about a “generalist” camp experience”
"I do not have enough great things to say about camp Howe. We have four kids who have all attended Camp Howe. Camp Howe has been highly influential in each of our kids development. All of our kids are really different and camp howe as met them each where they are at. We just sent our eldest off to college ... her confidence of leaving home and being independent began when she went to camp. One of our kids is on the spectrum. Camp howe has been FANTASTIC understanding him as an individual and allowing him to shine. I also appreciate that while he has a disability, he is still held accountable for his behavior."
“Hearing my child say "I didn't miss my phone at all. Actually I forgot I even had a phone" was a dream come true for us!”