Camp St. Andrews https://www.campstandrews.org/ Tue, 07 Oct 2025 18:27:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.campstandrews.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/cropped-csa_site_icon-512-32x32.png Camp St. Andrews https://www.campstandrews.org/ 32 32 CSA 2025 Letter from the Director https://www.campstandrews.org/csa2025-director-letter/ Tue, 07 Oct 2025 18:27:35 +0000 https://www.campstandrews.org/?p=37338 The post CSA 2025 Letter from the Director appeared first on Camp St. Andrews.

]]> CSA 2024 Director’s Post-camp Letter https://www.campstandrews.org/csa2024-directors-letter/ Wed, 04 Sep 2024 19:47:21 +0000 https://www.campstandrews.org/?p=25696 August 22, 2024 Dear CSA Family and Community, I want to thank everybody for contributing to CSA’s 2024 summer camp! The High Sierras gave us seven days of beautiful weather with some mountain rain trickling in. Archery, arts and crafts, nature walks, scarf, frisbee golf, rock climbing and bouldering, music, the ropes course, and Sean’s […]

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]]> 2024 New Camp Leadership https://www.campstandrews.org/2024-new-camp-leadership/ Thu, 11 Jan 2024 05:06:46 +0000 https://www.campstandrews.org/?p=25635 We are happy to announce new members of your 2024 Camp Leadership!   Camp director-appointed, CLC voting positions Assistant Director: Sara-Catherine Paoli Program Director: Delaney Nunes Spirit Director: Erik Siemsen Archery Director: Tiffany Egli Operations Director: Brian Smith Bookkeeper: Michael Paoli Registrar-appointed, CLC voting positions Assistant Registrar: Jennifer McGeorge Registrations Account Manager: Cindy Cuevas

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]]> CSA 2023 Holiday Newsletter https://www.campstandrews.org/csa-2023-holiday-newsletter/ Thu, 11 Jan 2024 04:07:59 +0000 https://www.campstandrews.org/?p=25629 Happy Holidays, Camp Community! We hope the season is treating everyone well. Camp is busy preparing for the 2024 session, and we are excited for our biggest year ever! Be on the lookout on Instagram andFacebook for the opening of our 2024 registration in January.  Camp is an invaluable Summer experience: 6,500 feet in elevation […]

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]]> CSA 2023 Post-camp Director’s Letter https://www.campstandrews.org/csa-2023-post-camp-letter/ Fri, 25 Aug 2023 23:04:32 +0000 https://www.campstandrews.org/?p=25565 August 25, 2023 Dear CSA Family and Community, I want to thank everybody for contributing to CSA’s 2023 summer camp! The High Sierras gave us seven days of beautiful weather. The campers arrived on a Sunday, excited for what the week’s programs would bring. They quickly learned that archery, arts and crafts, nature walks, scarf, […]

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]]> CSA Holiday Newsletter https://www.campstandrews.org/csa-holiday-newsletter/ Wed, 12 Jul 2023 04:27:15 +0000 https://www.campstandrews.org/?p=25559 Director’s Note Dear Camp Community,   As the holidays are in full swing, the CSA board is reminded of how thankful we are for a passionate, engaging, and hilarious staff. We are thankful for our supportive parents who take a chance on summer camp. Most importantly, we are thankful for the best campers in the world. […]

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]]> A Letter from the Director… https://www.campstandrews.org/a-letter-from-the-director-2/ Sat, 06 Aug 2022 21:39:27 +0000 https://www.campstandrews.org/?p=24505 August, 2022 Dear CSA Family and Community, I want to thank everybody for contributing to the 2022 CSA Summer Camp! We created 51 weeks of stories to share with friends and family. We walked with nature and learned. We performed and cheered others on. We laughed until we cried. We listened to each other and […]

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]]> CSA has a new Camp Director! https://www.campstandrews.org/csa2022-election/ Sun, 10 Oct 2021 21:16:06 +0000 https://www.campstandrews.org/?p=23198 Hello CSA Family, The election for Camp St. Andrews 2022’s community-elected positions occurred yesterday. Please welcome our new Camp Director, Mr. Matt McGeorge, and congratulate our 2022 leaders!! Camp Director: Matt McGeorge Scarf Director: Denora Smith Registrar: Ana Flores-Siemsen Medical Director: Jon Chiu Chaplain: Bright Winn Member-at-Large (2022-24): Mike Siemsen What’s next? On November 13, […]

