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The CIT Perspective: A Priceless Experience
This blog post was written by former CIT, Skylar Sigler My experience at Camp Huawni began this past Summer. I didn’t come in as a Camper so the first...
Camp Lineage Plays a Big Role
At Camp Huawni, we love building rich relationships with our friends and having fun while doing so. Some of our best friends come from spending Summer...
5 Songs to Mix in With Your Christmas Playlist
It is finally December, which means that the Christmas season is upon us! We have been working on our Christmas playlists for months (but really, ask ...
Camper Scavenger Hunt
A big tradition at our summer camp for girls and boys over the years used to be the famous, famous, MOST FAMOUS Huawni Scavenger Hunt. On the last ful...
Tyler, TX Open House - November 29th
We’re bringing the Camp party to Tyler, Texas…home of the new Huawni office! We’d love for you to join us in celebrating our new home and see you as w...
More Than Just Summer Camp
Camp Huawni is more than just a “Summer Camp.” Every summer, the landscape of these acres of land in deep East Texas is transformed into a vibrant, th...
Considering Working at Camp?
Working at Camp is as equally rewarding as it is difficult. We truly believe it’s one the best jobs a college student can have before venturing out in...
Fostering Confidence and Independence at Summer Camp
“Let me do it Mr. Billy” is a phrase that will be ingrained in my head forever as I think back to some of my favorite times as a cabin counselor at Ca...
How Valuable is Summer Camp?
We all miss certain things about Camp throughout the year – maybe it’s the Critter, our friends, or Fishing on a Tuesday Night. For me, it’s the middl...
The Gift of Less Screen Time
What are the true effects of screen time on our children? How does extended time away at summer camp help with our kids’ emotional well-being? Before ...
Busy, Busy, Busy
Camp is over, school is up and going and the days of being a taxi service are in full swing. With all the things that start up for 9 months of the yea...
Fort Worth! We'll See You Soon!
That’s right! Our first Camp party of the season is taking place in the FALL! We wanted to give our families the opportunity to gather in a communal-t...
Where Kids Get to be Kids
Blog Post written by Tim Krueger, Campus Director The first two Core Values of Camp Huawni: Simple fun is the most fun, and we were made to play outdo...
Hats Off to Summer Staff
While the Summer has technically already ended, it’s all we’ve been thinking about in the office. Summer consumes us twelve months out of the year. We...
The Journey Toward Self Discovery
At sleepaway camp, no matter if you are 10 hours from home or just down the road, the feeling of homesickness affects everyone. Even as someone who wo...
Celebrating Simplicity at Summer Camp
Down to the last handful of mud that was thrown and piece of watermelon that was spat at Hike to the Carving Trees, every moment leading up to Storyte...
2018 Summer Recap
One significant quality we hope for campers to leave with at Camp Huawni is honesty. One definition of honesty is the quality of being truthful. One e...
Saturday Night Sing Song
Saturday was a full day at Camp and campers are definitely in the flow of Camp. Yesterday (Saturday) we had regular scheduled activities as campers co...
How Days Looked To Are Now The Past
Tonight at Sing Song, our last of the summer, we will sing Summer next to last on the line up. This notorious Sing Song request, written by my Dad, ha...
Wednesday Night Cookout
Today is THE TURN at camp! Session 5 has been flying by, and it’s hard to believe we’re already halfway through! This afternoon was spent at Hike to ....
Director Update: Soccer, Slip n' Slide Snocones
We can’t believe it’s already Thursday of Session 5! Thursday’s are notoriously known for cabin’s getting to choose their own activity, AKA Connect. T...
Terrific Tuesday
Today at Camp was truly encouraging in so many facets. Campers hit the ground running today with a full schedule of activities. The fact that we toppe...
Parent Book Club #5 - Stopping to Reflect
Today we dive into Chapter 14 of Unschooling Rules entitled Create and use periods of reflection. It’s amazing to think that many of us (myself especi...
Fishing First Sing Song
A full slate of activities were on tap today as our Session 5 sleepaway campers got their first taste of the Huawni Schedule. Campers enjoyed Huawni P...
