What Makes Treetops Different
Our rustic Adirondack setting and unhurried pace provide children with the space and time for childhood. Our 200-acre property has a working farm with barnyard animals, large organic gardens, a lake free of motorboats, and miles of trails from which to explore the surrounding mountains and woodlands. Treetops offers a life of simplicity—free from the pull of computers, television, and other electronics—where during a summer unplugged, children come to appreciate their own imaginations, the company of others, and wonders of the natural world.
Treetops “gives back what city and suburb have taken away— farm animals to care for, sand and earth to dig in, trees to climb, grass to roll in, woods and fields to explore, flowers
to pick or a garden to tend, wide stretches in which to play safely, a
place to swim in the sun, to sleep out under stars.” — Helen Haskell, Treetops Co-Director, 1929-1969 |
Our campers also benefit from these uniquely complementary features:
• a close-knit and diverse community of children and caring adults that values shared work toward a common purpose and the full variety of geographic, cultural, ethnic, and family backgrounds that enrich us;
• an emphasis on environmental stewardship that ranges from an appreciation of the surrounding natural beauty and practice of composting, recycling, and Leave No Trace camping to an awareness of local food sources and efforts to preserve, protect, and responsibly manage our natural resources; and
• an unusual degree of personal choice for even the youngest campers to select their own activities balanced by a strong ethic of community service and giving back that is embedded in almost everything we do.
