Running Brook Camps | Voyagers (Grades 6-8)

VOYAGERS offers campers who have completed 6th, 7th, or 8th grade two-week sessions of both day and overnight trips to destinations such as the Berkshires, Rhode Island, Cape Cod and New Hampshire. This program is for those who enjoy nature and are looking to challenge themselves with overnight camping and more extreme adventures. Voyagers is the advanced group of the Adventures program.

Activities may include advanced hiking, biking, kayaking, rock climbing, fishing, swimming, and canoeing. All admission fees are included in the tuition cost. Sessions culminate in a two-night camping trip. The only exception to this occurs during Session 1, when camping will occur on a Monday (July 1st) and Tuesday evening (July 2nd) due to the July 4th holiday.

Note: Camping is a required component of the Voyagers session, so there is not an on-campus alternative. Hiking, biking and kayaking / canoeing will also take place during each session. Please ensure that your camper is comfortable with these activities before signing up!

Drop-off and pick-up will occur at Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall every day. Drop-off runs from 8:15am - 8:45am. Pick-up runs from 3:30pm - 4:00pm. When a group leaves for a camping trip, it returns in time for dismissal on Friday. Please note that there will be an early dismissal (2:00pm) on August 16th. Bus and Extended Day options are also available!

Sample Schedule

Monday

Connect with counselors and group
Swim test
Ice breakers
Hiking at Mt. Wachusett in Princeton, MA

Tuesday

Tour Halibut Point State Park in Rockport, MA

Wednesday

Travel to Burlington, VT
Camp overnight at North Beach Campgrounds

Thursday

Biking with Local Motion
Visit Church Street Marketplace
Attend Lake Monsters baseball game
Camp overnight at North Beach Campgrounds

Friday

Travel back to CH-CH campus

This is intended to give an idea of the general type of adventures that the Voyagers group will experience. Plans for this year's sessions will be different!

2024 Camping Locations

Session 1 (June 24 - July 5): Princeton, MA (with horseback riding!)

Session 2 (July 8 - July 19): Caratunk, ME (with whitewater rafting!)

Session 3 (July 22 - August 2): Burlington, VT (with biking!)

Session 4 (August 5 - August 16): North Conway, NH (with ziplining!)

Camping is a required component of the Voyagers session. For two nights, groups will be sleeping in tents and working together to prepare and cook their meals.

RUNNING BROOK CAMPS AT CHAPEL HILL - CHAUNCY HALL SCHOOL

785 Beaver St.
Waltham, MA 02452

Phone: 781-314-0994
Fax: 781-894-5706

Email: runningbrookcamp@chch.org

Director: Kenna Weber, L.M.F.T.

Office Hours: We are available Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Please give us a call with any questions that you have, or to schedule a personal tour.