At age 6, a young Chantel holds her hall pass while watching the school Lunch Lady busy at work with meal prep for the day. Drawn in by the smells and cool ‘90’s bops that flow from the kitchen, the Lunch Lady, catches on and invites Chantel into her culinary world filled with magic, music, […]
“Camp Sealth became the one thing that brought me some stability, the one place where I felt like I could be authentic to whom I was, see the same people year after year. It anchored me emotionally. It had a profound impact on my life.” Dear Camp Fire Friends: My family moved around a lot […]
What’s New in Summer 2022? As we look forward to our 101st summer program at Camp Sealth, we’ve had to adapt… We experienced an incredible and unique summer in 2021. Our children needed a safe place to heal from a time of distancing and be able to reconnect with one another and the natural world, […]
A Camp Fire Foundation My history with Camp Fire is rich, and one filled with learning, laughter and fun. It started when I was six years old thanks to my mother who searched for a program we could do together. After being rejected from another program due to our ethnicity, Camp Fire welcomed us with […]
A Centennial Summer to Remember As we continue to weather this pandemic, this summer more than any other summer in our 100 year history, our children needed a safe place to start to heal and reconnect with each other and the natural world. I am honored to share that they found it on the beautiful […]
Do you love working with kids? Exploring the outdoors? Building relationships with caring volunteers, and having fun at work? We want to hear from you! Camp Fire Central Puget Sound and Camp Sealth is hiring for positions based out of our Seattle office and onsite at Camp Sealth on Vashon Island, WA.
The 2020-2021 program year presented challenges, but also new opportunities. In this blog post, we’ll feature a few ways Camp Fire youth in our Community Programs stayed connected during COVID-19! By the Numbers Four new council-led virtual groups met from September through June. All-in-all, Community Programs staff led approximately 120 virtual calls with youth and […]
One of the core values of Camp Fire has always been giving service… We saw our Camp Fire community come together at the end of April for an opportunity to return to Camp Sealth and give service where it was needed most: preparing the site and facilities to safely welcome folks back this summer! The […]
Camp Fire Central Puget Sound & Camp Sealth acknowledge the decision made today as a step in the right direction towards addressing systemic racism in our country. We also want to recognize that the end of the journey towards justice is still not in sight. While relief can be found in the events of […]
Summer Camp at Sealth will look a little different this summer, and we want to help share the changes with our families, campers, and staff. Over the weeks leading up to camp this summer, Camp Sealth will be sharing what we’re doing this summer to keep campers, staff, and families healthy. For those who have […]