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]]> CSA 2021 Year-end Director’s Letter https://www.campstandrews.org/csa-2021-year-end-directors-letter/ Mon, 16 Aug 2021 06:38:17 +0000 https://www.campstandrews.org/?p=22972 August 15, 2021 Dear CSA Family and Community, While the past year-and-a-half has brought us varying degrees of personal challenges and altered plans, anxieties and tragedies, or all of the above and more — ninety-three of us were able to come together at Camp St. Andrews 2021 for a week of desperately needed reconnection with […]

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]]> CSA 2021 – Let’s go back to camp!! https://www.campstandrews.org/csa-2021-faq/ Mon, 17 May 2021 19:38:41 +0000 https://www.campstandrews.org/?p=22689 Camp St. Andrews San Bruno is open for camper registrations and staff applications! Secure your spot today!! Here’s a quick FAQ: Q: Is CSA 2021 definitely, absolutely, for-sure happening?  A: We’re pretty sure, fairly certain, and all indications at present point to YES. Of course, there’s always a possibility that public health circumstances change, but […]

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]]> The big, upcoming election… https://www.campstandrews.org/the-big-upcoming-election/ Fri, 18 Sep 2020 01:57:13 +0000 https://www.campstandrews.org/?p=21200 No, not that one, silly… 😯  Camp’s! The community elections for CSA’s 2021 Leadership Committee are coming up in a few weeks on October 10 at 10 a.m. Woah … It’s on 10/10 at 10. That’s like that eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh century thing from history class! Anywho, it’s our […]

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]]> Announcements announcements anNOUNCEments! https://www.campstandrews.org/announcements-announcements-announcements/ Wed, 12 Aug 2020 01:00:22 +0000 https://www.campstandrews.org/?p=20965 We’ve reached the end of another camp year … well, kind of. Who knows … everything’s weird these days, amiright? Regardless, this is the time of year when the Camp St. Andrews’ director does a “year-end letter” that talks about how camp went (virtually?) and what’s comes next, as well as the schedule of events […]

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]]> Another Letter from the Director https://www.campstandrews.org/director-letter-20200615/ Wed, 17 Jun 2020 01:20:21 +0000 https://www.campstandrews.org/?p=19378 June 15, 2020 Dear Camp St. Andrews family, As mentioned in my previous letter, CSA spent the last 49.5 years ensuring each camp session was a memorable, magical experience for our campers, leader trainees, and staff. Unfortunately, it has become clear for a number of reasons that it’s beyond our power to do so this […]

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]]> A Letter from the Director https://www.campstandrews.org/director-letter-20200523/ Sun, 24 May 2020 00:04:52 +0000 https://www.campstandrews.org/?p=18839 May 23, 2020 Dear CSA community member, The Camp St. Andrews Leadership Committee (CLC) hopes you’re all remaining healthy — physically, of course, but also financially and emotionally. As an all-volunteer, nonprofit organization, our sole personal interest in CSA is our devotion to seeing its present and future success. For 49.5 years, we’ve focused squarely […]

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]]> Medical Director’s letter to our camp community https://www.campstandrews.org/20200418-covid19/ Sat, 18 Apr 2020 18:50:10 +0000 https://www.campstandrews.org/?p=18462 Hello Camp St. Andrews family, We hope and pray that our camp community out there is staying safe and healthy (and sane). We’ll have more info and details on what we’re doing in the short term for our existing and upcoming registrants, but for now, please see the below letter from our Medical Director, Jon […]

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]]> Staff Liaisons needed for CSA 2020 Leadership Committee https://www.campstandrews.org/staff-liaisons-2020/ Tue, 07 Jan 2020 19:54:10 +0000 https://www.campstandrews.org/?p=16564 NOTICE OF OPEN CAMP LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE (CLC) POSITIONS Were you a Leader Trainee or on the counseling staff (U.D., Counselor or CIT) in 2019? Would you like to participate in the planning of CSA 2020? Come join the Camp Leadership Committee for Camp St. Andrews’ 50th Anniversary Year! So what’s a Staff Liaison? Basically, you […]

