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Introducing Our New Summer Camp Director: Emma “Geller” Robert

We are taking this opportunity to congratulate Emma Robert (Camp Name – Geller) who has been hired as our new Summer Camp Director! She is very enthusiastic, skilled, and knowledgeable about Camp Kawartha and its operations. Geller is full of creative ideas and...

A Farewell from our Summer Camp Director, Adam ‘Wham’ Strasberg

Dear Camp Kawartha Families,  After 19 years and after 19 incredible summers, it’s time for me, like many great staff who serve Camp Kawartha, to move on; to use what I’ve gained at Camp Kawartha and apply this to other and new directions of my professional life.  It...

A Goodbye and a Hello!

We are saddened to announce the departure of our Food Services Manager, Tina Barnes. Known to campers and staff as Momma T, Tina was an amazing chef and a versatile one! She could whip up a full meal and at the last minute add shawarma or tacos or vegan options! We...

In Memory of Kim Vardy

Written by Adam Strasberg, Summer Camp Director Sadly, on Tues. Oct. 1st, we lost a member of our Camp Kawartha Team. When I hired Francis Kim Vardy in the pre-summer of 2014 on the recommendation of my busing consultant and mentor Eldon McCoy, I quickly discovered 2...

Staff Spotlight: Samantha Leigh

What do you do at Camp Kawartha? I’m one of the educators here! I work with the kiddos daily, teaching programs from ropes to quest for fire on main site, and am involved at the EC (Camp Kawartha Environment Centre) in summer camps and homeschool programs. My...

Staff Spotlight: Karen Copson

What do you do at Camp Kawartha? My title is Administrative Coordinator. I perform a variety of administrative duties and basic bookkeeping tasks, and provide technical and software support for staff. Basically I’m the computer geek working behind the scenes analyzing...