By Salva Cossu, Assistant Camp Director (summers 2016-17) Over the past three years, I’ve heard that question so many times: from my friends, my school, my fellow camp staff member’s parents, people considering joining a camp staff, and many more. Why work at camp when you’re going to college, when you have high career prospects? […]
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For Session 4 of Summer Camp 2017 we are off on a Mason Vacation! The day will take us on a wild adventure to a secret location somewhere on the planet. It’s hard to pack for a vacation when you don’t know the destination but we assure you’ll have everything you need to have an […]
By Sam Loop, Summer Camp Iroquois Counselor and Reluctant Student I have a confession to make. I totally lied on my college application. My apologies to the Georgia Institute of Technology, may you find it in your hearts to forgive me. The year was 2014, and it was actually the Common App essay, and the […]
By Hayley Harrington, Summer Camp Apache Cabin Counselor Summer camp staff have one of the hardest jobs in the world: making sure that every parent’s most prized creation has an amazing time away from home. Our jobs get even harder when we have to reset every two weeks and recreate the magic for a new […]
By Sally Wright, Senior Naturalist for the Outdoor Center and Assistant Program Director for Summer Camp When people hear the words summer camp they often think about young children and teenagers who spend a week or two in the woods each summer. People know that these kids participate in activities such as arts & crafts […]
By Keith Vanderzee, CEO Every child deserves a real superhero and in the next week, they will be arriving at Camp Mason! They may come by bus, car or train, but make no mistake they are real superheroes. My earliest and best memories of camp all revolve around the camp staff. I remember Kevin Roden, […]