YMCA Camp Coniston

Gender: Coed
Camper ages: 8-15
Accommodations: Resident; Travel
Session dates: June 24 - August 18, 2007
Session lengths: 2 weeks
Cost: Resident $ 995 all-inclusive; Travel 1 week $ 650
Orientation: Agency (YMCA)
# Campers: 362/session
Camping affiliations: American Camp Association
Available for lease: Yes
Contact information:
      Director's name John Tilley
      Summer address PO Box 185
Grantham, NH  03753-0185
(603) 863-1160 (tel)
(603) 863-1620 (fax)
      Winter address SAME
      E-mail info@coniston.org
      Website www.coniston.org
Description: YMCA Camp Coniston is a coeducational, residential camp.  Located on more than 1200 pristine acres, Coniston is the perfect place for your child to make friendships that will last a lifetime as well as learn about themselves and the world around them.  Each session we host 372 boys and girls ages 8-15 and our cabin ratio of 10 campers to 2 staff assures campers the attention they need.  The Boy's and Girl's Camps are on separate sides of Lake Coniston with shared facilities, such as Dining Hall and Lodge located between.

Coniston's philosophy is to utilize its numerous programs to provide individual participants the opportunity to be vital in a larger community.  Through this group work campers grow individually in confidence, connectedness, and a sense of purpose.  External research and our experience show this process creates young people with tools capable of managing the numerous risks of adolescence.