Express Yourself.
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Not every camper arrives wanting to play a sport. Some arrive wanting to build, draw, cook, record or perform, and at IHC that’s a program, not a consolation.
The Gallery is where most of it happens. Arts and crafts, fine arts, ceramics, woodworking, sewing, STEM, and cooking, which is one of the most popular activities at camp (though some campers are mainly in it for the eating). Our instructors are well trained, and the emphasis is always on giving it a try. Half the pleasure is walking back to the bunk with whatever you just made.
Studio IHC is the sound and screen side of things. Campers write, jam and record real tracks with full instruments and studio gear, learn to DJ, and shoot and edit their own films as part of Camper Media.
For campers with a flair for performance, there’s The Barn and the Dance Studio. The Barn is our theater space, home to Theater & Drama and productions all summer long, with technical workshops for everyone who’d rather be running the lights than standing under them. Next door in the Dance Studio, instructors coach everything from first steps to camp-wide showcases.
Arts & Crafts
Ceramics
Woodworking
Music
Theater
Cooking
Sewing
Podcasting
Camper Media
DJ
Photography
Dance
No. Our program is built so that everyone gets a shot. Campers arrive with every level of experience, and plenty arrive with none at all. The point is to try something, stick with it, and get better than you were in June. That is what camp is for.
Everything is open to every age. We run progressive programming, so our youngest campers rotate through the whole creative arts program and get to experience each area multiple times across the summer. As they grow into Hill Camp they earn more electives, which means more say in what they do and more time to go deeper into whatever they love.
That becomes more possible as they get older. Younger campers sample widely by design, because most kids do not yet know what they will fall for. Older campers use their electives to specialize, so a camper who discovers music at nine can be spending real time in the studio as they grow more into camp.
Each area is led by an activity specialist who knows their craft, backed by camp counselors. We keep a high staff to camper ratio, which means activities run with control and confidence, and no camper is waiting around for attention.
Most often, yes! Our media team posts thousands of photos each week to the camp photo galleries, so you are seeing the summer as it happens. We also record theater shows and dance performances, so you do not miss a production just because you are not in the room.
