Rockmont Blog

How We Choose Counselors for Each Age Group
There are many wonderful nuances during a camper’s developmental journey, and they all bring their (...)

2021: A New Year!
Each new year brings its own sense of exhilaration and enthusiasm. But after 2020, this new year (...)

An Ode to Murph
Michael Murphy goes by many names around Camp Rockmont. He answers to Murph, (...)

Conversations about Cliffs: Hiking Safely around the Vertical
The fall in western North Carolina is awesome because the weather is typically perfect and it is (...)

Wait, is that Potato Knob?
A blog for camping professionals involved in the North Carolina Youth Camp Association. and now (...)

Group Game Facilitation
Picture this... 200+ high schoolers, 2 hours, 20 orange cones, a soccer field, and... You. Summer (...)

Brrring. Brrring. “Good afternoon. This is Camp Rockmont.”
Have you ever called the Rockmont office? If so, then you likely have had the distinct pleasure of (...)

3 Important Lessons from 12 Different Jobs
My first job wasn’t really an actual profession. I just worked for a man named Andy Molatch as his (...)

Staying “Awake” During Social Distancing
We are collectively in uncharted territory. The rhythms that many of us knew from a few weeks ago (...)