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Communication with Your Camper

Campanion

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Campanion keeps you connected to your child’s summer camp experience! Through the app you will receive fun photos of your camper and be able to write emails to your camper. We also upload handwritten messages from your camper!

How to access the Campanion app and how to get started:

Download Campanion Here for Apple iPhones or
Download Campanion from the Google Play Store

  1. Use your CampInTouch Account email address and password to log in.
  2. Complete online forms and upload paper forms to the app.
  3. Upload a training photo of your child so you can view photos of them each day.
  4. Ensure you have push notification enabled within your phone settings so you can receive important updates from camp and receive notifications whenever your child appears in a photo.

To print stationary to pack with your camper, please do the following:

Using your PC or MAC computer, log in to your Camp Highlander account (CampInTouch) with your username and password. On the “My Account” homepage, scroll down to Online Community, then click Email>eLetter Stack>Print Now. Print as many letters as you want your camper to send to you while they are at camp. Pack them with your child’s belongings. When they write home to you, they will turn in the letter to the office where it will be scanned and delivered to your Campanion App. You cannot print the stationary from the Campanion mobile app.

Campanion Trouble Shooting Tips:

  1. Make sure you are using the same username and password that you used when registering your camper.
  2. Try logging out of the software and logging back in. Follow these steps to log out: Tap on the three lines, Click MY CAMP at bottom of screen, Click EDIT, Click Camp Highlander. You will see a red circle appear beside Camp Highlander and then click the prompt to SIGN OUT.
  3. Uninstall the app and then reinstall. Photos and forms will not be lost if you uninstall and reinstall.

Letters + Postcards

How can you stay in touch with your camper during the summer? MAIL! MAIL! MAIL! Campers LOVE to get mail. There’s simply nothing better than receiving an old-fashioned, handwritten letter in the mail from someone back home. Whether you’re asking about their favorite activities or offering love and support, we strongly encourage you to write your child. You might just be surprised to see how much they treasure your handwritten letters (and find yourself equally delighted by their return letters home!) Our mailing address is:

42 Dalton Road, Mills River, NC 28759

Additionally, campers are required to write their parents a postcard once a week during their session. These postcards are provided by camp and allow each camper to say hello while highlighting their favorite activities/events. Each cabin counselor will also send home a postcard in the first week updating you on the progress your child is making.

Phone Calls

Campers cannot make or receive phone calls to/from home. We ask that communication to or from home be restricted to letters, bunk notes, and cards while at camp. Important lessons of independence and self-reliance are nullified by a quick call home. If there is an emergency at home, please call the camp office and ask to speak with a member of the Leadership Team.

You will, however, receive a phone call from your child’s cabin counselor during the first few days of their session. This provides an opportunity for you to ask questions and hear first-hand how well your son or daughter is transitioning into life at camp.