Adventure Camp
Create a unique computer graphic and contribute your writing to a literary magazine. Explore African elephants as part of the Wonders of the World and catch ‘crawdads’ in Eco Exploration. Try outdoor adventures in canoeing, trail biking, and river tubing. Go mild with the Dizzy Drums or wild with the Wildcat roller coaster at Hersheypark amusement park. Bond with the best (and most enthusiastic) counselors anywhere! Play flashlight tag, camp out with your friends, and have fun playing wacky games.
Junior Adventure Camp (JAC: Ages 7-8)
Junior Campers ages 7-8 will have the time of their lives expressing themselves in a safe and fun environment that embraces and appreciates the diversity of every camper. Read More >
Mercersburg Adventure Camp (MAC: Ages 8-14)
Adventure Camp is 2 weeks of non-stop fun that kids will talk about for years. Join Camera Crew to write, direct and star in your own short film or battle in Iron Chef to make the tastiest treats. Read More >
Teen Adventures (TAC: Ages 14-16)
Teen Adventures is designed for campers ages 14-16 and is all about discovering new activities, making friends and having fun. Read More >
Camp Staff
Counselors and teachers are the important wheels that keep the Adventure Camp trains rolling. Good staff means great camps—and just wait until you meet ours. They are both ingenious and kooky (hey, this is camp), and their primary priority is making every camper’s experience at Mercersburg a memorable one. In fact, most campers can hardly keep up with these dynamos.
Our counselors are typically college students who have a zest for life and for camp. The common bond of our staffs is that they create and maintain a positive and encouraging environment in each activity, event, and trip. They also focus on the unique needs and development of self-esteem and self confidence in every camper.
Staff training includes standard first aid, CPR/AED certification, safety management, and interpersonal skills that address mediating/resolving conflicts, homesickness, and other camper challenges. We put a special focus on training and prevention because safety is our priority at all times.
Parents’ Corner
Our Adventure Camps are a young person’s dream. In fact, they may also be an adult’s dream. Here are just some of the reasons why parents love us:
INCLUSIVE TUITION
Tuition covers everything—all activity choices, events, trips, meals, two camp shirts, backpack, and a water bottle. There are no extra charges; campers do not need snacks, care packages, or even personal spending money. We also offer financial aid to families based on need and merit. Download the financial aid checklist and form.
APPROACH
All of our adventures are supervised to varying degrees. Young people need the opportunity to succeed and even to struggle, with the knowledge that they are tackling challenges within a supportive environment.
COMMUNICATION
We also believe that communication is one of the keys to success. That communication includes 24-hour phone access to the camp staff, and includes a call from your camper’s counselor after camp gets started. Check out our blog or photos that we update regularly during sessions so that parents get a “virtual” look at what we are doing and where we are going!
HEALTH/CARE
Care of our participants includes medical services. Our on-campus health center provides care for minor bumps and bruises, and we have access to emergency services 24 hours a day.
VISITS/REFERENCES
Feel free to arrange a visit to our campus and discover the essence of our Adventure Camps and the Mercersburg Academy campus. References are also available, upon request.
