Independent Lake Camp
Summer Address:
Orson, Pennsylvania, USAShow Phone #
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Off-Season Address:
Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, USAShow Phone #
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Do you love something so much - a sport, art, theatre, computers -- you want to achieve expertise or joy from it every waking hour? You can at ILC. Are you a Renaissance Camper wanting a one-shot taste of a multitude of neat stuff - mountain biking, ceramics, kayaking, magic -- without being chained to it until you're 45? You can.
ILC believes camp is not reform school, campers are not pre-programmed droids, and that all kids have a healthy sense of how they want to spend the precious summers of their youth. They can do this at the glorious green northern tip of the Pocono Mountains in any combination of four 2-week sessions, with other kids ages 6-17.
Independent Lake Camp:
To Respect and celebrate diversity: honoring people for whom they are, in an open-minded and open-hearted spirit of trust, acceptance, recognition, and kindness.
To Create a safe, supportive, exciting summer of discovery during which campers experience and connect to people of all ages and backgrounds, and in the process connect to all aspects of their own diverse selves as well.
To Understand that "fun" and "learning" should be synonyms (especially in summer!), leading to greater physical, emotional, and intellectual skills, comfort levels, and pride: observable gifts of growth with which the child returns home.
To Challenge counselors, staff, and all who work with our campers, to set the standard for, and to achieve, the ideal in positive, successful,life-enriching interactions with every single child.
To Nurture and endow young people with such a wealth of esteem for themselves, for humanity, and for the adventure and meaningful joy possible in life, that, entering the larger stage of adult community, they heal,repair, and enhance our world-at-large.
"Can't wait till next year! ILC is THE best sleepaway camp EVER!" - 2007 Camper
Camp Type:
 Residential
Year Established: 1992 Gender: Coed Age of Campers: 6 to 17 years old Cost/Week: $651.00-$1000.00/wk Religious Affiliation: None Camp Owner(s): Dan Gould and Nigel Watson Camp Director(s): Dan Gould and Nigel Watson Nearest Large City: Scranton, PA Off Season Rental: Yes |
Camp Focus:
Arts Camps: Acting Arts Camps: Arts and Crafts Arts Camps: Circus Arts Camps: Film and TV Arts Camps: Magic Arts Camps: Music Sports Camps: BMX Sports Camps: Go Carts Special Accommodations: ADD, Asthma, Food Allergies, Hearing Impaired, Vision Impaired, |
- Acting
- Arts and Crafts
- Ceramics
- Circus
- Dance
- Drawing and Painting
- Film and TV
- Magic
- Music
- Other Arts
- Performing Arts
- Photography and Video
- Pottery
- Sculpture
- Theater
- Visual Arts
Sports Activities:
- General Sports
- Aerobics
- Archery
- Baseball and Softball
- Basketball
- BMX
- Chess
- Cycling
- Equestrian and Horseback Riding
- Field Hockey
- Fishing
- Fitness
- Go Carts
- Golf
- Gymnastic
- Inline Skating
- Lacrosse
- Skateboarding
- Soccer
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track and Field
- Volleyball
- Wakeboarding
- Waterskiing
- Water Sports
Adventure Activities:
- Assorted Adventures
- Backpacking
- Canoeing
- Hiking
- Kayaking
- Mountain Biking
- Mountain Boarding
- Rock Climbing
Academic Activities:
- General Academics
- Computers
- Creative Writing
- ESL
- Journalism
- Other Academics
- Robotics
- SAT Prep
Miscellaneous Activities:
- Model Rocketry
- Talent Show
- Team Building
- Travel/Trips
2 Week Sessions:
June 22-July 6
July 6-July 20
Aug 10-Aug 24
3 Week Sessions:
July 20-Aug 10
4 Week Sessions:
June 22-July 20
5 Week Sessions:
July 6-Aug 10
July 20-Aug 24
7 Week Sessions:
June 22-Aug 10
July 6-Aug 24
9 Week Sessions:
June 22-Aug 24