Making History: Opening Day Session 5
Today was an exciting mile marker for the history of Camp Huawni. Not only are we celebrating 54 summers, but we also kicked off our 8th week of the s...
Summer Tree Moments
Summer Tree is a unique campus wide gatherings where Campers have the opportunity to express their feelings and show gratitude, respect, authenticity,...
Tug O War
As Tribal Competition Team day came to a close yesterday, you’d think the fun was officially over. Well….not at Huawni. Some things never change, and ...
Parent Book Club #4 - Environment Matters
Today we delve deeper into Chapter 9 of Unschooling Rules, entitled Sitting through a classroom lecture is not just unnatural for most people, it is p...
Movie On The Lawn TC Update
One of the fun and unique things about Session 4 is that we continue to get opportunities to mix up our schedule. Throwing in surprises here and there...
Ready, Set, Swim!
Time to SWIM BIKE & RUN! This Session we had ….. Campers. The Huawni Kids Triathlon includes Swimming the length of the Critter Pond, biking the c...
Miss Huawni
Miss Huawni is a pageant-style competition that happens every second Monday night. Each girl’s cabin, as well as each Tribe chooses a Miss Huawni Repr...
Sundays at Camp
Sunday is such a calm and peaceful day for Campers, it gives them a chance to rest and enjoy the activities of the day. Yesterday morning we took a tr...
Chilling Out on Purpose
The weekend at Huawni is very chill. We want to give Campers ample time to slow down a bit and really just relax. Unstructured play (a fancy new term ...
Weekend Change Up
The weekend has arrived here at Huawni and with it comes a change in schedule. We call Friday here at Huawni the Turn, which signifies a mix up in the...
Tribal Competition Begins!
This session we initiated 32 new Campers into both Caddo and Tejas Tribes! Today is the start of Individual Competition, where Campers compete for the...
Parent Book Club #3 - Critical Skills Seldom Taught
Today we will discuss Chapter 4 – Twenty-five critical skills are seldom taught, tested, or graded in high school So what twenty-five skills do our ch...
The Phantom Strikes!
It was just another normal day at Camp Huawni as we raised the flag this morning….or was it?? As we normally do, we invited cabins to come up at flag ...
Sing Song #1 (Almost Live from KWNI Soundcloud Radio)
So many things that we do at Huawni are simple. One of those is Sing Song, where all of camp gathers to sing traditional camp songs. You wouldn’t thin...
First Day of Activities Awakening Our Senses
Monday here at Session 4 was very pleasant. While a lot of Texas has been getting soaked, it’s been overcast, dry, and cool here at Huawni. We would l...
Opening Day Session 4!
On a beautiful overcast day in East Texas, with a cool breeze blowing, we opened the Huawni Gates for the fourth time this summer to welcome in our ne...
Session 3 Summer Tree
Yesterday Camp gathered around the boughs of the Summer Tree as campers and staff got a chance to speak what was on their hearts. Here’s a snippet of ...
Celebrating Session 3
Our 4th of July Celebration yesterday was a special addition to what is turning out to be a great session for our Session 3 campers. As this session n...
Huawni on July 4th!
It’s raining at Camp and we are so very grateful! Yesterday in the late afternoon we got a big rain and it has really cooled off Camp! After all-day T...
Swim, Bike, and Run!
Our Session 3 Triathlon results are in and we are so proud of all of our campers who completed this challenging course! The Huawni Kids Triathlon is a...
Simple Sundays
The weekend is officially over, but the memories are anything but gone. Sunday at Camp is a day to slow down, focus on the main things in life, and en...
Building Character at the OC
The Obstacle Course, otherwise known as the OC at Huawni, is quite possibly the oldest activity at Camp Huawni. Anyone who has ever been to Huawni kno...
Parent Book Club #2 - Learning Because You Love It
When is the last time you learned something because you loved doing it? Today we are going to dive back into our Summer Parent Book Club and youth dev...
Caddo and Tejas Teams Announced!
This session we initiated 42 new Campers into both Caddo and Tejas Tribes! Today is the start of Individual Competition, where Campers compete for the...
