Kennybrook reviews

I just toured this camp and wanted to rate it even though my son did not go here. First, they do not have a lake like they say in their brochure. It is ONLY a pond. Second, their baseball and soccer fields are TINY! Third, when I did the tour, I went into one of the boys bunks and saw three boys by themselves. I couldn't believe it and mentioned it to the tour guide who immediately became very flustered and told me that she didn't know how that happened. Also, I couldn't believe that for boys going into 6th grade they have arts and crafts almost every day!

i've been going to this camp for 6 years now, i can honestly say that this camp has been such a huge influence on my life and has made me the person i am today. i cant think of a place where i feel more at home and happy. the staff is so caring and the owners know your name and it makes you feel like you really belong. over the years iv made many friends here and i LOVE IT. the bunks may not be perfect, but its the imperfections that make it so special. the activities are so different and fun! i can honestly say...if you send your kids there/ decide to go there you will have the time of your life. PLEASE dont listen to the bad reviews. this camp couldnt be more perfect.

I've worked at Kennybrook for the past three summers as a counsellor and lifeguard and have to say that it is the most amazing place in the entire world! I have had some fantastic experiences and adventures here and the campers and staff are all great. I am returning to Kennybrook in 2010 for my fourth summer - this time as a group leader and I can't wait. We are Camp Kennybrook and we live in a hut!

This is going to be my 5th year at camp Kennybrook. The bunks may not be excellent but the memories and friendships you make their will last a lifetime. It's easy to make friends and have a good time at this camp. It's like having a second family.

I was miserable my first 2 summers at kennybrook because i was in a bunk with jappy girls. I switched bunks my 3rd summer and made so many new friends that are actually nice. The counselors are amazing and there is a lot of personal attention. The facilities arent great, but i mean, its camp and theyre not supposed to be amazing. The activites are alright. I had the time of my life with my new friends and we made so many memories and we had so much fun. If you dont have a good summer your first year, give kennybrook another chance and come back again and switch bunks. I guarantee that you will make so many friendships that will last a lifetime.

I attended this camp this past summer. It was one of the camps that dont make you feel like your "home." I was in a bunk with like different floors. What is that?! The kids are weird and mean. They are very cliquey! Dont go there.

This is my daughters 2nd summer at Kennybrook and she is having the time of her life again. The Landman family is wonderful and are involved in EVERY aspect of camp life. My daughters counselors are wonderful and have been at Kennybrook since they were kids. The facilities are not GLAMOROUS but they are more than adequate. If you are sending your children to have a real camp experience this is the place. My daughter loves the food and she is very picky the dining room is clean and the food is fresh. There is MORE than enough to occupy the kids and judging from what we just saw on visiting day the kids are VERY happy there. We will be sending our daughter there for a long time to come.

This camp is amazing I am not even kidding. This is going to be my 4th summer there and I can't wait!! The counselors are really really nice. The facilities are pretty nice, at least in my opinion. Each year during the school year, a new part of the camp is renovated. This year they are renovating the tennis courts and some landscaping. Pretty much any camp nicer than CK, is JAPPY beyond belief and IS NOT CAMP. The activities are really fun, and there is something for everyone. As you get older, more activities are available to you. For personal attention, you get a lot. The owners know your name and your background and family, the counselors and group leaders really help you when you have a problem. I definitely think that this camp is worth the price. Everyone is so friendly and there really aren't any cliques and all of the campers are welcome and nice to new ones. I highly suggest this camp. You will make friendships and memories that will last a lifetime.

when i went to kennybrook i had a okay time. where kennybrook is gets to hot so i get hot and burned like every day. once i had to use 3 containers of sunblock in 1 summer so i decided to change camps so i can get less burned. also they have average security not the best.

this is going to be my 5th summer at camp kennybrook. i love this camp. the camp itself is like 75 out of 100 but i come back everyyear for the friendships that last a lifetiem.

My 2 sisters and I attended Kennybrook for a total of 13 years. We were all campers to counselors. It was the best years of our lives and we still keep in touch and get together with all of our camp friends. Camp Kennyrbook is the best place and I will send my kids there!

The counslers are out all night and don't come back till very late. There is a lot of bullying and the camp doesn't care. Basically don't go to kennybrook there are a lot! of better camps out there.

This camp had great sport facilities, and they had great activities. Kids are very friendly.

