Campers love getting letters, and we strongly encourage parents and campers to write to each other. Because we like the girls to unplug from their instant communication habits, cell phones are not allowed at camp. E-mails from parents and family members are delivered twice a week. Families send messages and see camp photos by using 
Bunk1.com. Phone calls with parents are scheduled twice during the summer – once during the 3rd week of camp and an optional call after Visitors’ Weekend. Parents may call the camp office at any time with questions or concerns.
Going to sleepaway camp allows children to do many things: develop skills, make new friends, experience a new environment, and become more independent. Children do all of this while living in a community very different from their homes. In order for your daughter to feel comfortable living away from home, you may find it helpful to prepare her for camp. For some good ideas, we recommend The Summer Camp Handbook by Christopher Thurber, PhD. and Jon Malinowski, PhD. Among the various issues that the book addresses is homesickness. The book offers suggestions for both parents and children on how to handle these natural feelings that almost all campers experience at some point in their camping life. If you have any other concerns about your daughter and camp, please contact the director.