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We are incredibly excited to introduce the 2024 Division Leaders— 18 Scaticonians who combined have spent 150+ summers at Scatico!
A team of Scatico’s leadership headed to Atlantic City for the largest gathering of camp professionals in the world– the Tri-State Camp Conference– which draws close to 4,000 people united in their unwavering belief in the power of camp. Here are our Biggest Tri-State Tri-State lessons and highlights…
It may be winter, but there is always a touch of summer spirit to be had! Check out some Scatico-inspired games/ activities for winter break.
Boys Head Counselor Mark Gretenstein reflects on the class trip to Japan he chaperoned, and how camp prepared him for the “out of your comfort zone” experience.
At camp’s close we ask the obvious yet poignant question: “How do we bring our ‘camp selves’ home?”
Divisional Sing is one of those camp special events where we often find ourselves thinking: If only we could bottle this night.
This past weekend, a major change in energy and perspective descended on the 12523. And we couldn’t be happier.
We received an unexpected text from camp’s head of Art +Philosophy, Ken Vallario, Tuesday morning: “We decided to recreate this photo during first.”
Another 7 days flies by at Scatico! At camp, it is easy to lose track of the day of the week. Certain dates are marked by certain milestones: but is July 4 a Wednesday or Thursday? Is DJ Pure on July 8 a Monday or a Tuesday? Often the day of the week is irrelevant…
We are incredibly excited to introduce the 2024 Division Leaders— 18 Scaticonians who combined have spent 150+ summers at Scatico!
Scatico fits differently into each of our lives and means different things to different members of our community. No two experiences are alike. But I feel confident that whether you spend one summer at camp or twenty - Scatico changes you in some way. I have a particular appreciation and admiration for staff that put their name into an international agency portal, take a leap of faith, and travel thousands of miles from their home, for that chance to experience their own camp magic.