KenMont Camp for Boys and KenWood Camp for Girls

are America's premier four-week sleep away camps. Over 75 years of camping excellence
and traditions are combined with innovations attuned to today's children and their families.
Exceptional leadership, staff, program and facilities provide an extraordinary camping experience
and exemplify our commitment to our campers' happiness, well-being and safety.


Why are KenMont and KenWood Camps the right choice for my child?

Choosing the right camp for your child is a very personal decision. It is a process which
should involve the participation of parents and children together. Some of the key points to
consider are:

• Readiness
• Interests
• Supervision and Safety
• A co-ed / brother-sister / or, single gender camp experience
• Length of Stay
• Structured diversity and choice
• Facility
• Philosophy
• History

 

We hope the following will help you to better understand these and other aspects of our camps.

1. Where are the camps located?
2. What is the philosophy of our camps?
3. What is a Brother/Sister camp?
4. How long are your camp sessions?
5. Are your camps competitive?
6. What kinds of programs do you offer?
7. Where do your campers come from?
8. What is the age range of your campers?
9. How many total campers attend camp?
10. What is the experience and age of your staff?
11. Where do your staff come from?
12. What type of medical care is available for my child?
13. Do campers go out of camp for trips?
14. Are you a uniform camp?
15. How often is laundry done?
16. What types of food do you serve?
17. What do you do on rainy days?
18. What do your facilities include?

 

1. Where are the camps located?
   
   KenMont and KenWood Camps are located in Kent, CT on North Spectacle Lake, at the foothills of the Southern Berkshire Mountains. We are approximately 100 miles from NYC, a two hour drive. We are 45 minutes south of Massachusetts and a three hour drive from the city of Boston. Click here for directions.
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2. What is the philosophy of our camps?
   
   Our emphasis is on having our campers build lasting friendships within a family atmosphere of warmth and caring. Our camp environment nurtures development of individual character, self-confidence, and the learning of new skills. Diversity and choice are offered within the boundaries of a structured program, assuring that each and every camper is included and that no one is left out. Everyone is made to feel that this is his or her home away from home, where new friends learn to live together and each camper can find their own level of accomplishment.
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3. What is a Brother/Sister camp?
   
   As Brother/Sister camps, KenMont for Boys and KenWood for Girls operate as two distinct Camps, each with equal but separate facilities, staff and programs, sharing a common philosophy and Directorship. The camps do join together from time to time for Special Event days such as 4th of July Fireworks Celebration, Theater Presentations, and well supervised Socials similar to those held at single gender camps.
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4. How long are your camp sessions?
   
   Our camp program is structured around two 4-week sessions, each providing a complete camp experience from beginning to end. Campers in each session arrive together and leave together, fostering the optimal social dynamic for camp living and the development of friendships.
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5. Are your camps competitive?
   
   The degree of competitive or non-competitive program is completely flexible based on each child's choice program. A competitive camper can choose to participate in intramural sports leagues, inter-camp competitions and tournament play, satisfying even the most competitive spirit. Inherent in all our competitive programs are the fundamentals of sportsmanship and fair play. Many campers do not enjoy the competitive dimensions of athletics but wish to participate and improve their skills. Athletics within our core program emphasizes enjoyment, skill development and a constant nurturing by our staff to enhance each child's confidence.
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6. What kinds of programs do you offer?
   
   We take great pride in offering diversity of programs, allowing campers to partake in a wide range of activities. All program areas are lead by experienced professionals providing expertise, encouragement and fun. Programs that rival most specialty camps are offered in Athletics, Water Sports, Extreme Sports, Outdoor Adventure, Creative Arts and Theater. Activities include: animation, archery, art, astronomy, baseball, basketball, canoeing, ceramics, climbing wall, crafts, dance, digital photograpy, fitness training, flag football, fishing, go-karting, golf, gymnastics, hiking, horseback riding, Indian lore, intercamps, jewelry, kayaking, lacrosse, miniature golf, music, nature, newpaper publication, outdoor adventure, pioneering, radio broadcasting, rocketry, roller hockey, ropes course, row boating, sailing, skatepark, soccer, softball, street hockey, swimming, tennis, theater, video production, water polo, water skiing, volleyball, woodworking, zipline.
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7. Where do your campers come from?
   
   Approximately 60% of our campers are from the Tri-State area including Manhattan, Westchester, Long Island, New Jersey and Connecticut. We also have many camp families from Philadelphia, Maryland, Florida, and Los Angeles. In addition campers join us from various cities of the Midwestern and Southwestern states, as well as several European and South American countries.
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8. What is the age range of your campers?
   
   Eight to Fourteen years old.
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9. How many total campers attend camp?
   
   225 Boys and 225 Girls per session.
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10. What is the experience and age of your staff?
    
    Our experienced staff guide children to build good habits, identify core values, make personal judgments and embrace the fundamentals of teamwork. Many of our returning staff have been with us for as long as five to twenty-five years providing wonderful continuity and a foundation for camp traditions. All staff are required to have completed their first year of college to be eligible for hire at our camps. As individuals who become your child's role model we choose staff who not only are experienced in working with children, but also demonstrate the ability to provide genuine warmth and sound decision making.
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11. Where do your staff come from?
    
    The majority of our staff are from the U.S. and Canada. In addition, several key specialists hired for their activity area expertise join us from countries throughout the world.
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12. What type of medical care is available for my child?
    
    KenMont and KenWood have a live-in medical team comprised of a Medical Doctor and five full time Registered Nurses. Our fully equipped Health Center, detailed emergency procedures and 20 minute proximity to area hospitals, create a safe environment for our entire camp community.
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13. Do campers go out of camp for trips?
    
    An out-of-camp day trip is included in each session providing campers with experiences such as outdoor adventure, music festivals and waterparks. The same structure of supervision and safety used in camp is implemented on all trips. A professional bus company transports campers and staff.
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14. Are you a uniform camp?
    
    Yes. We believe that by having campers wear our simple uniform every day, the dynamic of competitive dressing is eliminated, allowing a more relaxed camp environment.
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15. How often is laundry done?
    
    Camper laundry is done on premises once a week, with same day turnaround.
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16. What types of food do you serve?
    
    Our food is delicious by any standard prepared by a Chef and cooking team from a prestigious New England University. We serve buffet style, providing a wide variety of foods at every breakfast, lunch and dinner, so that campers can always have a meal that includes food they really like to eat. Campers sit at round tables with their bunkmates and counselors.
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17. What do you do on rainy days?
    
    Our many indoor facilities allow us to run both athletic and non-athletic activities on rainy days. Programs are pre-planned to allow immediate implementation in case of rain.
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18. What do your facilities include?
    
    KenMont and KenWood Camps reside on a magnificent 200 acre property with high pine forests, rolling hills and pristine lakefront shore lines. The separate and equal program areas at KenMont and KenWood camps are absolutely among the best in the camping industry. All our campers stay in modernized cabins equipped with electricity, lighting, and interior bathroom and shower facilities. Our dining halls are spacious and comfortable, where campers and staff sit together at round tables. Activity areas are beyond compare with 18 tennis courts, 8 indoor and outdoor basketball courts, 3 hockey rinks, 4 baseball fields, a huge gymnasium, a gymnastics pavilion, beach volleyball courts, ropes adventure course with climbing wall and zip line, skatepark, archery range, fully equipped theater and creative arts centers, radio broadcasting station, complete state of the art water sports facilities, and a 9 hole Golf Course PGA Golf instruction and facility.
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