Echo Hill Ranch is a child centered non-competitive camp for boys and girls ages 6 to 16. Family owned and operated for over fifty years, Echo Hill is located on 400 acres in the beautiful Texas Hill Country. All children can find success at Echo Hill because we creatively adapt our extensive programs to fit the needs of campers, limit enrollment to 110 campers a session, welcome communication with parents, and provide personal attention to each child’s development.

At Echo Hill, relationships are at the heart of camp---through bunk projects, daily activities and all camp evening programs, a close community forms where all children and staff come to know each other. Horseback Riding and learning how to feed & groom the horses and Arts & Crafts with an extensive Studio Art programs for all ages are popular activities. Our “back to basic” activities include daily swims and kayaking in the river, American Red Cross swimming lessons, archery, riflery, fossil hunting, hiking, fishing, gymnastics, ceramics, pottery, watercolors, camp outs, basketball, tennis, soccer, softball, chess, gardening, astronomy, baking, leadership training/team building.

We have a unique Expressive and Literary Arts program with a camper-operated radio station (ECHO Radio), camper-run newspaper & literary magazine (The Ranch Review), camper-produced videos and dramatic productions.

Echo Hill was founded by Dr. Tom and Min Friedman in 1953 and is now owned and operated by their children Kinky, Roger and Marcie Friedman. About 60% of our campers are second generation and 90% of our staff are former campers and Counselors-in-Training. Our Executive Directors, Dr. Roger Friedman and his wife Roz Beroza, MSW, combine years of experience as mental health professionals with their work in children’s camping to continue Echo Hill’s fine tradition of being a fun, safe and nurturing community for your child to spend the summer.

2009 Sessions, Tuitions, Discounts and Refund Policy

Four-Week Session:

Dates: June 24^th to July 21^st   Tuition: $3,530.00

Registration requires a non-refundable $450.00 deposit to reserve a space for each child and payment of the balance due by April 1, 2009.  Deposit is applied to tuition. See below for requirements to receive the Super Early Bird 10% Discount and the Early Bird 5%. Tuition includes:  all activities, room/board, laundry service, bunk photo, yearbook and summer DVD.  Transportation to/from camp is additional.

Three-Week Session:

Dates:  July 1^st to July 21^st       Tuition: $2,875.00

Registration requires a non-refundable $450.00 deposit to reserve a space for each child and payment of the balance due by April 1, 2009. Deposit is applied to tuition. See below for requirements to receive the Super Early Bird 10% Discount and the Early Bird 5%. Tuition includes all activities, room/board, laundry service, bunk photo, yearbook and summer DVD.  Transportation to and from camp is additional.

.One-Week Session:

Dates: June 24^th to June 30^th    Tuition: $1,200.00

Registration requires a non-refundable $450.00 deposit to reserve a space for each child and payment of the balance due by April 1, 2009. Deposit is applied to tuition. See below for requirements to receive the Super Early Bird 10% Discount and the Early Bird 5%. Tuition includes all activities, room/board, laundry service, bunk photo, yearbook and summer DVD.  Transportation to and from camp is additional.

NEW for 2009!

Go to HIGH SCHOOL ADVANCED SKILL PROGRAMS in Table of Contents for More Information.

One- Week Advanced Skill Programs for High School Students

Dates: June 16^th to June 22^nd    Tuition (for each program): $1,550.00

Registration requires a non-refundable $450.00 deposit to reserve a space for each child and payment of the balance due by April 1, 2009.  Deposit is applied to tuition. See below for requirements to receive the Super Early Bird 10% Discount and the Early Bird 5%.

>Horsemanship Summer Camp: Girls, grades 9^th-12^th<

>Visual Arts Institute Summer Program:Girls, grades 9^th -12^th<

>Hill Country Backpacking Adventure: Boys, grades 9^th -12^th<

Tuition Discounts and Refund Policy:

Family Discount: When more than one child attends camp from the same family, each additional child receives a $150.00 family discount.

 Early Bird Discounts:

If you register, pay deposit before October 1^st  and pay tuition balance in full by December 31, 2008, you will receive a Super Early Bird 10% Discount off  2009 tuition.

<!--[if !supportLists]-->2.       <!--[endif]-->If you register, pay deposit  after October  1^st  but before December 31, 2008,and pay tuition balance in full by March 1, 2009, you  receive an Early Bird 5% Discount off 2009 tuition.

Tuition Refund Policy:

Deposits are non-refundable and applied to tuition. The tuition, less deposit, is fully refundable if cancellation occurs by 5/1/09.  If cancellation occurs after 5/1/09, tuition refund will be determined on an individual basis with due consideration for medical or financial emergencies.

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