Camp Kern

We LOVE Dr. Seuss at Camp Kern!  The timeless designs, memorable characters, and great messages are really powerful for kids.  This points to so much of what Camp Kern does with kids.  The YMCA’s values of Caring, Honesty, Respect and Responsibility come out in the every-day interactions of campers and counselors, and are often just as subtle and textured as the wonderful Doctor’s.

We’re all excited for another summer of camp, for the Lorax movie, and the opportunity to continue to make a difference in the lives of kids!

Here is a link to download the NEW Camp Kern song!
Right-click and download it to your computer to listen to it offline or in your Windows Media Player or iTunes

Natalie performing the Camp Kern song at Harry Potter Week!

Written, performed, recorded, mixed and made awesome by Natalie Jones, Counselor Summer 2011

Check it out in the Camp Kern 2012 Summer Camp video

Check out some of Natalie’s other work here

Camp Kern’s own Executive Director has been featured in the November/December edition of Camping Magazine! His article, “Why the world needs summer camp” has been posted on Camp Kern’s blog before, but now it is being shared with even more people across the Camping industry. Check it out on the American Camp Association website here:

http://www.acacamps.org/campmag/1111/why-world-needs-summer-camp

or read the rest of the online magazine here:

http://www.acacamps.org/campmag/1111

This year’s visit from Mariemont schools was amazing! We love hosting everyone, and this is a week we look forward to all year long. Here’s a link to the Mariemont Schools photo gallery of the visit. Can’t wait to see everyone next year!

Dave Moran, Camp Kern's Outdoor Education Director, working with Mariemont Students!

Ultimate Kern Week is well underway, and the Camp Kern campers have already helped avert disaster on two occasions.  The camp was invaded by Aliens on Monday night and saw the place overrun by outlaws interested in Kern’s Goldrush.  Without the camper’s bravery and skill, there is really no knowing what could have happened.  See pictures and some videos on Smugmug at www.campkern.smugmug.com.

Pirate Week has begun…and it’s crazy foggy!  Perfect for the way a voyage of scurvy dogs should start.  All of the deckhands, bilgerats, and officers of the crew are excited and expectant for what’s coming up this week.

Buried treasure?  Arrrr….

Pirate Lords?  Arrrr…..

The Great Pirate Competition?  Arrrr….

Swashbuckling, good shipmates, Davey Jones and the Flying Dutchman, and jolly rogers?  Arrrr…

It’s going to be a great week!  Check out all the pictures at www.campkern.smugmug.com, Summer Camp 2011, Week 1!