Heart O’ the Hills Camp
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Heart O’ the Hills Camp for Girls 6-16, located on Guadalupe River’s beautiful South Fork. Character-building atmosphere, worldwide, limited enrollment, personable! Personal growth through intangibles—self-confidence, teamwork, leadership, individual identity, dealing with challenges. Camp population small enough to be friendly, large enough to do many fun activities. "Tepees" and dining room are fully air-conditioned. Family style dining, tradition of etiquette.
Fun and instruction-oriented, offering more than 40 activities—traditional, plus unusual, typically including English and western horseback riding, Red Cross swimming instruction, fishin’, war canoe, canoeing, diving, competitive swimming, synchronized swimming, field sports, tennis, volleyball, softball, fencing, soccer, basketball, field hockey, cheerleading, drama, dance, "Just For Fun", archery, riflery, climbing and rappelling, sign language, "Smoke Signals" and yearbook, pioneering (camp craft, nature, and ecology), quilting, calligraphy and papermaking, leather work, ceramics, cooking, painting and sketching, jewelry making and beading, nature crafts, weaving.
Heart O’ the Hills was built originally to be a resort inn, and in 1953 was converted into a summer camp for girls.
Free family fun days on Saturday, March 3, and Saturday, March 17, 2012.
Ragsdale family owned and operated. Role model counselors. Four-week and two-week sessions for girls 6-16; 7-day short term for girls 5-11. For brochure only 1-800-RAGSDALe; call 830-238-4650 for detailed information.
Camp Type:
 Residential
Year Established: 1953 Gender: Girls Age of Campers: 6 to 16 years old Cost/Week: $1001.00-$2000.00/wk Religious Affiliation: None Camp Owner(s): Ragsdale family
Camp Director(s): Jane Ragsdale
Nearest Large City: San Antonio Off Season Rental: Accreditations ? ACA
AIC
CCCA
CHA
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Camp Focus:
Arts Camps: Dance Sports Camps: Equestrian and Horseback Riding Sports Camps: Swimming Traditional Camps |
- Acting
- Arts and Crafts
- Ceramics
- Dance
- Drawing and Painting
- Music
- Performing Arts
- Pottery
Sports Activities:
- General Sports
- Aerobics
- Baseball and Softball
- Basketball
- Cheerleading
- Equestrian and Horseback Riding
- Fencing
- Fishing
- Fitness
- Gymnastic
- Lacrosse
- Riflery
- Soccer
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track and Field
- Volleyball
- Water Sports
- Yoga
Adventure Activities:
- Canoeing
- Hiking
- Primitive Skills
- Rappelling
- Rock Climbing
Academic Activities:
- Culinary
- Etiquette
- Journalism
- Leadership
Miscellaneous Activities:
- Team Building
2012 DATES
First Term (four weeks ages 6-16), Sunday, June 3--Saturday, June 30, Tuition: $4,200 (4,050)*
♥ June Split Terms ♥
(two weeks ages 6-16) Sunday, June 3--Saturday, June 16 (1A), Tuition: $2,300 (2,220)*
(two weeks ages 6-16) Sunday, June 17--Saturday, June 30 (1B), Tuition: $2,300 (2,220)*
Second Term (ages 6-16), Saturday, July 7--Friday, Aug. 3, Tuition: $4,200 (4,050)*
♥ July Split Terms ♥
(two weeks ages 6-16) Saturday, July 7--Friday, July 20 (2A), Tuition: $2,300 (2,220)*
(two weeks ages 6-16) Saturday, July 21--Friday, Aug. 3 (2B), Tuition: $2,300 (2,220)*
Short Term (ages 6-11), (eight days ages 5-11) Monday, Aug. 6--Sunday, Aug. 12, Tuition: $1,550 (1,500)*
Summer Term (eight weeks ages 6-11), Sunday, June 3-- Friday, Aug. 3, Tuition: $7,625 (7,400)*
*(amount in parenthesis indicates discount for payment by check)
