Overnight Camp for Girls
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2024 Overnight Camp
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One Week Sessions:
$1,520
1a: June 30-July 5, Platform Tents
1b: July 7-July 12, Platform Tents
2a: July 14-July 19, Platform Tents
2b: July 21-July 26, Platform Tents
3a: July 28-August 2, Loon Lodge
3b: August 4-August 9, Loon Lodge
Two Week Sessions:
$2,915
1: June 30-July 12, Loon Lodge
2: July 14-July 26, Loon Lodge
3: July 28-August 9, Platform Tents
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One Week Sessions:
$1,520
1a: June 30-July 5, Hilltop Cabins
1b: July 7-July 12, Hilltop Cabins
2a: July 14-July 19, Annex
2b: July 21-July 26, Annex
3a: July 28-August 2, Annex and Cabins
3b: August 4-August 9, Annex and Cabins
Two Week Sessions:
$2,915
1: June 30-July 12, Annex
2: July 14-July 26, Hilltop Cabins
3: July 28-August 9, Hilltop Cabins
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Two Week Sessions:
1: June 30-July 12, Lifeguards in Training, Boathouse
$2,915
An opportunity to experience all that Eagle Island has to offer while also working towards your American Red Cross Lifeguarding with Waterfront Skills Certification. Spend part of your day in class on the waterfront with your peers and the rest participating in activities such as arts and crafts, paddling, nature, and more!
Prerequisites: Minimum age: 15 years; Swim 550 yards continuously; Tread water for 2 minutes using only the legs; Complete a timed event within 1 minute 40 seconds: Starting in the water swim 20 yards; Surface dive to a depth of 7 to 10 feet to retrieve a 10-pound object; Return to the surface and swim 20 yards on the back to return to the starting point; Exit the water without using steps or a ladder. Participants who successfully complete this course receive an American Red Cross certificate for Lifeguarding/First Aid/CPR/AED and Waterfront Skills both valid for 2 years
2: July 14-July 26, Junior Leadership, Boathouse
$2,150
This two-week program is an opportunity to gain leadership skills while also participating in regular camp activities. Spend part of your day seeing and learning the behind-the-scenes work of a summer camp. Learn how working at camp can help you in any future career by participating in special experiences including learning about youth development, professional communication, event planning, team building, resume writing, and meeting with a college prep coach. During your second week, you will get to put what you have learned into action by working with your teammates to create and run a program activity for younger campers. You will also continue to participate in camp activities such as swimming, sailing, paddling, nature, arts and crafts, and more.
3: July 28-August 9, Skippers, Boathouse
$2,915
The goal of Eagle Island's Skippers program is to grow and retain a new generation of sailors through enhanced skill development and a positive, healthy sport experience. Our program connects campers to instruction and resources that help all types of youth sailors enjoy the sport, improve their skills, and become sailors for life.
This program will introduce campers to basic sailing concepts and boat handling. Courses include both on-the-water instruction as well as off-the-water activities. They'll learn skills like rigging, hoisting, trimming, steering, tacking, jibing, and much, much more! Campers will learn self-confidence, teamwork, and camaraderie. Our overall goal is simple - teach girls how to sail and encourage them to have fun on the water. Enjoy this classic water sport at any level; if you put your mind and effort into it, you can become a skipper, too!
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One week sessions
$795
July 7 - 12
July 14 - 19
For girls ages 8-11 to ease into the overnight camp experience. This program will be day camp from Sunday to Tuesday and then overnight from Wednesday to Friday in the platform tents. Campers will be part of an overnight group throughout their stay to fully experience the overnight camp program and schedule while still getting to go home at night for the first few days.
Pick up and drop off details:
Sunday: 10:45 – 6 PM. Your camper’s day will include team building, interest track selection, swim checks, and open waterfront and paddling time.
Monday: 830 AM – 6 PM
Tuesday: 830 AM – 6 PM
Wednesday: 8 AM. Campers will arrive early to do medication checks and luggage transport. Overnight Day 1
Thursday: Overnight Day 2
Friday: Check-out 5:30 PM
*All campers must attend all days unless medical or emergency matters prohibit them from doing so.
*transaction fees included in tuition
Our group are intentionally small to ensure staff and campers get to know one another and so staff can create programming that meets the interests and needs of their campers.
