Testimonials- Camper
I started to go to Camp Ouareau because I had heard so many good things about it from my 2 older sisters. I keep going back because I love the people who go there. You don't have to make yourself pretty, and it's OK to dress all weird. No one insults you. My favourite activities are Archery, Drama and Pottery. I like the fact that in your cabin or tent at night you can hear the sounds of nature all around you. It's cool too that we get to decorate our tent or cabin to personalize it. The staff at camp are amazing. Each counselor is unique. I like that we get to practice a second language without it being a chore like it sometimes can be in school. The food is great. There's vegetarian food for vegetarians, and there's always fruit out for snacking. I'd recommend Ouareau to anyone.
Testimonials - Parent
We found Camp Ouareau in an internet search for a camp for girls when my daughter Molly was 13. It sounded great and looked great and even though we had never heard of it, knew no one who had gone there and had never visited, she decided to go. What a great decision! And what a perfect camp choice for Molly.
She loves the setting, the activities, the fabulous food (homemade bread!) and most of all, the people; both the other campers and the staff! The way the camp is set up with equal numbers of girls speaking French and English (and as it turns out, many other languages) and the rotating days of official English/French language really makes the Ouareau experience unique. Even without that it would be a great camp experience but the language component makes it really special. It has been a wonderful opportunity for Molly to improve the French she has taken in school. And meeting so many girls from other countries has increased her interest in learning other languages.
From a parent's perspective I find the camp very organized, the staff enthusiastic and helpful and the owners terrific to deal with. When Molly talks about the staff it is very clear that they are happy working there - that makes all the difference in a camp experience for the child and it tells me that the camp is well run. It is reassuring to send my daughter away to a place where I feel she is safe and happy and where I know she feels the same. Camp Ouareau has been a great experience for Molly. Wish I were younger and could go too!
Testimonials - Alumnae
As I sit to write this I am getting teary eyed... I am waiting at the pool for my daughter Ainsley to finish one of her mandatory bronze med courses so she can return to camp as a CIT. They are celebration of life tears.
Camp Ouareau has been a huge part of my life since I was eleven years old and thanks to Ainsley's love of Ouareau I am able to still spend part of my summer at camp with friends that I had at camp, and watch our daughters grow ... She is the third generation of Doig girls to enjoy camp. My Mum attended and my sister Lyndsay and I spent many happy summers there.
The smell of the lodge stirs a flood of warm memories - opening ceremonies, closing ceremonies, Sunday evening program, those silent hills, Bymph stories and skit night.
I love the traditions but I appreciate how camp has kept up with the times.
I find myself often telling someone that most of my dearest friends I met at Camp Ouareau. We live all over the world but are still close. The friendships you make at camp are true. There is no returning to mum and dad at days end. You must learn to solve problems and care for one another.
I learned archery at camp and still love it. I learned to do a Bymph dive, I spent many happy hours in the craft shop, I slept at the Glen, I acted in plays, I wore a pringle, I ate Sunday buns - lots of them! - I loved Camp Ouareau, and I still do. I love, too, that our dear friends now own the camp.
I love that friends that I had at camp now have daughters at camp and that our daughters are friends and love it as much as we did.
I am so glad that I had a girl!
