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Heart O' the Hills Camp
Hunt, TX
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830-238-4650
jane[AT]hohcamp.com
info[AT]HOHcamp.com
2430 Highway 39
Hunt, TX 78024
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CAMPER AGES: 6 - 16
TYPE OF CAMP: Overnight/Sleepaway.
CAMPER GENDER(S): All Girl Campers.
BRIEF CAMP DESCRIPTION: Character-building atmosphere, worldwide, limited enrollment, personable! Fun and instruction-oriented, offering more than 40 activities—also intangibles—self-confidence, teamwork, leadership, individual identity, dealing with challenges. Girls 6-16, located on Guadalupe’s South Fork, air-conditioned. Family style dining, tradition of etiquette. Ragsdale family owned, operated. Role model counselors.
CAMP INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES OFFERED:
Dance, Theater, Music/Band, Fine Arts/Crafts, Video/Filmmaking/Photography, Basketball, Cheerleading, Weightloss, Soccer, Gymnastics, Horses/Equestrian, Swimming, Tennis, Waterfront/Aquatics, Volleyball, Team Sports, Adventure, Wilderness/Nature, and more. Shooting Sports, Fitness, Campcraft, Manual & Culinary Arts.
CAMP LOCATION: Located on Guadalupe River's beautiful South Fork, 85 miles northwest of San Antonio in the Texas Hill Country. We are 2,000 feet above sea level, so our nights are cool. Our nearest town of size is Kerrville, Texas
CAMP FACILITIES: When "The Heart" was first built, it was a resort hotel, so all our "tepees" have central air-conditioning. Campers under 12 live in the original hotel, 4-5 girls per room with a counselor, indoor plumbing. Older girls live in dormitory-style "tepees" with 10-12 girls and 2-3 counselors per room, indoor plumbing. All bunk beds are twin size.
CAMP PROGRAM INFO: Heart O' the Hills has been a summer camp for girls since 1953. Director Jane Ragsdale was a camper herself who always wanted to run a camp. She became program director when she was 21, and after 12 summers in that role, became director. 2015 was her 50th consecutive summer to be at camp in some capacity.
We offer two- and four-week sessions. All campers are asked to take Red Cross swim lessons, field sports and horseback riding. There is a list of some 50 electives that campers can choose from to round out their schedules, so there is something for everyone--from the most athletic to the most creative. The emphasis is on learning new skills in a fun environment.
New campers draw from a hat to determine tribe affiliation. The friendly competitive spirit of the tribes are infectious!
Campers leave their electronics at home and learn to live and relate to each other the old fashioned way.
Counselors arrive a minimum of one week before campers to take skills certification courses and learn all about how The Heart operates.
CAMP LEADERSHIP CIT/LIT PROGRAMS: Heart LITes are too old to be campers but haven't had a year of college, so don't qualify to be counselors. They may apply to come as volunteers.
FAMILY CAMP SESSION(S):
Triple S Retreats: Mother-Daughter at Heart
April 28-May 1, 2016
Sept. 2-5, 2016
Open House tours at The Heart
Saturday, March 19, 2016
OTHER CAMP INFO: Please see more details on our website, or feel free to call or email us. We're friendly!
CAMP SESSION DATES & FEES:
2016 DATES
First Term (ages 6-16)
Sunday, June 5—Saturday, July 2, $4,925*
Split 1A Sunday, June 5—Saturday, June 18, $2,800*
Split 1B Sunday, June 19—Saturday, July 2, $2,800 *
Second Term (ages 6-16)
Saturday, July 9—Friday, Aug. 5, $4,925*
Split 2A Saturday, July 9—Friday, July 22, $2,800*
Split 2B Saturday, July 23—Friday, Aug. 5, $2,800*
June + July Terms (ages 6-16) Sunday, June 5—Friday, Aug. 5 (campers go with families on break July 2-8), $9,260*
*discounts may apply
SUMMER CAMP JOBS:
We hire role model counselors, energetic and fun young women who can organize and teach skills to campers. Also limited openings for support staff: horseback, office, maintenance, kitchen.
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