Friendly Summer Camps
2023
Additional camps will be added as they are received
Seedlings Camp
See the Joy of Summer Through a Child’s Eyes. Seedlings campers will experience and explore our beautiful eleven-acre campus in a program specifically designed for children 3 – 7 years of age. Weekly activities will incorporate thematic projects and daily summer fun: Early Spanish language exposure, Water play, Gardening, Cooking, Nature Play. Click here for link to PMFS Seedlings webpage.
Abington Quarterly Meeting Junior & Middle School Friends Conferences
The Abington Quarter Junior Friends Conference (JFC) and Middle School Friends Conference (MSFC) provide a supportive and spiritual environment for young people 2nd through 8th grades who are members or attenders of one of the Abington Quarter Monthly Meetings. Young people in the Quarter high school age and older participate as counselors. Information about the 2023 sessions will be posted when available.
Gwynedd Monthly Meeting Peace Camps
2023 Camp Theme: “Pathways to Peace” Campers entering 1st-7th grades
In a supportive and fun-filled environment, the Peace Camp at Gwynedd Friends helps campers find peace within themselves so that they are able to contribute to peaceful environments at home, at school, and with friends. Click here for link to Gwynedd Peace Camp.
Peace Camp for Little Ones Ages 3 - 5
our child will have an opportunity to explore what peace means through stories, cooperative games, arts and crafts, music, and service projects. Most of our time will be spent on the beautiful grounds of Gwynedd Meeting, using the fields, wooded trails, gardens, and play areas around the meetinghouse. Children bring their own lunch and healthy snacks are provided. This is a tree nut/peanut free environment. 2023 camp brochure coming soon. Click here for link to Peace Camp. Click here for link to Gwynedd Peace Camp for Little Ones.
Camp Onas - Ottsville Pa
A camp without walls - Rooted in the Quaker values of Simplicity, Peace, Equality and Community. Camp Onas is a place where all kids can take part and feel at home. Onas is a caring community where individuals are nurtured and encouraged spiritually and group unity is fostered through recreation and education in a peaceful and simple environment. Click here for link to Camp Onas.
Friends Camp Association of Pennsylvania, Inc., a nonprofit corporation, owns and operates Camp Onas: a camp, outdoor education facility, and retreat center. Friends Camp Association strives to be a faithful steward of its heritage, people, land and other resources based on the Quaker belief of that of God in everyone.