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Camp Ernest W. Brown
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Camp Brown Road
Scotland, MD 20687
(301) 872-0346
(301) 872-0347 Fax
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Established in 1937, Camp Brown is located in Scotland, Maryland near Point Lookout in St. Mary's County. Camp Brown is owned and operated by the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington and serves boys and girls ages 6 to 18, who are residents of the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia.
The 168-acre camp, along the widest section of the Potomac River, can accommodate up to 1,000 boys and girls during the summer camping season. For over 60 years Camp Brown has provided youngsters the opportunity to escape the bustle and heat of the city to enjoy a weeklong adventure in the countryside. Often the trip to Camp Brown is their first experience traveling outside the city. The youngsters experience the joy of a relaxing, waterfront setting and engage in structured and well-supervised programs and activities. The curriculum covers a variety of topics that nurture and re-enforce self-awareness, self-esteem, character and constructive decision-making.
Key areas include:
- Educational and skill building activities such as workshops, seminars and presentations on drug abuse prevention; HIV and AIDS awareness; health, food/nutrition and hygiene; environmental studies; communications and interpersonal relationships; violence prevention and conflict resolution.
- Recreation and leisure activities to include: boating, fishing/crabbing, swimming and swimming lessons, arts & crafts, kite flying, cycling, woodshop, sports, musical entertainment and more.
- Individual and group counseling.
- Scheduled free time for personal reflection and activities of the campers' choice.
- Campfires, hayrides, computer training, talent shows
Campers stay in wood cabins equipped with bunk beds. Three daily meals are eaten in the modern, fully equipped, air-conditioned Marriott Mess Hall. Meetings and workshops are held in the recreation hall and children play on the spacious waterfront grounds and the ball field. Children also take advantage of the 150' fishing pier for practicing their angling skills or just enjoying the breezes from the Potomac River.
To augment our staff, we will have 8-10 Metropolitan D.C. police officers and two members of the D.C. Fire Department who will live at the camp five days per week to assist in programming supervision, first aid, and overall camp safety and security.
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