Returning Leadership staff share why they return to Vega year after year
Every wonder why we have so may returning Leadership Staff at Vega? A few of them share why in their own words.
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Help us create a Camp Vega Olympic Flag!
Imagine a Vega Olympic Flag raised up the flagpole on days when Vega Olympic events take place throughout the summer! We have decided we would like to do just that and want your help to create one. We would love to see your ideas of what a Camp Vega Olympic flag might look like! If […]
Summer Camp in a TikTok World
There are moments as parents when it is hard to believe that our own kids successfully (and even happily) separate from their beloved “screens” for an entire summer at camp. It seems (and they have even stated) that they would rather spend their summer playing video games online with their friends and watching endless Youtube, […]
We Miss You, 2022!
Time flows differently at summer camp where there is a fairly common saying, “A day feels like a week, and a week feels like a day.” It is hard to believe Vega ’22 has come and gone. So many people made the 2022 summer unforgettably outstanding through countless kind deeds and pursuits to improve themselves and those around […]
The Summer Has Begun
Parents can spend quite a bit of time preparing for their child’s overnight summer camp experience. Providing all of the necessary information, ordering and packing the clothes and supplies from the packing list, and confirming logistics for travel to and from camp can seem (to put it lightly for some) challenging. Those efforts are being […]
STEAMing Ahead, Golf, Online Tutoring – Summer Activity Updates and Reminders
We are enjoying putting together every camper’s schedule and helping campers and parents envision the details of what their summer will look like! We have also received requests that we are planning to introduce flag football and handball at camp this summer. These activities will take place during landsports activity periods or during evening activities. STEAM: We […]
Oh How We Can Harmonize!
We have heard time and time again from campers, staff and alumni that Sunset Circle was, and is, one of their favorite events at Vega. The steeped tradition of what takes place there resonates throughout our entire camp community…especially some camp songs with original lyrics and tunes created and adapted by campers and staff that […]
Vega Summer Musicals 2022
We are looking forward to this summer’s musical theater productions! Sub Junior/Junior Play – The Lion King A lively stage adaptation of the Academy Award-winning 1994 Disney film, The Lion King is the story of a young lion prince living in the flourishing African Pride Lands. When an unthinkable tragedy, orchestrated by Simba’s wicked uncle, Scar, takes […]
Why I am (very happy to be) returning to Echo Lake
Vega staff member and guest blogger, Scott Burgess, shares a glimpse of his experience and decision to return to Camp Vega this summer. He was the music department head in 2018 before receiving a bachelors degree, and running a successful business in England. Thanks, Scott – we’re excited to welcome you back to your summer […]
What have we been up to for 2022?
Hello Vega!! It’s 2022 and we have a range of exciting updates for you! Let’s dive right in… Back in 2019 we announced plans for a camper/staff alumni reunion at Vega, which was slated to take place after camp the following year. After a two year delay, it’s official: 2022 is the year – Labor […]