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Why should you choose Greenwood Trails over another camp? We’ve got another answer for you in our blog series “Choosing Greenwood Trails.”

We want to make sure that our campers are able to control their lives at camp so we have created an autonomous environment at Greenwood Trails. Our motto is “Choose Your Own Trail,” which can be interpreted in a couple of different ways:

  • Our camp is choice based, which means that campers get to participate in activities that they choose.  Our younger campers will have a couple of activities scheduled for them during the day to ensure they bond with their cabinmates.  BUT even younger campers will have four activities a day that they choose. Our older campers will have 6 periods a day to choose.
  • Campers can be who they want to be at Greenwood Trails.  Choosing their own trail could mean that campers can choose to take risks that aren’t available in a school environment.  Because we encourage our campers to be their best selves, campers gain confidence to be the people they want to be… and that’s a powerful experience!

When campers get to choose who they are and what they want to do, we get to see kids breaking social barriers, being braver than they’ve ever been, and excelling in activities that they really enjoy.

We miss you so much and we can’t wait for the summer to see all of you again.

That’s why you’re invited to our reunion!

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When? Saturday, February 4, 2017 from 2pm-4pm
Where? Dave & Buster’s, 881 Pelham Parkway, Pelham, New York
Details: GWT has reserved a private room for catching up, eating snacks, and remembering amazing times with our GWT friends. Power cards will be provided to all 2016 campers for even more fun!

AND- FINGERS CROSSED!  You might also get to meet the NEW GWT puppy!!
RSVP by January 10 here: RSVP Sign Up

We’re Bringing Back D Session in 2017!

Our special one-week D session is happening again this year, and it’s going to be better than ever! Campers who are attending D session in addition to another session in 2017 will be going on two fun trips during changeover weekend (August 5-6). After saying goodbye to their C session friends, campers attending D session will be hopping on the bus to Lake Compounce Amusement and Waterpark in Bristol, Connecticut!

Here are the details:

  • Campers will depart at 11am on Saturday and will arrive back to camp after dinner.
  • Park admission, transportation, lunch and dinner are included in the D session tuition.
  • If you’d like your camper to have spending money, you will be able to arrange that through camper bank.
  • Campers will be in groups and accompanied throughout the park by a counselor.
  • In case of inclement weather, we will reschedule for Sunday, August 6th, or go on a rainy day alternative trip.
  • Visiting Day between C & D sessions is optional and will be available on Sunday so that our campers don’t miss out on our Lake Compounce fun! We will not have any formal visiting day activities or lunch on site but parents are welcome to take their children off camp from 10am-3pm. For those who are not participating in visiting day, campers will be traveling to the Shoppes at Farmington Valley or another local trip. Transportation will be included. Campers can choose to bring a bagged lunch which we’ll provide, or bring spending money to eat at the Shoppes.

We can’t wait for this experience!  Sign up today!

 

How cool are we?  We are SO cool, we were just announced the WINNER of Red Tricycle’s 2016 Totally Awesome Awards in the “Coolest Camp in NYC” category!

Red Tricycle first noticed Greenwood Trails this past winter when we began training Neutron, our Guiding Eyes puppy in training.  Read their article about us here!

We could not have won the “Coolest Camp” title without the coolest campers and families around.  Thank you so much for your support and love!  We can’t wait to be even cooler in 2017!

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Our Guiding Eyes for the Blind puppy Neutron is coming to New York City on Sunday, October 23rd to celebrate his birthday and he’s hoping you can join him!

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We’ll be celebrating and singing the Greenwood Trails “Happy Birthday Song” to Neutron from 3-4pm at 16 Handles on 325 Amsterdam Ave between 75th and 76th!. Since he will soon be moving onto his next step in Guiding Eyes for the Blind training, we’d like to make sure that he and his pals have everything they need in order to enjoy their stay. That’s why we’re also donating toys and gift cards to Guiding Eyes in Neutron’s honor!

 

If kids bring a donation to his birthday celebration, they’ll get a free ice cream on us!

If you can’t join us but would still like to donate, you can either mail a donation to us or we’ll have three drop off locations:  Greenwood Trails (390 Winchester Road, Winsted, CT), Merrick Woods (1075 Merrick Avenue, Merrick, NY) and Guiding Eyes’ facility (611 Granite Springs Road, Yorktown Heights, NY).

Because these puppies are very special, Guiding Eyes asks for specific donations.  Their wish list can be found here:  Guiding Eyes Amazon Wish List but other items of similar quality are also accepted.

We can’t wait to see you! RSVP here!

 

Our high ropes course was just upgraded:  Three new awesome elements leading to the zip line!   I can’t wait for summer!

 

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