Pine Cove Tower

Summer camp is an experience that I believe every kid should get to experience. I am lucky enough to have been able to do things like this since I was a kid. I think it played a huge part in me becoming an educator. During my observation this semester, my group of fifth graders invited me to their end of year camping trip. I was very excited about it and for good reason. I went to Pine Cove for a ropes course when I was about 13 and I knew immediately how much fun they were in for.
Pine Cove operates on a mass level. They are a Christian based camp that has 8 different camps operating in the US. 6 camp sites are in Tyler, TX and 2 others are near Columbus, TX. The camp isn’t slap you over the head with the new testament and try to convert you into my beliefs kind of a camp, rather, it’s lets you experience God’s beauty in it’s natural form. Since I came with a public school, the Christian aspect (i.e. bible studies and quiet time) were not a part of activities. But I would have loved to take part in that with the camp counselors who seem to have amazing relationships and great appreciation for what they do! Since they offer women’s retreats, couples retreats and day camps for youth… I’m sure that I will be getting to experience that aspect soon because I will defiantly be going back!
Pine Cove offers a vast number of activities for youth of all ages to participate in. Their website offers adult retreats and conferences for all ages as well. The staff is wonderful with kids, literally amazing! I didn’t realize how much of an outdoors girl I was until was canoeing with my group of gals and didn’t want to get out of the canoe! They feed you amazingly well, which, back in my day of camp, sloppy joes were the norm!, we got to eat BBQ baked potatoes and fajitas! Kids these days have it so good! Between the lovely set up with the cabins and the vast property that they have, you won’t miss home too much! As a future teacher, this is definitely something I am keeping in mind as field trips and team building are being brought up!