Author: Peter Shifrin

• Adding an International Flair to the Camp Experience at Breezemont

  Posted by Peter Shifrin on July 6, 2018 •

  Adding an International Flair to the Camp Experience at Breezemont By Stacey Pfeffer With camp a week underway, our campers are in for the summer of their lives.  Most campers hail from Westchester or Fairfield counties and Breezemont is proud to also serve 15 international campers from Italy, Germany, Turkey and China.   Why International […]

• The Right Staff: The “Secret Sauce” to a Successful Summer at Camp

  Posted by Peter Shifrin on June 4, 2018 •

  By Stacey Pfeffer Throughout my many years as a camper, I have had many counselors. Some taught me to swim. Others taught me the art of losing gracefully but there’s one counselor that I still remember more than three decades later- Helene Miller who we affectionately nicknamed “Leenie.” I had her as a ten-year old […]

• Choosing the Perfect Camp Setting for Your Child: And Why It Matters

  Posted by Peter Shifrin on April 16, 2018 •

  By Stacey Pfeffer It’s been 30 years since I was a camper and I can still remember exactly what my camp looked like. Perhaps it was because my camp was situated in beautiful upstate NY and looked completely different than the urban surroundings that I was used to. The one centerpiece that stands out visually […]