50 Years in the Valley
Frost Valley YMCA, started in 1901, is celebrating 50 Years of being in the Catskills. This video celebrates all the great memories that make Frost Valley such a great camp today.
View ArticleThe slow crawl to summer has turned into a full on sprint!
Summer camp is right around the corner! The staff is pumped and already lighting up their Frost Valley Facebook groups! The long Fall (not much of a winter) has finally shaken off of the mountains and...
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Top Tips for beating homesickness at camp
A very common and normal concern for many parents is having a child become homesick whilst at camp, especially for those heading to camp for the first time. I want to reiterate the word “normal” here;...
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Lifeguards ready! Counselors are swim-tested in preparation for camp.
Physically tough, mentally sharp, and passionate about all-things-water; we at Frost Valley are fiercely proud of our Lifeguard team. We hire experienced staff and bring them to camp early, for...
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Kindness Ninjas descend on the worthy at Summer Camp
The ruckus at my door yesterday afternoon was like any other; a group of campers rushing in from outside, quickly stopping in the restrooms, or for some water at the fountains that can be found in the...
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Trip Prep, Trip Prep, Trip Prep!
Today was a busy day for Adventure Village as they get ready to depart on their 4 day 3 night Mini-Trips. It starts off in the morning with an activity called the duffle shuffle. This is when we have...
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Family First!
Here at Frost Valley, we all feel like part of a big family, and some of us actually are family! Here we have the Boynton family, all siblings, in Pokey Totem village, Forest Village, and Mustang...
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Winter Olympix !!!!!!!!!
With Winter Camp in full swing, what better way to celebrate than with a full day of Winter Olympix. The day was hosted by Team Canada, and the teams competing were Russia, Switzerland, Norway, and...
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Welcome to Session 1!
What a beautiful night for the first campfire of session 1! All of our campers were introduced to all of the staff, we sang some silly songs, and watched the sunset by the lake! Pokey Totem even...
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Cabin Photo Day!
Summer camp was in full swing for the first full day! During a beautiful and sunny morning, campers played Geronimo, learned cheers, played tag and went to waterfront orientation. Some campers were...
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Rainy Day Dance Parties!
A rainy day at Frost Valley led to quality time spent in cabin groups. Susky village spent their evening performing lip-sync dances in their cabins meanwhile Lakota, Outpost, and Thunderbird competed...
View ArticleA Magical Moment in Wawayanda
One of the best things about Frost Valley is our commitment to making a summer camp experience accessible to all.With that comes a variety of programs designed to fit the needs of campers. Yesterday...
View ArticleA Sundae Tradition
Yesterday was the first brunch of summer 2016. On Sundays each session, campers (and hopefully counselors!) get a chance to sleep in and go to brunch at 10am. Brunch is one of the most anticipated...
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In October, we celebrate Caring! #CoreValuesInAction
Happy Wednesday, everyone! #CoreValuesInAction are here and its time to introduce the Core Value of the month, Caring! Caring is one of the core values that Frost Valley shares with all of the other...
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Caring In Action: Stories of Campers
Hello hello hello, and happy #CoreValuesInAction Wednesday! As I write this blog, there is snow outside of my Margetts office, falling on Filries Field. I have a winter hat on, and am drinking a cup...
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Outpost Campers Put Caring Into Action!
#CoreValuesInAction has been brought to life in a big way at Woodstock Day School, thanks to the hard work by a few of our Outpost Campers. Zach, one of our campers during Summer 2016, wrote to me with...
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Community: November’s #CoreValuesInAction
Happy Wednesday All! It has been a warm start to November here in the Valley, and we are excited to kickoff #CoreValuesInAction for this month highlighting COMMUNITY! Community is represented by the...
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Community: What it means to me to be a part of the Frost Valley Family
Frost Valley is a community built on love and our core values. We stand for respect, caring, honesty, responsibility, stewardship, diversity, inclusiveness, and community for all people. For all...
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Cabin Photo Day!
Summer camp was in full swing for the first full day! During a beautiful and sunny morning, campers played Geronimo, learned cheers, played tag and went to waterfront orientation. Some campers were...
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Rainy Day Dance Parties!
A rainy day at Frost Valley led to quality time spent in cabin groups. Susky village spent their evening performing lip-sync dances in their cabins meanwhile Lakota, Outpost, and Thunderbird competed...
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