Hear ye, hear ye! Get ready to travel back in time during Session 3 for a day of medieval fun at Camp Mason’s Renaissance Faire! From tournaments to feasts, this day will be full of adventure, laughter, and of course lots of camp magic. We’ll start our journey in the village square, where merchants, knights, […]
Our first session Theme Day pays homage to American life by exploring a unique culture, tradition, history or major event of America every year. In the past we have celebrated our nation’s independence on the Fourth of July, taken part in a field day event, gone to the State Fair, and held our own camp […]
By Sara Davis, Outdoor Center Program Director At the Camp Mason Outdoor Center, we have several opportunities to get up close and personal with dirt. Why would you want to? Dirt is beneficial to people, in many different ways. Not as just a substance used to educate, but as a substance that can be therapeutic, […]
The Mason Olympics are back for 2023! They are a staple of Session 2 of Summer Camp. They take place on the first Friday and Saturday of the session. It’s an event that divides camp into ten different countries, led by coaches and an ambassador. Campers experience culture sharing, team work and activities that challenge […]
By Sally Wright, Outdoor Center Program Director – Groups and Retreats Gather the faculty and staff at your school and come to Camp Mason for a teacher in-service day. Spend the day outdoors participating in a variety of activities that promote group collaboration and hands on learning. The group will leave at the end of […]
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 Dan Dickerson, Naturalist at the Mason Outdoor Center When I was ten, I spent a lot of time inside of the house, avoiding the facets of the worlds around me; lost in the land of video games. When I turned 19 after my first year of college I took a leap and applied for […]
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 Nikki Reiff, Outdoor Center Program Director Sometimes you need to stop and smell the flowers, and sometimes you need to stop and save the flowers. Here at Camp Mason, we do both. What I mean by this, is that when visitors come here-they are immersed in a culture where stewardship and sustainability take the […]
