Dear Vega 2018, Many people have asked us what the hardest part of our “job” is and we’ve realized over the years that the hardest part is saying goodbye. At Final Sunset Circle we spoke about how one of the many important lessons we all learn at Vega is how to let go. Letting go of the 2018 Vega Family […]
Dear Vega Families, Orientation has come to a close, and the workshops and professionals we’ve put together have shown us the Vega Team is as prepared and excited as ever to welcome the girls and really get the summer started. Now the real training begins! As first year camp parents sending our oldest son to […]
It is probably the only time we are excited to say: “Moving day is here!” We are happy to let everyone know we are moving up to camp! Not everyone knows a nearly “historic” member of the Camp Vega community, Tiger Hewett. Every year since 1987, Vega’s Onsite Manager Tiger, has assisted the Camp Vega […]
There are so many ways to get involved in the theater productions at Vega The campers who take theater as an activity get to rehearse with their friends and our fun, professional theater staff. For those interested in behind-the-scenes production, set design and stage crew provide hands-on experience in designing and creating sets and costumes, and working […]
Greetings 2018 Vega campers and staff! With opening of camp nearing the two month mark, preparations to organize another vigorous program of exciting activities continues. This year, we have decided to introduce the sport of Pickleball, one of the fastest growing sports in the United States. Perhaps some of you have been introduced to this sport or have played it. […]
Every summer we are excited for camp. We can hardly wait to welcome campers and staff, new and old, to their summer home and create an experience for them that changes all of us for the better. This year however, is different for us personally, because we finally have the opportunity to send our […]
Blog contribution by Kevin Gunn, Department Head of Vega’s Boating and Small Crafts department. Kevin is a High School teacher at Ursuline Academy of New Orleans. Due to the shortage in qualified candidates to work in science, technology and engineering fields, developing a STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) program has become the focus of many […]
We were thrilled when Vega alums Liz Trenk Prusinsky and Alexandra Smith both made trips to visit camp last summer with their young families. We were elated when we learned that they were interested and able to return to Vega in 2018, Liz as a group leader and Alex as our resident certified pediatric nurse practitioner […]
We were thrilled when Vega alums Liz Trenk Prusinsky and Alexandra Smith both made trips to visit camp last summer with their young families. We were elated when we learned that they were interested and able to return to Vega in 2018, Liz as a group leader and Alex as our resident certified pediatric nurse practitioner […]
Each year, we are fortunate to be surrounded by such a wonderfully diverse group of staff. To help facilitate this global recruitment and hiring, we get the help from a handful of international camp-staff hiring agencies. Recently, one of those agencies asked one of our staff members, who experienced Vega for the first time in 2017, to […]