Payment Information

*All campers who sign up before November 1, 2020 will receive the 2020 rates for 2021.  Half payment is due by February 1, 2021.  *Final Payment for the summer is due by May 1, 2021.  All tuition payments are non-refundable after May 1, 2021. 

You can enroll your son(s) online by clicking the “Enroll Now” action button on the Birch Rock website at www.birchrock.org.  A non-refundable registration deposit of $1000 is to be sent to our winter address to secure your registration.

Brother Discount:  After the first tuition, a $500 discount is available to all brothers.

$100 of your tuition covers your son’s expenses for uniforms, laundry, postage and trips.  A statement will be issued for charges over the stated amount.  Transportation, medications, trunk/luggage shipping and other sundries are additional charges.

Academic tutoring is available to campers for an additional charge.  Please contact us or visit our website for more information about tutoring.

The Camp Directors reserves the right to send home, without tuition reduction or refund, any boy who does not comply with the standards of the camp.  Tuition reduction cannot be made for late arrival or early departure.

We do accept credit cards.  All credit card transactions will incur a 3% processing fee.

MWA: A Three-Week Endurance Challenge

“I didn’t really know what to expect – leaving the camp that I had loved each summer for the last five years – to live in tents, climb mountains, raft down rapid rivers, and scale rock faces by the ocean.” – MWA camper

Each summer, eight 14-16 year old boys are selected from the Birch Rock community to take part in the Maine Wilderness Adventure Program, a three-week endurance challenge that puts a boy’s confidence to the test. The program, which runs during the second session of the camp, asks boys to hike difficult parts of the Appalachian Trail, scale cliffs in Acadia National Park, raft down the rapids of the Penobscot River and camp out, living out of backpacks for the entire trip.

Living out of a backpack for three weeks can be a major challenge. But, boys ages 14-16 – especially those who have been at Birch Rock – a wilderness camp in Waterford Maine – for the last few summers and have heard others talk about this program – look forward to this camp rite of passage with great excitement.

Counselor-In-Training

A Counselor-In-Training, CIT (age 16) is still classified as a camper, but has limited apprentice-leadership roles working with children.  A CIT will experience a variety of life-long learning skill sets including: fostering his communication skills, conflict resolution, time management and learning when you need to ask for additional support. CITs receive specific training and certification in basic first-aid, CPR, American Red Cross Lifeguarding, fundamental counseling skills in cabin management and activity skill planning.  Successful CIT candidates often become Birch Rock Camp’s strongest counselors because they have demonstrated the genuine passion to give back to the community, and make their own mark in support of our motto: Help the Other Fellow.  Moreover, CITs develop life skills of parenting, team-work, listening and helping themselves and each other to feel more confident and comfortable as future camp leaders.

To apply for our CIT program, please email Camp Director Mike Mattson.