We are an Adirondacks summer camp for boys and girls ages 8-14, located in the mountains outside Lake Placid, NY.
Here children experience the natural world and an array of creative and challenging activities in a simple, unhurried, child-centered environment.
My son loves Treetops. He’s grown more confident, matured emotionally and socially, learned new skills, and made friends from all over the world. I believe in the educational philosophy and values that are at the core of camp program — the opportunity to unplug, to be in nature, to learn by experiencing the tactile, the concrete, while being supervised by caring adults in a wild and beautiful setting — why would I keep him at home?
A Treetops summer gives children time. Time to bask in the endless possibilities and joys of living together in the natural world. Time to gaze skyward at the constellations in wonder, run barefoot through the dewy morning grass, or reach for the hand of a friend as she struggles to find her footing on a […]
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A Wannabe Farmer’s Guide to Mindfulness Photo and narrative by Katie Carey Halfway through my 12-week farm internship at Camp Treetops & North Country School, I found the shiny excitement that comes with being in a new place begin to tarnish. Standing in noonday sun, blinking salty sweat from eyelashes, desperately trying to untangle sheep […]
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