Do you hear the sound of jingle bells? The happiest time of the year (other than camp!) is back, and our annual Ornament Exchange is too! We launched ...
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The Greystone Ornament Exchange Is Back: Sign Up Today!
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Parent Hacks: Celebrating a Birthday
We hope you and your family had a wonderful holiday celebration last week, and today, we are going to look at a family celebration that we know you lo...
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What Do You Do All Year? Ellen-Anne Edition.
Our fall series continues today as we’re asking Ellen-Anne the million dollar Camp Director question: “so what do you actually do all year?” We’ve all...
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A Council Fire Story for Thanksgiving
Once upon a time, a make believe Greystone girl, let’s call her Jenny, was happily walking to lunch with her friends at school. The girls formed a tig...
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What We are Eating: Fall Favorites
It officially feels like FALL here at camp. We LOVE the cooler weather, the changing of the mountain leaves, and especially, trying new fall-inspired ...
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Last Call: Summer 2022 Contest
Last call Greystone girls! Our 2022 contest is EPIC and we don’t want you to miss your chance to submit an idea the Plan You Dream EP contest. You can...
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All About Our New Honor Council Leadership Program
There were so many wonderful things about summer 2021, but one of the sweetest? Launching our new Honor Council leadership program! Traditions run dee...
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Camp Recipe: Pumpkin Cookies
It’s the year of camp cookies over here, and we couldn’t be more delighted about it! (Who has already made our s’mores cookies we shared last month?) ...
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Our 2021 Alumnae Sparks is Live!
Greystone Alumnae, this one is for you! Staying in touch with YOU, our alumnae group, is very important to us. We always enjoy putting together a fres...
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Kick-off Day for our Fall Book Club!
Today is the day! We are kicking off our Fall Book Club, reading Ellie Holcomb’s Fighting Words together. Are you joining us? We hope so! If you haven...
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Meet Our New Riding Director and Junior Camp Program Director!
Camp is all about the people, and we always want to keep you updated on changes to our year-round team. Well come on and pop the confetti with us, bec...
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What Do You Do All Year? Laura Edition.
Ah yes, the classic “what do you do all year as a camp Director?” question. We hear it all the time, and we get it - this job is a little weird! So th...
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Parent Hacks: Taking Ownership at Home
We are back for another one of our Parent Hacks blog posts, as we try to give some tips and tools on how to bring some of the camp magic home with you...
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Where Does the Sunday Offering Go?
Why do we collect an offering at camp? It is a great question, but one that would not have been even considered by previous generations who made weekl...
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Staff Blog: A Tuck-In From Your Counselor
By this time in the year, doesn’t it feel like we all just need our counselor back, just for a few minutes? 2021 counselor Bailey is here to answer th...
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Fall Book Club: Fighting Words
This fall, we are excited to bring back our Greystone Book Club. Last year, we hosted our first ever Parent Book Club, and it was so much fun! This ye...
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Camp Recipe: S'mores Cookies
We love sharing our special camp recipes for you to make at home whenever you’re missing Greystone, and this year, we’re taking it in a sweet directio...
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The Honor Code at Home: Friendships
This summer at camp we introduced a new Honor Code, that actually wasn’t very new at all! You see, while having a structured, outlined Honor Code was ...
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Spiritual Growth Recommendations for All Ages
Growing spiritually at camp is as easy as clapping your hands and claiming the day - it comes naturally while you’re here! But what happens once you l...
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Kitchen Spotlight: Bringing Food to the Fort
As you know by this point, we had to make some adjustments to run a healthy and safe camp for summer 2021, one of the biggest ones being eating all of...
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2022 Contest: Plan Your Dream EP!
Girls, are you ready? It is time for our 2022 Greystone Contest announcement! Over the years, we have done some pretty amazing contests. We especially...
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What Do You Do All Year? Jimboy Edition.
We bet every camp director has heard this question a time or two, and it makes sense! When someone hears you have a summer-focussed job, the obvious n...
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Meet Our 2021 Sunday Concert Musicians!
One of the very BEST parts about coming to Main Camp is getting to experience our Sunday night concerts. It is a highlight of the 5-week session! Ther...
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Parent Hacks: Table Topic Fun
Greystone parents, today the blog is for you! Every year, we have parents ask how they can take the fun of camp home with them during the year. This y...
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Parent Blog: Greystone's Impact on My Girls
It is difficult to describe the significance of Greystone to people who have not experienced it – either first hand as a camper, or through the eyes o...
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Looking for Recipes? Bookmark Our Cooking Page!
Whether it’s whipping up a new dish in Cooking class or enjoying an old favorite around the table in the Dining Hall, food is a huge part of camp! Not...
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The Greystone 2022 Staff Application is LIVE (and a new video!)
We just couldn’t wait any longer: the 2022 Staff Application is LIVE and open for YOU to apply for the best job ever! Camp could not run without our t...
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What Does Our Head Staff Do Right After Camp?
Summer 2021 came to a close a few weeks ago, and we’re still basking in the glory of what God did over the last few months… and just how fun it was! B...
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The Honor Code: At School
It is finally September, and while it may not feel like the fall season quite yet, we know it is coming, and we are greatly looking forward to it at c...
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Four Unexpected Joys of Summer 2021
It’s no secret that summer 2021 had to look a little different. In order to open our gates, we had to make adjustments to the way we gathered and went...
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