BYM Summer Camp Enrollment

BYM Camp Enrollment Now Open!

           On February 15, enrollment opened for one of BYM’s most popular offerings: the camping programs at Catoctin, Opequon, Shiloh, and Teen Adventure Quaker Camps. The camps are residential for children ages 9 to 14, with a trip-based program for 15- to 17-year-olds. Anyone may apply (and please do!) by visiting the BYM Camps website www.bymcamps.org. Spaces are available first come, first served, so please register as soon as you can. For questions, email info@bymcamps.org.           

            Why consider a sleep-away Quaker camp for your children (9 and older)? For many children, Quakerism and Meeting for Worship are seen as a “grown-up” religion and experience. At camp, children experience the Inner Light in a natural setting, in outdoor silent worship, and in community with their peers and well-trained, talented counselors (many of whom were once campers themselves). Campers unplug from electronics and social media to play and participate in activities, they gain the confidence that comes from learning practical life skills, and they make lasting friendships with children from other parts of the area or country. The camp setting and program offer experiential, multi-sensory learning that weekly FDS and traditional schools cannot provide. Quaker camps are open to children whether they come to BFM or not, so please share this information with others. If you are interested, we can put you in touch with families whose children attended BYM camps last summer. Contact Us form at Bethesda Friends Meeting - Contact Us.

           Lastly, BFM would like to support our children going to camp to the extent of $500 each, on a first come, first served basis. Please contact us to apply. Parents may also contribute by volunteering at one of the camps. For details about Quaker camps, see: https://www.quakersdc.org/quaker-camping.