I went to Kennybrook for 5 summers and they were the 5 greatest summers of my life. The friends, experiences and memories I took away from Kennybrook are something I will hold close to my heart for the rest of my life. I’m a guy and I will openly admit that on the last day of every summer at Kennybrook I was in tears. I would do anything to go back for a summer with all my old friends just one more time. There is nothing like being a camper at Kennybrook and anyone who passes up the opportunity is missing out on a golden experience. Everything about Kennybrook from the incredible staff to the fun filled activities only contributes to Kennybrook’s overall perfection. I wouldn’t trade my experiences at Kennybrook for the world. Parents please, don’t let your child miss out on such an incredible opportunity. I promise, anyone who goes here will not regret it.

I dont know who just left this message, but they cant be talking about Kennybrook. everything they said was wrong. First of the grounds are all new, they redo a new facility every summer. Second there are about 8 kids in a bunk to 2-3 staff members, which is great. Most camps its 12 kids for 1-2 staff. Third the return rate is amazing, where I haveh eard they are shut out now for kids and even staff. People are being turned away as so many want to go. They also just got a new website, check it out. I cant wait to go back, we just had our staff reunion, and there were so many of us there. It really brings us all together forever.

This camp had decent staff and the activities were absolutely nothing I haven't seen before. The place really needs a face lift and one of the counselors forgot my name on the 5th day I was there. The counselor to camper ratio was crappy in the cabins so there was not much personal attention. Bottom Line: There are waaaay better overnight camps for the same amount of money.

No one should say this camp is bad. I have been sending my two girls there, one going for her 5th summer and the other is oging fro her 4th. They both love it. This camp is not "jappy" at all. Out of all the camps I've seen Kennybrook happens to be the least "jappy". If you are lookign for a good camp this is the one. The staff is very kind and is great at working out problems. One of my daughters went very young and her first summer she was very homesick but the staff talked to myself and my daughter and we worked everything out. I highly recomend this camp.

I LOVE KENNYBROOK!!! XOXOX 10 months for 2 awesome ones!!! this will be my fifth summer and i plan to keep coming back forever!!! "weather in fair or in dark stormy weather camp kennybrook will keep us together"

this is the most amazing camp. i love it so much. all the losers that say its horrible must have like social problems because its amazing. i have amazing friends from this camp. and amazing counslers. and our counslers arent strict. im going back for my 5th summer. i cant wait. i regret ever going to day camp because all those years i could have been at kennybrook. its amazing and definetly a great place to go to camp

I cant wait to get back to camp, I check the website all the time for the count down. Why cant it be 10 months of camp and 2 months school. 2008 will be amazing, i cant wait. BEST CAMP EVER

This will be my 9th summer at Kennybrook - 7 summers were spent as a camper and this will be my 2nd summer as a counselor. Kennybrook has left a permanent mark on my heart and I have no idea what my life would be like without camp. This place is truly my comfort zone - a place where lifetime friendships and memories were formed - and a place where I have grown as a person. I've seen camp from both sides of the spectrum, which really makes my appreciation for Kennybrook more special. Parents, send your children here. Trust me, you won't regret it.

kennybrook was fun this summer, but i bunked with a lot of japs who were obsesed with what they wore. it was my first year. but this year im going with the bunk nextdoor and its going to rock! the girls there are so down 2 earth!!

Oh my god, last summer was my first summer as a counselor, and im coming back. Ive already heard that there are so many staff coming back that they have nearly finsihed hiring staff for the summer. That says something. They really look after the staff and make sure they are happy, and the kids are so close with each other. It really is like a family there. I agree with the statement before, its amazing. check out the website, come and look at the camp. 2nd family forever.

I went to Kennybrook for the first time in 2007 as a counsellor and lifeguard and I had the most amazing time ever! The staff were great and everyone was made to feel welcome straight away. For an English guy who has never gone to sleepaway camp before, I soon settled into life there. Everything about the experience was great - looking after a bunk was challenging but very enjoyable. A true 'summer home and second family' and I would highly recommend it to anyone - camper or counsellor!

I have never had a problem with this camp, it really is different from others. They know your child for one, and everything about them. It has a great family feeling, go on a tour you will feel it. They also limit there camp to only 300 campers to, which is great for my son. I love that there is so many different activities also, no matter what they always have something new for him to do. The staff are great and reallt make the summer for him also.

