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Camp Farwell
Newbury, VT
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802-429-2244
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PO Box 300
Newbury, VT 05051
WINTER (OFF-SEASON) OFFICE ADDRESS:
PO Box 300 Newbury, VT 05051
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CAMPER AGES: 6 - 17
TYPE OF CAMP: Overnight/Sleepaway. Overnight Girls Camp.
CAMPER GENDER(S): All Girl Campers.
BRIEF CAMP DESCRIPTION: Camp Farwell is the traditional Camp for the modern family. We welcome families from all backgrounds to the oldest summer camp in the USA. Family run and owned for 41 summers, we specialize in giving each girl the summer of a lifetime. With over 25 different activities offered each week, campers take only the activities they choose! Flexible session dates - we work with your busy schedule!
CAMP INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES OFFERED:
Dance, Theater, Musical Theater, Music/Band, Fine Arts/Crafts, Video/Filmmaking/Photography, Basketball, Soccer, Gymnastics, Horses/Equestrian, Swimming, Tennis, Waterfront/Aquatics, Sailing, Volleyball, Team Sports, Academics, and more. Horseback Riding, Vaulting, Petting Zoo, Sailing, Windsurfing, Water Skiing, Tubing, Knee Boarding, Pottery, Archery, Girls Empowerment, ESL, & Cooking.
CAMP LOCATION: Just three hours north of Boston, we are located on a beautiful lake in Newbury, Vermont - surrounded by the green mountains. We are the only camp on Halls Lake and this allows us privacy, security and lots of fun! We own all of our facilities and everything is located on our property of over 100 acres!
CAMP FACILITIES: We have 20 traditional wooden log cabins; each has an attached bathroom with toilet and sink. We also have separate facilities for bathrooms and showers that are in a central location. We have four clay tennis courts, a beautiful 18 stall indoor barn with four riding arenas, two pavilions for indoor activities/performing arts, quintessential location on a beautiful lake, football field size sports field (for soccer, lacrosse, softball), petting zoo area, dark room for photography, dinning room, outdoor dinning space and beautiful camp-out field.
CAMP PROGRAM INFO: Strength Instills Neverending Empowerment. At Camp Farwell you will SHINE. We believe that every girl deserves the opportunity to pursue her own personal interests. At Camp Farwell, we take a more innovative approach and offer an entirely elective program of activities. Your summer home is a beautiful and tranquil lakeside setting illuminated by diversity and leadership. Our small size, and warm nurturing environment create an ideal setting for the first time or experienced camper.
With over 96 years of camping experience, the Hanson Family provides the finest camping experience for girls of all ages. Along with the fun you will experience at Camp Farwell, you will also develop leadership skills to help ensure a bright and shining future. Camp Farwell isn't just for summer. It's for life. "From a first time parent's point of view, not only did my daughter have a wonderful experience at camp but I also had the comfort and ease to know that she was at a safe and fun place having a terrific time. And that put me at ease with her being away from me for the first time." - Simone F., Parent
CAMP LEADERSHIP CIT/LIT PROGRAMS: Camp Farwell offers a well developed three year Counselor in Training & Leadership Program. Each year has a specific focus: Responsibility & Introduction to Leadership; Group Management & Leadership; Teaching & Leadership. Beginning year two, CITs live in cabins with younger campers to help care for them. We offer a specific out of camp trip each year and various certification classes including an opportunity to take the American Red Cross Lifeguard Training Course year two.
OTHER CAMP INFO: Our Camp Website Link: farwell.com
CAMP SESSION DATES & FEES:
Camp Farwell has flexible sessions! We offer 1, 2, 3, 4 weeks and more! Also custom sessions are available. Visit our Rates & Dates Page at: Our Camp Website Link: farwell.com
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