Summer camp at Touchstone is a time for making friends and memories. Children six to twelve years old get together with old friends - some from their school year, others from previous summers. Some campers have been joining us every summer since preschool. Seeing each other again is a joyful reunion for us all. At the same time, there are opportuinities to branch out and make new friends in an encouraging, safe environment.
Memories are made every day here! Field trips are one of the highlights of Summer Camp but we also have loads of fun right here at our home base. The camp room is equipped with a tent where kids can laugh and share secrets, read books, or just be in their own world. Exploring and building, performing and creating, happen spontaneously when kids, materials, imagination, and uunstructured time come together. 
This summer was particulary special as several of our older campers -- soon to be moving on to higher grades away from our school -- took the younger kids under their wings and taught them a favorite game or creative craft. One sixth grader spent several days teaching younger campers how to make his unique pipe cleaner pequins. Another camper created and directed her friends in funny skits.
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