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Curious Jane offers day camps and after-school programs, but don’t forget we run sleepaway camps, too! For older girls, through Blue Tree (at Smith and Bryn Mawr) and this year CJ sleepaway, too, for girls entering 5th and 6th grades (at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy in Philadelphia.) An essential part of the sleepaway experience — whether it’s your daughter’s first summer or her tenth — is getting a fun care package from home. Here’s how to pull a great one together! Print it out and keep it on hand for the summer…. 5 Rules for Packing the Perfect Camp Care Package (+ 20 Great Ideas for Cool Things to Send) 1) When you drop her off, make note of how many girls are in her cabin / dorm group and what the camp’s food policy is for care packages (many don’t allow them, due to critter-control and allergies, but some … Continue reading
From early written history, up through the 1990s, the teenage brain has been characterized as being clouded by dark forces, causing teens to behave in irrational, inexplicable, even dangerous ways. However, in the 1990s, detailed brains scans made possible by new imaging technology showed a massive re-organization and re-modeling taking place during the teen years and even into the early twenties. In the 2000s, scientists examined the teenage brain in light of evolutionary theory and found it to be highly adapted and perfectly wired for the most difficult and critical task humans undertake.
“The New Science of the Teenage Brain” landed in my mailbox last week – the cover story of National Geographic’s October issue and the top of my Sunday reading list. After being blown-away by its findings, I shared it with a friend – a therapist who works with teens. “You should read this fantastic article. Maybe teens aren’t inexplicable; maybe they’re amazing.” She replied, “I know – a lot of people have mixed feelings towards the teen years – confusion, frustration, anxiety, excitement, trepidation… but I find teens absolutely fascinating!” Exactly. Continue reading
To celebrate our success, we’re launching the “Camp Kick-Off” sweepstakes. “Like” Blue Tree Camp on Facebook and you can enter to win a FREE 2-week residential session at the location of your choice. (up to $2,495 value, transportation not included). ENTER NOW! Continue reading
I’m quite attached to our home at Bryn Mawr College – Radnor Hall. It’s on the main lawn, but tucked to the side just a bit; a comfortable nook, carved out – it seems – for Blue Tree. It sits away from the larger dorms, and it neighbors the campus center, café and bookstore, a convenience not to be overlooked. Radnor holds just the right number of girls and staff to create a community that is close and lively. Its setting strikes the right tone, and its size suits us perfectly.
This summer, we are growing; we are branching out… Continue reading
We are very excited for Blue Tree to be included in the summer programs recommended by Rachel of Parents of NY Teens.
She posts on NYC schools and education programs for children of all ages. Thanks for sharing Blue Tree! http://parentsofnyteens.blogspot.com/p/2011-summer-programs.html Continue reading
Samantha Razook Murphy is the founder of Curious Jane and Blue Tree. She was inspired to create these unique programs to give her girls, and all girls, a chance to be creative and inventive in a high-energy, collaborative and gender-affirming space. She loves designing, tinkering and figuring out. Samantha is the mother of two girls and lives in Brooklyn, NY. She holds her BA from Yale and Masters in Industrial Design from Pratt. In her spare time she coaches volleyball and rides her bike around Brooklyn.