My 14 year old daughter will be a third year camper this summer and has loved every minute of the experience.
The campers and counselors are friendly and caring. There are activities suited for everyone and the environment is safe and nurturing.
We feel good knowing our daughter is enjoying the outdoors while also learning to become an independent and responsible young woman.
Thank you Camp Jeanne D'Arc!
The views are amazing from the trails to the hills to the lakefront. This is a family run business and they treat you like family too. In the last 25 years, I can say that the number of mosquitos and leeches have both declined! The beach was awesome, fresh vegetables from the garden and berries in the forest. It was heaven. Can't wait for next summer!!!
This summer will be my 7th summer as a camper at JDA! I can't explain how much this camp means to me. The people you meet there are unforgettable! I keep in contact with many girls from all over the world, and i see some who are pretty close to me.
I am going to be a new Camp Counselor and l can't wait to see everyone and share so much of Africa at Camp.
Going to camp Jeanne d'Arc was one of the best decisions I've ever made. From the moment I arrived I knew it was going to be different, everyone was willing to know you and have fun with you. The activities are super well organized, you get to do tons of activities and sports (including waterskiing, or wake boarding, tubing, canoeing... Which were my favorite!) And then we had special activities such as Christmas in July, Wish Upon a Star Night, awards night, barbecues on Sundays, motor trips...
The facilities are super nice too, lots of cabins, an amazing lake, a huge field...
And the best counselors of course!!
But the real best thing about camp is how you feel that it's a real family, and that you're part of it. Sharing confidences with little campers when milk n cookies are delivered at night, Vespers... And of course Goodnight circle, I just loved goodnight circle!
So really the best camp I've ever been to!
The camp is like a second home and I loved my experience there!
What a wonderful place full of fond memories! My daughters are third generation campers. I went here as a girl as did my sisters, aunts, mother. I even had an uncle who was a Camp Lafayette counselor. But whether you step off the bus this summer for the first time or are steeped in family history here, Camp Jeanne d'Arc will live in your daughter's heart forever. Women who went to CJd'A as girls, grow up believing in themselves. They grow up to be who they truly are meant to be! And of course, "There's not a camp in all this world that's dearer. There's not a camp whose girls are half so true..." <3
Best place to further learn to love and accept yourself and those around you. 193432/10 would recommend!!!!!
Love it. The girls are awesome. I'm a nine year old camper. Last summer I was in cardinal cabin. The food is amazing it's going to a restaurant every meal. The have some many activities soccer,tennis, archery, horseback rid in g water skiing. Mounting. Tubing, slits, traditions, potter, tidying, swimming, kayaking, canoeing, stand up paddleborading, campfire, hiking, church In the beautiful little chapel with stain class windows. Eating which is my favorite subject. They have a huge salad bar and a bunch of delicious cheeses. They have a awesome cook. Who makes a bunch of different courses. I mean it's going to a restaurant every day, the also have tubing, nature walking, and so much more. Love it the girls are so nice. And the counselors are amazing. Miss you guys
I sent both my daughters to camp Jeanne d'arc and they are successful happy people, after their mom and aunts had also attended. Each year I gave them an option of going virtually anywhere and they each never hesitated in returning. It is a rare find because it looks much the same as it did 50 years ago and is throw back to the experience of the great Adirondak camps - with a true focus upon helping young ladies "find their voice", develop friendships for life and be truly fearless people.
I worked as a camp Councillor at Camp JDA during the summer of 2015. It was the best decision i'd ever made! In Britain we never had summer camps, it was a completely new concept to me; I was not disappointed. Prior to working in Camp JDA I served in the British Army for 5 years, and traveled extensively across South America. All of that pales in comparison to the memories I made in Upstate New York at Camp JDA.
The location is beyond description in its beauty. The facilities are beautiful, rustic and full of historical charm; you can feel the energy of all the past campers in each and every building. Camp JDA provides an incredible variety of activities for the girls to take part in, I was lucky enough to be a part of the boys camp during my time there also. The boys camp is new, developing, growing well, and full of potential.
Camp JDA was the first time I got to see young girls being themselves without the stresses and troubles of the outside world. Its a magical bubble to live in that no one ever wants to leave. I am not able to spend the summer of 2016 at camp JDA, it will always be in the back of my mind each year as summer approaches.
Randy and Sandy are two of the most genuine people you will ever meet. They have a wonderful family, and an excellent 'can do' work ethic. Under their guidance and leadership I am excited to see Camp JDA grow and develop. I am grateful for many things in life, most of all, I am grateful to have been able to live and breath Camp JDA during the summer of 2015.
Camp Jeanne d'Arc has become my daughter's home away from home. She has grown and learned so many things. The most wonderful thing I saw was her increased ability to take on challenges and to use that confidence in all aspects of her life. Thanks for being the best place for girls to be themselves.
I love this place they have all sorts of activites Canoeing, Stand up paddle boarding, Swimming, Water skiing, Soccer, tennis, archery, BB guns, Basketball, Horseback riding, Mountaining, arts and crafts and eat delicious food and so much more. The kids come from all over the world like I have friends from Russia, Thailand, France, Purto Rico and more places. The conselors are kind and friendly. The food there is so gooooooooooooooood on banquet they make a huge turkey feast with candles all around and turkey and mash potatoes and stuffing and gravy. They also are big on the desserts you get desserts after lunch and dinner plus cookies and milk before bed and sometimes they have breakfast in bed which is cinnamon rolls. The girls are so loving and kind. The whole point of the camp is to impower young Woman to show them that they can be strong just like Joan of Arc was and to grow there connection with god. We have campfire and we sing all sorts of beautiful songs about God and Jesus and we have a beautiful chapel full of stain glass windows that a former camper who was a stain glass artist made. We do all sorts of games with the jolies and are Les. Jolies are better but Les are great too go Jolies and they do sometimes a waterworks agaist Jolies and Les where they do canoe racing, a sand castle contest, Shell collecting and swim racing after dinner. Other times they do games like Soccer, Capture the Flag, And all sorts of others. Please go there it is not possible not to love it.
As a third-generation camper, my daughter has loved going to Camp Jeanne d'Arc for the last 7 summers. She has made wonderful, life-long friends, gained a terrific sense of independence, been instilled with a sense of confidence and spirit, and had great fun being with just girls. As a parent, I think it is fabulous camp that not only provides an inspiring experience but also communicates well and listens to input. My daughter is not the same after a summer at JDA! Carlton Tucker
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