By Anna Bilton, Senior Camp Director It might be cold outside, the trees are bare and summer seems like it is a long way away but the winter is not all doom and gloom here at camp. We are able to take time to reflect on the work we do and make plans to make […]
By Alex Loop, Outdoor Education Naturalist for the Mason Outdoor Center And so is camp! The new pavilion is going up, leaves are going down, and cars and buses continue to roll in for the last few days of the fall season. With the constant countdown to summer camp posted on Facebook and Instagram, one […]
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? […]
By Sara Davis, Senior Naturalist at the Mason Outdoor Center As the sounds of children playing and the bugle blaring dance through my ears and the scents of sunscreen and insect repellent waft through the air, memories of crisp spring mornings linger. Only a few weeks have passed since the end of the spring season […]
By Nikki Reiff, Outdoor Center Program Director Though this is my second spring working at Camp Mason, it will be my first spring training, and my first spring as a Program Director. After a week and a half of leading and participating in it, I can tell you that—much along the lines of spring training […]
By Sally Wright, Outdoor Center Program Director My dream of working at camp began at a young age as I watched my camp counselors sing silly songs, play crazy games, and create camp magic. I couldn’t wait until I was old enough to spend my entire summer in the woods creating unforgettable experiences for my […]
By Nikki Reiff, Outdoor Center Program Director Greetings from me, Nikki, Camp Mason’s new Outdoor Center Program Director! One year ago I drove up to Camp Mason for the first time. I was fresh out of Rutgers and couldn’t have predicted that I would find my passion here—that I would fall in love with everything […]
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 Jackson Patterson, Summer Camp Director As much of our community already knows, I recently I made the announcement that I will be ending my time here at Camp Mason to pursue a new challenge of working with the Student Conservation Association. While closing out my week at camp I wanted to share my appreciation […]
By Anna Bilton, Summer Camp Program Director Twenty-six Summer Camp staff members made their way to camp last weekend for our annual Winter Meeting. We talked about what went well last summer, what we could do better next time and shared new ideas for this summer. We are fortunate to have staff that care wholeheartedly about […]