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]]> A Letter from the Director https://www.campstandrews.org/a-letter-from-the-director/ Tue, 27 Aug 2019 21:05:22 +0000 https://www.campstandrews.org/?p=13504 August 12, 2019 Hello Camp Community and Family! I believe all attendees of Camp St. Andrews 2019 will agree that Camp’s Got Talent! This year was among the best weeks of camp I’ve seen. We owe everything to our extraordinary Staff and Leader Trainees who spent the week ensuring every camper would return home with […]

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]]> New custom bags available in the Camp St. Andrews merchandise shop! https://www.campstandrews.org/new-custom-merchandise/ Sun, 24 Feb 2019 04:31:35 +0000 https://www.campstandrews.org/?p=11297 There’s brand new merchandise available now in the Camp St. Andrews custom merchandise shop, and they all happen to be perfect accessories for camp! All of Camp St. Andrews’ new custom bags come in four stylish colors: Graydient, Sunset, Deep Dark Blue, and Neon Green Shadow. Check out the details of each bag: Duffel Bags […]

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]]> Happy New Year, Campers! https://www.campstandrews.org/happy-new-year-campers/ Fri, 04 Jan 2019 23:57:23 +0000 https://www.campstandrews.org/?p=10875 Happy New Year, Camp St. Andrews family! 2019 promises to be an amazing year! Speaking of amazing years and, specifically, the year 2019 … CSA 2019 is scheduled for 7/21 – 7/27 and registration opens on Jan 14! (Be sure to sign up soon before our early registration discount ends) Here’s our 2019 flyer with […]

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]]> CSA Year-end Letter 2018 https://www.campstandrews.org/year-end-letter2018/ Fri, 04 Jan 2019 23:20:27 +0000 https://www.campstandrews.org/?p=10869  August 27, 2018  Hello Camp Community and Family!  I believe all attendees of Camp St. Andrews 2018 will agree that our trip to SPACE was among the most incredible camp weeks they’ve ever experienced! We owe everything to our extraordinary Staff and Program Aides who went above and beyond to ensure every camper returned home […]

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]]> CSA’s 2017 Christmas Party! https://www.campstandrews.org/csas-2017-christmas-party/ Sat, 02 Dec 2017 05:15:57 +0000 https://www.campstandrews.org/?p=10035 Hello Camp Community! Camp St. Andrews invites you to participate in our annual Ugly Sweater contest , White Elephant Gift Exchange Game , Lunch Potluck Party at St. Andrews Church on December 16th, 2017 from 12 to 2pm (hard stop is 2pm due to the venue being booked for a small private party in the early […]

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]]> CSA 2017 Happened! (So now what?) https://www.campstandrews.org/csa-2017-happened-so-now-what/ Thu, 10 Aug 2017 08:24:17 +0000 http://www.campstandrews.org/?p=9742 Hello there CSA family! Now that our wonderful week of camp is over, you may be wondering what’s happening until CSA 2018… Some pretty cool stuff, actually! First off, please have a look at the attached Post-Camp Letter from our 2017 Camp Director, Mike Siemsen, as well as the 2017-2018 Camp Meeting Schedule. In the short-term, here are […]

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]]> CSA 2017 Surprise Hoodie – Now with 100% less surprise!! https://www.campstandrews.org/csa-2017-surprise-hoodie/ Fri, 09 Jun 2017 19:55:03 +0000 http://www.campstandrews.org/?p=9649 Camp St. Andrews 2017 Surprise Hoodie Revealed!

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]]> 11 Reasons You Won’t Want to Miss Camp St. Andrews 2017 https://www.campstandrews.org/11-reasons-you-wont-want-to-miss-camp-st-andrews-2017/ Mon, 08 May 2017 23:57:32 +0000 http://www.campstandrews.org/?p=9568 It’s well-known across the country that CSA 2017 will be incredible… …but who doesn’t enjoy numbered lists?! The Smell How often do you get to smell that mountainy camp smell? Your smeller will surely miss it. Friends Whether you see them all the time, or only once a year at camp – CSA is like a […]

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