Dear Parents, We hope this blog post finds you in great spirits as we celebrate an incredible second week at Vega! The excitement is palpable, and we are happy to share a few the highlights and adventures that your girls have experienced over the past week. Festive Forth of July celebrations and thrilling Camp Olympic […]
As camp parents we all want our kids to grow and thrive while they’re away at camp. Doing so means allowing our kids to be “away” both physically and emotionally, a parental skill rarely, if ever, accessible in our modern lives. In her second blogpost for MCE, Dr. Tracy delves into why it’s an important […]
For all camp parents, including us who also happen to be camp directors, it can be gut-wrenching at times to be away from our children while they’re at camp. So why do we do it?! We’re excited to share the first of a series of blog posts by Dr. Tracy Brenner, a psychologist, Maine camp […]
Thank you to all the 2022 Vega Campers, Staff and their Families for making the 2022 summer UNFORGETTABLE! Special thanks to Vega’s 2022 Media Team for capturing and editing so many wonderful moments. We love you Vega!
Dear Vega, Last week we joined together with family and friends to celebrate Thanksgiving and spend the day Choosing Gratitude, which happens to be one of our Vega Values. These 5 values, Believe in Yourself, Build Unity, Live with Integrity, Have Empathy and Choose Gratitude are the values that each Vega camper and staff member strive to embody everyday and […]
Every wonder why we have so may returning Leadership Staff at Vega? A few of them share why in their own words.
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 […]
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 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 2021 was special. Some would say it was “like no other” summer in Vega’s 85 year history (here’s looking at you Tamary 2021). As this year comes to an end, we would like to take a moment to both celebrate the joys and triumphs of last season and look forward to adventures anew in […]