Open houses and visitors

 

Open houses and meet-the-staff opportunities for parents (and prospective campers and parents)

One day each session we have official time when parents can stop by to experience camp. Also, on the day that each session begins, the staff holds a (necessarily brief) meeting with parents who’d like to meet them. Parents of current or prospective campers are welcome at any of these events. Prospective campers may also come with their parents or a friend’s parents. (Sorry, no prospective campers without parents; we can’t take responsibility for them.) We regret that we can’t take time on the last (very busy) morning of camp to have extended conversations with parents, though we love to say hello.

Precamp meetings

The first day of camp is a big, busy event for us, so we’ll need to stay within these time parameters.

You may notice that at our Oregon sessions, site tours are scheduled before official arrival time for campers. Yes, if you want a tour led by NBTSC staff and are driving your kids to camp, it's okay to arrive at 5:00.

First day of camp (all sessions)

5:00 - 5:30—tours of the site led by NBTSC staff
5:30-6:00—meeting and Q/A for parents with Grace and staff. 

 

Midweek parent open houses

(Former campers, please note that parent open houses are for parents, not for alums, unless you contact us to make special arrangements.)

For security reasons, please do be sure to check in with a staff person as soon as you arrive. You are welcome to share any meals that overlap with open house hours -- but for Oregon Session 1 you must contact us at least a week ahead if you'd like dinner reservations.

 

Oregon ~ Session 1 : Monday August 15
3:45 to 8:15 p.m.
This will most likely take you from the end of siesta/well-being time through a workshop slot or two and then dinner and an evening all-group meeting. (Let us know a week ahead if you'd like us to make dinner reservations for you.)

Oregon ~ Session 2 : Sunday August 28
3:45 to 8:45 p.m.
This will most likely take you from the end of siesta/well-being time through a workshop slot or two, spontaneous or group-discussion time, and then dinner and an evening all-group meeting.

Vermont 1, Thursday September 22
9:45 a.m. through the end of lunch (about 2:45 p.m.)
If you’d like to witness our large group morning meeting, do arrive by 10 a.m. We won’t invite you to participate in our half-hour small (advisee) group meetings, but during that time you can wander around or look over the schedule and other postings in the dining hall, or take a tour with a junior staff person. Then there will be a couple workshop slots before lunch—you are welcome to participate or even offer your own workshop. (If you let us know a day or more ahead, we’ll add it to the schedule and announce it in morning meeting.) 

Vermont 2, Monday October 3rd
3:45 to 8:15 p.m.
Good chance you'll experience a workshop slot or two, dinner, and our evening meeting.

 

Visiting camp

Sorry, we don't normally host visitors except during parent open houses, which are for parents of campers (and for prospective campers and their parents). Other would-be visitors, including former campers, need to request permission to visit during open house. If you are a parent who for scheduling reasons has a hard time with our open house day, but would really like to witness NBTSC in action, do contact us -- we'll be unlikely to host you at the start or end of a session, but we'll try to find another day that's mutually possible.

(Occasionally we do invite specific guests during a session -- alums, prospective staff, visiting workshop presenters, etc. -- believing they have something special to offer our community. If you see yourself in that category, contact us and we'll discuss.)

 

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