Registration is done by housing and age. Learn more about our housing options here.
Activities
In everything we do, we believe in inspiring and empowering girls and young women to be confident, collaborative, and courageous. Eagle Island’s programming is designed to make optimal use of our exceptional, natural location. We are situated in the heart of the Adirondacks on the Upper Saranac Lake, an eight-mile pristine lake, amid dense forest, and a short boat ride away from the mainland. Water and wilderness activities form the foundation of our programming and are supplemented by a wide variety of staff- and camper-led programming across arts and crafts, sports, music and drama, nature, creative pursuits, and team-building.
Boating
Our fleet of boats includes kayaks, canoes, rowboats, and CORCLs (small boats designed specifically for kids that are smaller and lighter than canoes or kayaks and easier to maneuver). Boating activities include direct instruction – e.g., how to safely launch, steer, and dock each type of boat, as well as trips of varying lengths and difficulties, and free time to explore and practice skills in the boats.
Sailing
We have six Mercuries, 15-foot, sloop-rigged, centerboard sailboats that are well suited to learning to sail given their stability, sturdiness, size, and handling abilities. Mercuries are designed for various skill levels.
Swimming
Campers participate in daily swim instruction that ranges from the building blocks of how to swim up through the intricacies of sophisticated strokes. Campers also have many opportunities for free swim including camp-wide water carnivals and swimming games and races.
Nature Education
We offer a number of nature-based activities with the goal of learning to become good stewards of the island, the Adirondacks, and our planet. Activities include learning about local plants, trees, and animals as well as conservation efforts and the principles of Leave No Trace.
Camper Choice Activities
Known as CHAOS (Counselors Have Another Outstanding Skill) allows counselors to lead activities like Spanish, drumming, learning about bugs found on the island, puzzles, knitting, group games, cloud watching, kite creation, singing, dancing, and more!
Camper-Led Play
We put the campers in the driver's seat of their own adventures! Instead of counselors or adults always deciding what games to play or what activities to do, we give campers the freedom to choose and lead the way. Campers get to express their interests, make new friends, and learn to be leaders themselves, all while having a blast.
Teambuilding
Teambuilding at summer camp is a vital component of creating a positive and inclusive camp experience.
Campers learn how to communicate, support, and trust each other so that together, they can conquer challenges, solve exciting puzzles, and make unforgettable memories.
*To safely participate in sailing, campers must pass a deep water swim assessment. This will at a minimum include:
–A feet-first entry into water over the camper’s head
–Treading water for at least 1 minute
–Maintain position on the back for at least 1 minute
–Swim 40 yards continuously using any stroke or combination of strokes (not including doggy paddling)
–Rotate 360 degrees in the water and orient to the exit
–Exit the water onto the dock without assistance
Katrina Dearden
Camp Director
call/txt: 518-323-9424
email: campdirector@eagleisland.org
Resources for Guardians
For more information including our packing list, pickup and dropoff procedures, safety, keeping informed, tuition policies, and more are answered on the FAQ page.
Nurse, RN is on site during the Youth Camp programs.
Each group includes staff member trained in CPR and First Aid.
All aquatic activities are supervised by Certified Lifeguards.
One-week sessions:
$1,520
Sunday, June 30–Friday, July 5
Sunday, July 7–Friday, July 12
Sunday, July 14–Friday, July 19
Sunday, July 21—Friday, July 26
Sunday, July 28—Friday, August 2
Sunday, August 4–Friday, August 9
Two-week sessions:
$2,915
Sunday, June 30–Friday, July 12
Sunday, July 14—Friday, July 26
Sunday, July 28–Friday, August 9
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Our Beliefs
Eagle Island is an entirely “unplugged” experience; technology is not part of camp and many campers stay in platform tents without any electricity. Day-to-day life at camp is, by design, a slower one than home and school. Our focus is on creating a camp environment that is unhurried, camper-led, inclusive, and attuned to nature.
Campers’ days are full of rich programming, but there is also dedicated slow-down time for a game of cards in your tent, working on an arts and crafts project on a deck overlooking the lake, a leisurely walk along a lakeside path to the waterfront, solo reading and letter-writing, spontaneous games of tag, intricate puzzles inside our historic buildings, and loud, silly singing while waiting for meals to start. We see these in-between moments as equally important to our formal programming.