Play Day Day Day Day!!
You never know when the Phantom is going to show up. This morning…he did. Here’s a little back story for our first-time Session 3 families. Huawni has...
Tuesday at the Slide
Day 2 at Camp has been full of more Huawni Activities. There’s something about going to a Huawni water activity where you can just participate, over a...
Through the Eyes of a Camper
The first full day of Camp is underway here in Session 3! Today Campers woke up at 8am to the sound of music on flagpole hill. Boys camp, especially o...
First Sing Song!
Last night after Capture the Flag campers gathered around for one of Huawni’s oldest traditions…Sing Song. Sing Song is something we do every few nigh...
Opening Day Session 3
Session 3 is underway! We want to welcome all our Session 3 families and campers. Opening Day went off without a hitch…it was another great day at Hua...
WWS Tribal Comp Pics
We hosted the second round of the Wiffleball World Series Tuesday night— both tribes played two competitive and well-rounded games. In Game 3 Caddo ou...
Slippin' Sliding to the end of Session 2
Slip and Slide is always a Camp favorite after a full day of Tribal Competition! After muddy Tug-O-War, the slip and slide gives the kids a chance to ...
Growth at Camp the Running Deer
What does growth and youth development really look like at Camp? Great question. For years Camp Huawni has been a place where children feel comfortabl...
Triathlon
Lots of things at Camp are laid back and restful. From time to time we like to give our campers a chance to challenge themselves physically and mental...
Mid Session Letters Delivered!
I have been extra encouraged today as our parents have been receiving in the mail their mid-session letters. Mid-session letters are one small piece t...
Sunday Hike
Sunday at Huawni was nothing short of bliss. After Little Red Church campers got some down time at Rest Period and then geared up for afternoon Choice...
Mud Fight, Asia Jones Sing Song
Saturday was a very full day at Camp but much more laid back at the same time. Saturday afternoon we enjoyed the 1/2 mile hike down the Camp Road to t...
Talent Show Tribal Comp Fire Pics
I thought it would be encouraging today to share with everyone some really good photos from Thursday night. Talent Show The Talent Show shots really g...
TC Teams
Second Session has been a blast and everyone had so much at Connect and Talent Show yesterday! Last night was Tribal Competition Ceremony where the Ca...
Friday at Camp....the Turn!
It’s Friday at Camp Huawni, and this means one thing….the turn! I remember my days on the Huawni Staff where Rob and Chris (my directors as a counselo...
Tradition with a Twist
It’s Play day day day day dayyyyyyyy!!! With so many kids expecting Play Day to be Wednesday morning, we knew we had to change it up and surprise them...
A Mom Her First-Time Camper
As we near mid week of Session 2, I wanted to share a quick story from one of our first-time camper parents. Her son Price just returned from Starter ...
Fishing on a Tuesday Night
Not much has changed about fishing on a Tuesday night at Huawni, including the fact that we use cane poles to do it. One thing that has changed is the...
Siblings at Summer Camp
One of the neatest things about summer camp, especially at Huawni, is seeing friendships grow amongst siblings. There is truly something special about...
The Huawni Daily Schedule
The Huawni Daily Schedule is about as engrained in Camp Huawni as the Pinson Creek. It’s the ultimate sleepaway camp schedule and has stood the test o...
Rain = Sunshine on Session 2 Opening Day
By the looks on our Campers faces, you would have thought it was all fun in the sun here at Session 2 Opening Day. It just happened to be pouring down...
Parent Book Club #1 - Learning To Be
Today we officially kick off our Parent Summer Book club, as we dive into the book by Clark Aldrich entitled Unschooling Rules – 55 Ways to Unlearn Wh...
Celebrating Birthdays at Camp!
This week we’ve gotten to celebrate five – let’s count ‘em ONE TWO THREE FOUR FIVE –birthdays at Camp, and four of them were yesterday!! The kids love...
After Supper Free Play at Camp
One of campers’ favorite times during the day is after supper time. For years this time has been carved out of the Huawni Schedule to give everyone at...
