Updates from Camp

Hi, my name is Aiden Mooney. I’ve Been an unschooler my whole life and it’s my first year attending Not Back To School Camp (NBTSC). I’ve been hearing about NBTSC for years now and this was the year I finally decided to go, and I’m more than happy with the decision I made! NBTSC has […]

Hi, I’m Jane, I’m 16 and it’s my first year at NBTSC. So far it is such a fun experience. Today, day 9, my day started with wake-up call and breakfast with friends by the swings. Then at 10:15 we went to check-in and morning meeting. Then I had my advisee meeting, and my advisee […]

it’s been pretty chill. last night was Trust Circle  so today was a sleep-in day, but i still almost missed breakfast. our advisee group actually met in the creek today, and i caught a crawdad and named it george. i didn’t actually end up going to Seeing Seen because after last night i was kinda […]

I started my day waking up in the field! it was my boyfriend Sully’s birthday, so I let him sleep in a while longer while i got ready for camp in the Lyrtle bathrooms. I spent most of my day working on the trust circle committee. it was my job to write down all of […]

An introduction before I begin: Hello, my name is Rylee (They/She). I’m a first year camper from the Chicago land area and I don’t think of myself much of a writer. But here we go. Starting my day I was a bit panicked as I had woken up later than I had intended and still […]

Hi my name is Adacus, 14 years old. Day five of camp was quite an amazing day. Today was skirt day, where most people who were able to acquire a skirt wore one for the day. I was able to borrow one from my close friend and wear it for the whole day. We started […]

Today was a rest day. And I truly think the day embodies rest energy.   I was awoken at around 9 am by the sound of soft flute music. I slowly started my morning walk to the lodge to make lattes for for some campers I had promised the previous night, lol. My breakfast consisted […]

I have always been a super social person so this camp is really something I can excel at. I’ve talked to a lot of people, met a bunch of really cool individuals and I’m loving it. really really loving it. so today i woke up, took a shower, and missed the first 30 minutes of […]

On day 2, I woke up in the field. This made rather a lot of sense, since I went to sleep in the field on day 1. It is still always a bit magical to open your eyes and only see sky, however, and I took advantage of the fact that the light from said […]

Waking up on the first full day of camp is always exciting. What’s ahead? How did Arrival Day go? Those two things are bound together whether one is a Camper of a Staffer. As the Driver and a member of the logistics team, Arrival Day is very busy, and how it played out can obviously […]