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HIDDEN VALLEY CAMP
Freedom, Maine 04941
Peter & Meg Kassen - Directors
An International Children's
Community for 60 Years
Email:
summer@hiddenvalleycamp.com
Phone: 800-922-6737
From Overseas: 207-342-5177
Fax: 207-342-5685
About Our Camp
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Families Seek Meaningful Values in Camps-Hidden Valley Blends the Old and the New Non-CompetitiveHidden Valley has no rifles, uniforms or color war. Campers don't play to win, they're encouraged to perform their very best. The camp's non-competitive, non- sectarian community provides individualized attention to all campers in a structured yet relaxed atmosphere.While Hidden Valley is a far cry from the country club environment found at other camps, its cabins have electricity, flush toilets and showers, and there is a recent addition of an outdoor heated pool to complement the pristine Maine lake where swimming, kayaking and wind-surfing are popular activities. A modern dining hall caters to all tastes and dietary needs. Despite these amenities, the Kassens, giving a nod to creature comforts without sacrificing their ideals, have maintained a place where children and community come first. Their mission is for Hidden Valley to instill in young people a feeling of independence, enhanced self-awareness, and a greater capacity to live happily and work constructively with others. "Some parents boast about the 20 tennis courts, hockey arena, or olympic indoor heated pool at their child's summer camp," says Peter. "Whereas Hidden Valley parents are more likely to comment that camp has changed their children's lives." "Hidden Valley is more than a summer camp for children," adds Meg. "It's a community of young people learning to live together co-operatively." "I don't know what we'd do without you," wrote one parent. "You are providing something so magical and important, and making such a huge impact on my children's lives. I'm thrilled."  Activity ChoicesBoth Peter and Meg Kassen have spent nearly 30 summers at camps in Maine, and have been directors/owners of Hidden Valley since 1988. They live in Maine year round with their daughters Hope and Lily, devoting their full time energies to Hidden Valley's mission and children.
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