Fishing on Huawni Pond
Freshly cut cane poles lined the banks of Huawni Pond as we enjoyed our very first night of Fishing at summer camp. Fishing shirts, rubber boots, and ...
Cabin Inspection... a Huawni Tradition
We believe that rich tradition provides consistency in an inconsistent world. We’ve found over the years that campers love the consistency of camp. Th...
Parent Summer Book Club
One of the newer traditions for Huawni Parents is our summer book club. Each summer we encourage our Huawni Moms and Dads to read a book on youth deve...
The Making of a Huawni Staff
Camp is only 5 days away and we are so excited to see our Huawni Campers very soon! I wanted to share a sneak peak of what’s happening at Camp. There’...
Ultimate Preparing for Summer Camp Guide
With camp only weeks away, we wanted share with our camp families the ultimate preparing for camp guide. Here’s everything you need to know as camp dr...
Patience Responsibility: Two things Learned at Overnight Camp
This week we take a deeper look at a really neat story that unfolded last summer. All kids come into the Summer with a handful of pressures. Stress, t...
So What Should I Pack For Camp?
Can you believe that Session 1 begins in just 36 days? So with Summer just around the corner, we know you all are beginning the oh-so-fun task that is...
Encouragement for Homesick Moms
For many parents (moms and dads), their concern is not necessarily that their camper will be homesick, but that they will be homesick from their child...
Favorite Camp Videos
I was reviewing the plethora of Huawni Videos this week and thought it would be cool to share some of our favorites. From our home office in Center, T...
What Makes Camp Huawni Unique?
There are a lot of great summer camps in Texas. Likewise, with all the options we parents have filling our children’s summer schedules, how do we deci...
Maybe Parents Really Do Know Best
My journey at Camp Huawni began in 2003. I had no desire to go to camp – it was one of those arguments with my mom that I knew I wasn’t going to win. ...
Learning Responsibility at Summer Camp
Repeatedly this week I’ve talked to moms and dads who are wanting their children to learn more responsibility. One of the key ingredients to summer ca...
5 Questions Every Prospective Camp Parent Should Ask
I really enjoy talking with our prospective Camp families about sleep-away camp. This time of year, this is what I spend a lot of my time doing. Inevi...
From Camp Videographer to NYC Production Manager
This week I was honored to interview Huawni Alumnae Jessie Trespeses. Jessie served on the Huawni Summer Staff for two summers as our videography inte...
What I Learned as a Counselor In Training
My counselor in training (CIT) summer was the best summer of my life and there are no questions about it. I realize this may sound peculiar, but havin...
Coffee Meet Ups in Dallas Fort Worth
One of the ideas we kicked around recently was to more create face-to-face time with our current Huawni Families. We really were hoping to create more...
Love The Kids What It Means
Our mission at Camp Huawni is LTK, short for “Love the Kids”. We define love as accepting where one currently is and striving for who one truly is. Ou...
Unplugging Our Children at Summer Camp: 5 Helpful Articles
It seems that summer camp is becoming more of a refuge for kids when it comes to their interaction with technology. Unplugging from technology is freq...
Why Watermelon Seeds Matter
This week we have been on the road hosting our Camp Parties. These gathering are great because they give a chance to reconnect with existing families ...
Huawni Parent Quotes
Happy Friday Camp Huawni! Today I was looking through some of our summer surveys from Huawni Parents and thought it would be encouraging to share with...
Camper Food Survey!
One of the staples of the sleepaway camp experience is the food. What makes food at Camp Huawni great? Here’s the Top 5 things campers love most about...
How My Kids Thrive at Overnight Summer Camp
Dear Future Camp Moms & Dads, I’m so glad Travis trusted me to visit with prospective families about camp. First I must say that we picked Camp Hu...
From Camp Mom to Future Camp Moms
Dear Huawni Moms & Dads, So good to hear that you are considering summer camp (and Huawni) for your children! I would love to share our experience...
Camp Party Schedule 2018
It’s that time of year again. That’s right… our Camp parties are just around the corner! Below is our schedule. Come see your favorite counselors and ...