Christian McKnight lives in a small rural town called Kinsman. It’s located in Ohio right along the border with Pennsylvania. He can literally walk about a quarter mile through a field and be in Pennsylvania. Christian finished his sophomore year of college a couple of weeks ago and is staying […]
Jake Kraemer returns to North Star for his 9th summer after finishing up his junior year at Deerfield High School (hence, he lives in Deerfield, Illinois). While he is pretty done with school and ecstatic to be back for my ninth summer, he enjoyed a good school year, especially enjoying […]
Sam Bricker and is looking forward to returning to camp for his 11th summer. Originally hailing from Deerfield, Illinois, he has spent the last two years studying at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. When not pursuing his economics degree Sam is spending time serving on the executive board of […]
The renovations of the Senior Village Washhouse are starting to take shape, which will certainly make our oldest campers and their counselors very happy! After the renovations to our main washhouse that were ready for the Summer of 2015, the Villa washhouse will be new and improved for the Summer […]
Camp for All Kids hosted Cocktails Around the Campfire 2017 this past Saturday, April 22. There was a great turnout from North Star as well as our CFAK partner camps. It was a great evening celebrating camp and the opportunity to share the camp experience with others. About 200 camp […]
New Camper Open House Pizza PartySaturday, May 13, 201712:00pm – 1:30pmBarnaby’s Pizza960 Skokie Boulevard, Northbrook, IL Join us on Saturday, May 13 at Barnaby’s Pizza in Northbrook for an opportunity to meet some of our junior staff, ask your burning questions and introduce your son to some of the other […]
Once again its time for all North Star people, past, present and future to join the NSC March Madness Challenge. There is no cost to participate and winner gets a wanegan of his or her choice, to be redeemed at camp, during the summer of 2017. Here are the links […]
Happy Birthday to our March campers! We hope you have a great day, don’t forget to thank the kitchen staff! Bully for you! March 1 – Adam Garfinkel March 2 – Jake Silver March 5 – William Harris March 6 – Eric Chen March 6 – Gavin Treschl March 6 […]
At North Star Camp, the shortest session we offer is 4-weeks. While that may sound like a long time, realize that what we are teaching takes time. Below are the reasons why we think a camp experience should be at least 4-weeks long:
“When we slow down, stop the busywork, and take in beautiful natural surroundings, not only do we feel restored, but our mental performance improves too.” -Florence Richards, National Geographic. “This is your Brain on Nature.” The setting at camp is fantastic. Located on a chain of lakes in the Northwoods […]
“Children love to learn, but they get tired of being taught by adults. Children want to learn from older children, and, at a camp that means older campers, C.I.T.’s (counselors in training) and camp counselors. They want to live with them, emulate them, absorb them. In our age-segregated society, camp […]
