At our full camp campfire this week we acknowledged some incredible members of our staff who are celebrating their 5th year on staff with a ceremony presenting them with customized […]
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Introducing… Cabin Night!
The 2 week camper’s last night at camp was truly epic, with our first ever Cabin Night – an evening where counsellors planned and ran super special activities for their […]
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A week into camp, Planet Arowhon is starting to feel like home, and cabins like families units. Campers have found their groove at activities and walking around camp I am […]
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Magic Moments
The real indicator of a community’s culture is the little moments that happen when nobody’s watching. Here are a few I’ve witnessed in the last few days: A group of […]
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Summer’s here!
After a rainy tour day (where campers embraced the silver sunshine, had a blast running around camp and meeting all the instructors, and of course enjoyed hot cocoa after their […]
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Off to the Races!
The first day of summer 2025 on Planet Arowhon could not have gone more smoothly. Campers emerged from cars and buses into the welcoming arms of staff, who ushered them […]
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Why Failure is Good for Kids
One time, about a decade ago on his regular annual camp visit, my friend Seth Godin came out of the lake in a gorilla suit. A full-size theatrical rented gorilla […]
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Super Special Sunday
For our first sleep-in Sunday of the summer we went all out! After a fabulous buffet brunch that got a rave review from critic Joanne Kates, campers had plenty of […]
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Getting Through to Tough Boys
An excerpt from Arowhon Head Counsellor Jonny Reed’s recent article on #Metoo and teenage boy culture. This perfectly reflects Jonny’s (and Arowhon’s) approach to mentoring young men. Worth a read […]
Read moreGrowing Emotional Intelligence
Maybe even more important than history and geography. That they can Google 24/7. But you can’t Google emotional intelligence, sometimes dubbed EQ. You can’t fake it, you can’t cram for […]
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