Buck's Rock Performing and Creative Arts Camp remains as much a maverick among summer camps as it was back in 1942 when a small group of campers gathered for its first summer. Buck's Rock is an educational institution that has never lost faith in the innate capacity of young people to structure their time intelligently and to use freedom courageously and productively. Our campers are free to choose their own projects and activities on a daily basis. Once they have made their choices, they quickly discover that to succeed in any endeavor, they must commit themselves to what they are doing and perhaps risk disappointment or failure. But also they may attempt the difficult or even impossible and experience the exhilaration of endeavor and accomplishment.

Campers work along side qualified, professional artists and teachers who nurture and support their talents and skills as they perform and create. Each activity has its own area and is equipped to professional standards. We believe that young people can best act and work creatively when they choose their activities and are allowed the time they need to pursue them. Thus, at Buck’s Rock, campers are given the freedom of choice to decide for themselves the activities in which they will become involved.