When the pandemic hit, I was living in Minneapolis, MN and working as a corporate copywriter in the healthcare industry. Continue Reading…
During the last day of the eight- to twelve-year-old camp, Outdoor Explores, we took the Campers to the Ice Caves nearby campus. Continue Reading…
This summer I truly feel like I’m the lucky one – I get to go to camp all summer long! Continue Reading…
Although this is my second year serving as an AmeriCorps intern at Mt. Adams institute, this is my first experience working here at the camp, in-person with the campers and fellow counselors. Continue Reading…
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In late May, I packed up nearly all of my belongings and traveled 2,200 miles to the Pacific Northwest. Continue Reading…
Summer Camp 2021 is happening!!
Day Camps for Summer 2021 will run Monday through Thursday 9am – 3pm. Check out the dates here!
Cost per week: $325 | Shuttle Option: $50 | Scholarships Available
If the camp you are interested in is full, please sign up for the waiting list.
If you have any questions, please contact Dana Rivkin, the Program Coordinator at dana@mtadamsinstitute.org or call or text (509) 426-4523.
As I wrap up my service time with AmeriCorps and the Mt. Adams Institute, I can’t help but feel like the beginning of summer was ages ago. Continue Reading…
Given the format change, we have reduced the price from $325 to $90 per camp; and added 1 additional sibling per family free of charge! We anticipate that camps will fill to capacity and recommend that you sign up sooner than later. Continue Reading…
By this point in the summer, I think I have a good grasp of how the flow of each day goes. Wake up, get ready for camp, drink a lot of tea, set out materials, wait for the shuttle to show up with the kids. Continue Reading…
I was kind of nervous for my very first day of summer camp season, I had been at Cascade Mountain School for nearly two months now and all the build-up to the summer was pretty intense at that point. Continue Reading…
In August, I was tagged in a Facebook post by Opal Creek Ancient Forest Center celebrating their 10th anniversary of summer backpacking trips. Continue Reading…
When I started thinking about writing this blog I was imagining trying to sum this three-month term up and finding it hard to grasp the words to aptly convey this bittersweet ending. Continue Reading…