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    Create Your Own Adventure this Summer!

    Our co-ed, unplugged camp focuses on non-competitive programming where  campers are encouraged to create and lead activities while making meaningful connections with everyone from our community

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    Camp Carvela and the Places we Play!

    Rated one of the best summer camps in Michigan by SummerCampHub.com

    Camp Carvela is located 9.5 miles south west of downtown Traverse City. We are approximately 250 miles from Detroit and 300 miles from Chicago, in the heart of the popular vacation area of Grand Traverse County. Camp Carvela is located approximately 35 miles east of our sister summer camp, Camp Lookout.

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    Welcome to our Blog

    Welcome to our Blog

    November 30, 2016 3879

    Have you been a camper or sent your children to camp?  If so, we suspect you’ve found it challenging  to put what we do with our participants into words.  You’re not alone. Have you been wondering what Camp Lookout or Crystalaire is all about? Is this your first time here?  Read on! We have created

    On Identity Based Leadership

    On Identity Based Leadership

    October 26, 2016 3543

    On Identity Based Leadership If you’ve been on a Crystalaire trip you know we talk about a lot of boxes. We draw them in the sand, lay them out in rocks and twigs, or draw them on small portable whiteboards. And then, often, we break them. It’s part of what we call “identity-based dynamics,” and

    From the directors – End of season letter

    From the directors – End of season letter

    October 25, 2016 3764

    Dear Families of Lookout and Crystalaire, We want to thank you for another wonderful summer season at Camp Lookout and Crystalaire Adventures! This summer had many memorable moments, and we are grateful we got to share and create them with your children. The weather was as close to perfect as it will ever be, the

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    What parents and campers say

    "Being at camp, for me, has been what it feels like to be alive. I can be whomever I want, be free, speak my mind, and I am happy and laugh so much more than I do at home. It has made me capable of learning other people's point of view, opening myself to allow others to learn about me, and I know what it feels like to feel pure, unhindered joy."
    - Camper from session C
    "I really like the free time and all the time outdoors. I love that they can help create their own activities. The creativity, free-time, and rustic atmosphere is why I picked this camp. My son is begging me to sign him up for next year."
    - Parent from Session D
    "The feeling of acceptance and a stronger self worth. My child felt they could be the person they wanted to be, without the pressures of conformity that they experience at school"
    - Parent from Session B

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    Family of Programs

    Camp Carvela is part of a family of programs that also includes Camp Lookout and Crystalaire Adventures. All three programs, which are run by the same team differ slightly in their daily approach, share the same philosophical foundation. All three organizations focus on experiential learning in supportive communities with an emphasis on creating positive connections. More can be found on our philosophy page. 

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