Best camp ever, individual attention to campers and staff. the directors know every child and their background. great facilities.take a tour and see for yourself. have a high return rate also, for kids and staff. that says something

Quality Staff is what makes a Quality Camp. Kennybrook hires only the best of the best. Warm, Friendly, Caring, Helpful, Interested, and Honest people work at Kennybrook to make the experience for each child a special one. Don't believe everything you read -- Go take a look for yourself. I promise that you will be pleased and feel right at home. The sleep-away camp decision is a big one -- Make it yourself and don't let anyone influence you.

this is a strict camp for losers, my camp plays their camp and their staff is strict about sports but we still beat them

My daughter attended as a camper for two years and then worked as a waitress for one of those years. she had a positive experience the first two years, although I felt like there was too much time hanging around the bunk doing nothing. Her year as a waitress was not as positive. Firstly, i thought the owners exploited them and provided them with no outlets on their days off. Also, that summer there was a conflict with some of the girls, which i thought was very poorly handled by the owners and their children. I have three other children and chose to send them to other camps, where there are more activites and better facilities for the price. Also, I felt the staff at these other camps were better equipped to deal with children and day to day issues/conflicts which are surely to arise.

My child is having an amazing time at this camp. Great activities, food and events. The kids are extremely friendly-no cliques. The counselors are bright, caring and really take good care of the campers. The owners/directors are truly unbelievable. They are accomodating, always pay attention to campers' needs and go out of their way to be helpful. My child will go back here next summer. I highly recommend this camp.

I agree with the comments before, I used to go to this camp and I Hated it, it was the worst experience of my life. Worst of all the kids were so mean they just didn't care about anyone but themselves

My son will be attending for the first year. Owner personally came to my home and spoke with us. Personal attention when we dropped off the summer stuff. Campgrounds look great!!!!

I must say that someone that wrote the last reviews has an axe to grind and is a very bitter person, looks like they made multiple reviews. That individual would not like any camp in the world. How sad, its a shame people have to slander a very decent camp. My child is a returning counselor there because it is a quality camp!

I hate this camp so much it made me so sad that it was so bad. IT HAD TERRIBLE PEPOLE ! everyone was so mean

i attended kennybrook when i was a kid. I remembered it being poorly set up and the staff not caring. My kids dont go there and we did look at it.

im gng 2 camp kennybrook this summer and it is gng 2 b great! i went on the tour there last summer and it wuz so much fun!

outstanding camp for both campers and staff, they really look after everyone. they keep it to about 300 kids i think, and give each and everyone individual attention. great value for money.

This will be my 4th summer at CK and It is my totall life!!! I love this camp and i have made soooooo many good friends that i see outside of camp. The counslers were great and i really felt at home. My first year i was so scared but the counslers jumped right and made me feel like part of te wonderful CK family! This is and will always be my summer home and my second family!!!!!! <3333xoxo=]

My brother, sister, and I all love kennybrook! During my first two summers, I did not have many friends. When more kids my age started to come, I had tons of fun. Now I have like 10 best friends. Kennybrook is AWESOME!

I love this camp going for 5 years!!! Definily go if you are thinking about it

I HATED THIS CAMP!!! It was the most horrible experiece I have ever had...The staff do NOT care. So not go to this camp!!!!!!

This camp is amazing! Almost all the kids r friendly. The personal attention iz great and the evening activities r also amazing. I also like to play sports against other camps. This camp i great

I have been at Kennybrook for a number of years now, and it is also a big part of my life. Everyday im thinking about Kennybrook. it changed my life completely and has done so much for me. I hope to spend many more years there. They have great facilities, programs, staff, etc but truly take care of everyone there, no matter how many years you have spent there.

The summer of 2007 will be my 8th summer at camp kennybrook and i can honestly say camp is one of the most important parts of my life.( i can't go a day without thinking about next summer) I know that when people are looking for a place to send their children they typically look for a nice "attractive" place, but thats not what camp is about at all. In my 7 summers at kennybrook i learned more than any experience some where else could have ever taught me. At kennybrook i made about 8 of my best friends in the world and when i look at it now, i don't know how i would LIVE with out them, they are all amazing and i couldn't live without my daily chats with them every single day. I can honestly consider kennybrook and most of the people there my family. My dad and i both grew up at kennybrook and when i have my own children i know that kennybrook is where they will be the minute they are old enough. kennybrook has changed my life.

AHH THIS CAMPP IS THE BOMB! dont listin to all bad reveiws.... my kids have bin going there for about 8 yeara and it has bin worth while and the money ince day one. we could deffinatly call it our summer home! Everr is sweet, and takes care of your problems right away!

