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Let's take a time machine back to before camp began. In the 2021 Family Guide, released in June, our Executive Director Lauren proposed that Usdan is an alternative reality for children. Though we cannot control the whole world, we can make Usdan the place we wish the whole world could be. On...

This week, we were reminded that Usdan is one community united. Though we are divided into separate cohorts this summer, from the Archery range at one corner of campus to the Music Department at the other, we are all lucky enough to share this idyllic natural campus from the time we are dropped off...

This week and every week, Usdan students pursued their own creative expression while also experiencing the creativity of others. They focused on technique, skill, and the sometimes messy creative process on the one hand and the effort it takes to produce and perform a final product on the other...

This week, we welcomed 275 new members to our creative community. With them, our new students and faculty brought an influx of creativity, curiosity, and delight. As we introduced ourselves to new people, developed Community Agreements in collaboration with our cohorts, and sat together as audience...

“Caring for children is an absolutely fundamental, profoundly valuable part of the human project...being a parent is like making a garden. It’s about providing a rich, stable, safe environment that allows many different kinds of flowers to bloom. It’s about producing a robust and flexible ecosystem...