Activities

Camping provides a planned program where each child during the summer can continue to develop as a fully self-actualized person as he or she learns and perfects new skills, broadens the range of personal experiences and learns to live more effectively in his/her world. Emphasis in camp is on interpersonal relationships, greater knowledge and appreciations of the out-of-doors world of nature. Skill achievement is judged by individual progress and not through rigid competition with others.

LOCATION AND FACILITIES

Camp Riverlea is located on South Lowell Road off of Gues Road in Lebanon Township. The camp has approximately 100 acres of rolling fields and woodlands bordered on two sides by the Little River. The two swimming pools, pond and camping lodge are supplemented by a farm house, log cabin and other small buildings. Miles of woodland trails and open play spaces make an ideal country camp location.
 

CAMP PROGRAMS

A wide range of camping activities is available to each camper according to interest and skill.

• Swimming
  
• Archery
  
• Kayaking
  
• Nature
  
• Canoeing
  
• Music
  
• Arts & Crafts
  
• Athletics
  
• Drama
  
• Tennis
  
• Golf
  
• Games

Specials

Each session campers can participate in a Riverlea cookout (link to home page-dates). Campers and staff gather at Rivendell (weather permitting) and experience cooking hamburgers (veggie burgers available) over an open fire. S'mores are cooked up for dessert-yum. Following the cookout the campers form a circle for the Magic Ring ceremony. Each camper receives a “magic ring” signifying their membership in the fellowship of the rings and symbolizing the unity at camp and life-time membership in the circle of friends at camp.

Overnights

In the three-week sessions (sessions one and three) Tooks, Trolls, Ents, and Striders (link to Tolkein tradition-group definitions) can stay for the Overnight. Campers can experience a campfire program including the lighting of the fire by the “Magic Indian”, talent presented by staff and campers, and singing. Before heading to their sleeping bags to sleep under the stars, the campers stop at Yonder pond where they make a wish and set afloat their luminary on Yonder pond.

Outside of the cookout and overnights, Riverlea put on other specials for campers. A carnival, “Search for the Gems” game and a fourth of July celebration occur to give campers some diversity and additional fun outside of the regular schedule.

Tolkein Tradition