This upcoming summer wil;l be my 4th summer and it is the best camp ive ever gone too. They have wonderful trips for the older kids like canada and california and smaller fun trips for the little kids like water parks. The lifestyle is great all the kids are so nice along with the couselors. The activities are getting much better as ive heard because they are puting in all new facilities including a water trampoline, they are re-doing the lake and all new equipment. Ive tried so many other camps and i hated them but when i came here it was nothing like the other camps. It was accually really fun. You really should talk to your kid about going here he/she will have the best time if you want to see pictures of the kids from the 2006 summer go to kennybrook.com click on photo album and the user name is kenny and the password is bigrock.

i don't go 2 kennybrook, but i went there for my friends' bnot mitzvah. they have such nice grounds and everythin is so close together that u feel like a tiny community....i luved it!

Outstanding camp, both my children will be returning again. The landman family really do take care with each individual child there.

THIS CAMP IS MY SECOND HOME AND SECOND FAMILY, I LOVE YOU KENNYBROOKERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Top rated camp for children and staff members. I spent a few years there, and will send my kids there later on. Great facilities, they always update everything.

Our son was put in a cabin where everyone his age left half way through the summer. Then, when the staff should have recognized that he was having a tough time socially, he was essentially ignored. The facilities are average for the price. It is a good thing that they are making the lake better. The senior leadership seem very nice but I am not thrilled with the counselor to camper ratio in the cabins or the quality of the general counselors. The good thing for my son is that he does love the activities of camp and therefore had an "OK" time, but we will be looking for another place next summer.

I don't know who rated this camp before me, but I'm sure you didn't go to Kennybrook, or you would not have put that score. I had my first experience as a staff member and loved it. They really do care about the kids and staff, and make you feel apart of their camp family.

Camp is worth the money, the expirience and friendships your kids will make are extremely important. Kids who dont go to camp dont know how much fun it really is.

Ive been going to this camp forever, and I have to say it is outstanding. They truly look after the staff, and go out of their way. The program for the kids is awesome too, and they are always updating it. The senior trip is the best, and they are now adding another trip. cant wait. You have to go to this camp, and make the friends that I have made. Thank you

I worked at Kennybrook for two summers, and can say from a counselor's perspective that this is a truly remarkable place. The senior staff really cares about each and every child's well-being during the summer, and is very supportive of their counselors as well. Kennybrook is my summer home and second family!

Camp Kennybrook is wonderful. My 2 kids are returning to camp for their 5th year and my oldest son went to Camp Kennybrook for 7 years. It was the best experience for them. They made new friends and they kept in touch and managed to see each other during the winter. My kids learned to play sports, my son learned how to swim better. Camp Kennybrook is definately their 2nd home and family. The Landsman family are very warm and caring people. They run a great camp.

My 10-year-old son had an incredible first sleep-away camp experience here. The staff is well-trained; the owners/directors are extremely aware of safety and health issues; and there is a loving, warm feeling about the camp. Although there is excellent sports instruction, kids enjoy so many other activities and Kennybrook is a really well-rounded camp.

My daughter went to Kennybrook for eight years and my son for three. There is a very warm, friendly, family feeling. The children receive personal attention and are made to feel good about themselves. It has all the facilities and programs a child could want but still has the feeling of a camp, not a country club. Definitely worth the money and I would recommend to any family looking for a mid-priced camp where their child feels like part of the "camp family."

I went to Kennybrook for seven years, this will be my brother's seventh summer coming up, and my sister is going to Kennybrook for the 1st time this year. There is a mix of counselors, some are great and others were awful. Even though when you're 15 you don't really want to play sports we had to play. I'm not sure if that's a good or bad thing. They have redone the canteen, the staff house, the infirmary, the ping-pong plaza, a hockey rink, and the gymnastics pavilon in my seven years so most of the facilities are pretty new and good. The friendships that I made were so worth going even though the food wasn't great. Most of the kids live in Westchester and Long Island but some are from Florida, New Jersey, and CT. Kennybrook is also a good camp because you know almost everyone's name and everyone is friendly. Also, there are a lot of trips. We went canoeing, white water rafting, to a water park, to Boston, Philidelphia, the West Coast, and Canada. Overall, Kennybrook is really fun.

Camp Kennybrook has really been a "summer home and second family" to my children. The family atmosphere at Camp Kenynbrook really can't be beat. Go visit Kennybrook and experience it for yourself...It's absolutely worth seeing!!!

the staff is very nice the camp can use a facelift the activities are good(the same as any other camp) Attention given when needed worth the money(lots).

My 3 children attend Camp Kennybrook and this will be my older child's 8th summer. I've been very happy with the warm family feeling and attention to individual needs. It truly is their "summer home."