YMCA Camp Hi-Rock
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Camp Hi-Rock is a YMCA
summer camp
for boys and girls in the Berkshires region of western Massachusetts
. They were founded in 1948 around Plantain Pond on Mt. Washington
. The camp's mission statement is to promote growth and development of individuals through the four character values of the YMCA, caring, honesty, respect and responsibility.
YMCA
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summer camp
Summer camp
Summer camp is a supervised program for children or teenagers conducted during the summer months in some countries. Children and adolescents who attend summer camp are known as campers....
for boys and girls in the Berkshires region of western Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
. They were founded in 1948 around Plantain Pond on Mt. Washington
Mount Washington, Massachusetts
Mount Washington is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 130 at the 2000 census, making it the smallest town in Berkshire County and, after Gosnold and Monroe, the third smallest in...
. The camp's mission statement is to promote growth and development of individuals through the four character values of the YMCA, caring, honesty, respect and responsibility.
Philosophy
Taken from the Camp Hi-Rock website.Campers
The campers are divided into six groups or "units" by age and gender. They live and eat together separately, although they participate in daily activities together. Units are divided by cabins, each housing on average around ten campers and two or more staff members.- Woodlands: Girls age 7-10
- Abnaki: Boys age 7-10
- Wigwam: Girls age 11-13
- Frontier: Boys age 11-13
- Algonquin: Girls age 14-15
- Mohawk: Boys age 14-15