Our 2025 summer theme is The Wisdom of Trees: Instructions for Living. Throughout the season we will pay attention to the trees that surround us. We will ask questions, both scientific and theological: What does it mean to be deeply rooted? And how do those roots nurture community? How are trees able to withstand the storms of life, and what might we learn from them?…
Summer Staff Reflection: A place of formation by Lara Claassen
As we reflect on the past summer, we share several reflections from members of our summer staff team. These reflections were written mid-summer and shared as part of our Builders…
Announcing Summer 2025 Programs
As we wrap up the 2024 summer program season, we’re excited to announce our lineup of camps for summer 2025. Save the date! Hope to see you next summer.
The Wisdom of Children and Groundhogs
The philosopher Susan Neiman noted, “To care about the fate of the world, you must love at least a piece of it.” If the fate of the world hangs in the balance of what we choose to love, then focusing a child’s innate ability to love is cause for hope. Primary-age campers naturally love animals. It did not take a lot to convince them animals are our kin.