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Summer Without Camp
Summer is coming, sure as anything can be. We’re in the midst of a week of heat that feels like it’s already here! The vegetables (and the weeds) ...
In Light of Fear
When I find myself compelled, troubled, or otherwise wondering about something, I often turn to etymology to deepen my understanding of the thing in question. In all my conversations with ...
What Brings Us Together
Music is a part of our daily lives here at Camp Glen Brook. Singing blessings at each meal, whistling tunes while doing chores, and ending each day with group ...
To Be or Not to Be…..a Meat Eater?
That is the question I ask myself each time my husband and I decide to “harvest” a cow on our own farm, not at Glen Brook. We have a micro-dairy, ...
Do the Snow Dance
When I was growing up in the suburbs of New York City, whenever winter rolled in my two siblings and I longed for snow days. The whole family would sit ...
The Spirit of Play
Another winter has come and we have once again decided to give our game closet a bit of a makeover, adding some new games, recycling older ones and creating some ...
Seventy-five Years and Thriving
Summer 2020 will be Glen Brook’s 75th year of Summer Camp. I am continuously inspired by and grateful to founder, William Harrer and his wife Dorothy Jeffries Harrer for having ...
What Makes Glen Brook Special?
Why do we love summer at Camp Glen Brook? Mark Stehlik, our Summer Camp Director, reflects on what makes Glen Brook such a special place throughout the year—especially in ...
On Food and Education
Robyn Morin has been our new Culinary Director here at Camp Glen Brook since January 2019. I sat down with him for a chat about food, ...
Life-changing and Lasting Experiences
The more I learn about the complex issues troubling our world, the more convicted I am that the work happening here at Glen Brook is of significant importance. I have ...