Activities

High Meadows Camp provides a multitude of diverse activities for its campers. All activities and their descriptions are listed below. Each activity identifies the camp groups which participate: AN - Ants; JR - Juniors; SS - Super Seniors; SQ - Senior Quest; SL - Senior Legend. For detailed camp group information, please visit the Group Pages.

Camp Activities

Animal Care (SQ, SL) – Animal Care is offered to Senior Quest and Senior Legend. Children learn about farm animals and wild animals. They will learn to work and care for our domesticated animals, including feeding, grooming and basic veterinary care. They will perform simple farm chores and more difficult tasks as they advance through the Knighthood program.

Archery (SS, SQ, SL) – Archery teaches campers coordination, patience, and perseverance. The emphasis is on safety and personal improvement in a non-competitive atmosphere. Aside from shooting at point-value targets, campers may shoot for distance, accuracy, and for fun.

Arts and Crafts (AN, JR, SS, SQ, SL) – Ants create crafts within their unit under the direction of their Unit Leader. All other groups attend classes led by our Arts and Crafts specialist. Super Seniors are exposed to a variety of crafting techniques including watercolor, pottery, and weaving. Seniors choose from a variety of crafts with increasing technical and creative difficulty as they progress through the Knighthood Program.

Canoeing (SL) – Canoeing is offered to rising 6th through 8th graders who are able to pass a water safety test. Canoeing instruction is conducted on a flat-water pond on neighboring property. Canoeists who pass the necessary skills and a swim test are eligible to participate in a moving water trip on the Chattahoochee River.

Dance (SQ, SL) – Dance is a playful experience of rhythm and movement. Music and choreography are based on styles which interest participating campers. Swing, line dance, hip hop, lyrical and even stomp are some of the possibilities.

Indian Lore (SQ, SL) – Indian Lore introduces campers to Native American traditions, stories, crafts and games. Campers may learn the physical skills of stalking, speaking silently, camouflage and dance. More importantly, there may be the development of honor, patience, thoughtfulness, courage and self-esteem within a framework of respect for the natural environment.

Lunch (AN, JR, SS, SQ, SL) - Campers should bring a non-perishable lunch each day in a reusable container. High Meadows encourages campers to bring healthy lunches that generate as little waste as possible. Campers are able to recycle #1 and #2 plastics, aluminum containers (such as fruit cups) and some paper products. A compost pile is also available for food scraps. Campers are not allowed to bring glass containers or soda cans to camp.

Nature (AN, JR, SS, SQ, SL) – Nature class introduces campers to the High Meadows environment, the animals, the wildlife and the land. Campers may also participate in the tending of our community garden.

Photography (SL) – Photography is offered to rising 6th through 8th graders. It provides beginners a look at taking stylistically and technically sound photographs, development of film and printing of black & white photos. Campers explore a variety of photographic techniques, from pin-hole cameras to 35 mm.

Pioneering (SQ, SL) – Pioneering teaches campers traditional American skills including fire building, shelter making, and useful plant identification. Campers are also exposed to the skills and talents used by early settlers of our land.

Ponies (AN, JR) – Ants and Juniors participate in led pony rides every other day. Pony rides help children to develop balance and coordination and teach children the proper way to behave around large, heavy animals. All campers are required to wear helmets while riding the ponies.

Ropes (SL) – The Ropes Challenge course is offered to campers who are at least 10 years old. The course, a mixture of both low and high elements, is designed to offer campers a challenge course in which teamwork is utilized to maximize enjoyment. Elements include a bouldering wall, zip line, trust fall and many others. Skills in knot tying and belaying are practiced, and the vital importance of safety is continually emphasized.

Sports (JR, SS, SQ, SL) - High Meadows sports program emphasizes skill development in a non-competitive atmosphere. Aside from traditional sports such as soccer, volleyball, and kickball, campers may play teamwork driven games, water games, exercise, skill, and coordination developing games.

Swimming (AN, JR, SS, SQ, SL) - All campers swim every day. Swim time is divided into instructional swim and free swim. Campers are evaluated at the beginning of each session and placed into groups according to their ability. High Meadows swim lessons follow the Red Cross guidelines for swim instruction. The pool is staffed by a team of certified lifeguards and trained lookouts.

Our pool program strives to help children find a true comfort level in the water without any apparatus, which will lead to a lifetime of safe and happy swimming. For this reason, goggles may not be used during instructional swim. If campers have a medical reason for wearing goggles, a doctor’s note is requested. Goggles may be used during free swim. Our pool has a large shallow end (2 feet) where younger campers who are not yet comfortable in deep water can play during free swim. The pool staff provides kickboards and other toys for water play and exploration. “Water Wings”, life jackets, noodles and other similar items are not allowed in the pool at any time. Campers must wear shoes to walk to the pool. Once inside the pool area they may change into pool shoes or go barefoot.
Earrings and other jewelry may not be worn in the pool. (No exceptions! Please keep this in mind if you plan on getting your child’s ears pierced before camp!) Just as in other activities, swimming can be very close contact. We would not want anyone’s earlobes harmed or torn due to an earring, nor do we want to risk anyone losing their valuable jewelry, nor do we want our filtration systems compromised by foreign objects.