February 17, 2017

Summer Sound to Sea Day Camp Camp Trinity Residential Camp: Registration is Open!

girl-sail summer-sts-2012-water-wonders-16 Our 2017 summer camp schedule and applications are posted on our website and registration is open for both camps so get your applications in now for a summer of sun, sea and sand! Summer Sound to Sea campers may register by phone.

For those new to the Trinity Center experience, during the regular school year Trinity Center hosts Sound to Sea, the only accredited environmental education program on the Outer Banks, offering schools a habitat based, multi-disciplinary, hands-on learning experience for their students with certified educators.

summer-sts-2012-sensational-science-2-22 During the summer, local children can have the same Sound to Sea experience through our Summer Sound to Sea Day Camp. As with our residential program, kids have a chance to explore the coastal habitat using dip nets to catch and study aquatic creatures, explore the maritime forest and learn about the animals that live among the live oaks, and create art and music. And of course, no beach camp would be complete without plenty of time in the ocean, and in our pool, with certified lifeguards.

adventurer Camp Trinity is a summer residential camp sponsored by the Episcopal Diocese of East Carolina at Trinity Center, and, this will be our 30th summer season! Camp Trinity is proud to be accredited by the American Camping Association and while there is a strong Christian presence, Camp Trinity is open to all campers.

big-smiles Camp Trinity offers young people an opportunity to experience camping in an enjoyable and beautiful setting on North Carolina’s Southern Outer Banks, between Bogue Sound and the Atlantic Ocean. Unique opportunities not available at other camps are every day programs at Camp Trinity.

dance Traditional activities include:

Swimming instruction
Sailing and canoeing
A variety of sports
Challenge Courses and Teamwork Initiatives
Arts and Crafts
Evening entertainments (singing, skits, dances, etc.)

boat-dock The Camp Trinity program is administered by an experienced staff, of college-age and older individuals, with a ratio of one staff person for every four campers. The Summer Staff consists of trained counselors who are responsible for the care and nurture of campers in their cabin life and camp activities, program staff who plan and implement the recreational program activities for campers, a certified staff of lifeguards and instructors who oversee the swimming and boating programs, and a nurse who cares for the medical needs of campers. Camp sessions are led by volunteer leaders, clergy, and laity.

Call 1-800-874-6287 or email trinity@trinityctr.com for more information.

January 14, 2016

Spend Family Time at Winter Camp!

We may have all come on different ships, but we’re in the same boat now. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Trinity is offering something new this year for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: Sound to Sea Winter Day Camp. We still have spaces available!

Give us a call at 888-874-6287

Day Camp and Family Time Retreats!

clams During the 2016 Winter Break over Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Trinity Center’s Sound to Sea Environmental Education Program offers a hands-on Science Day Camp January 18th & 19th for first through fifth graders. Come for Monday or Tuesday, or both (!), and learn about our Barrier Island.

Costing $50 per day or $90 for two days, youth will explore the habitats on Trinity’s 60+ acre property. Campers will wear chest waders and use dip nets in Bogue Sound to fin disecting class d out more about the biology on a barrier island. They will explore the beach habitat and learn what creatures spend their winters at the beach. Campers will fish in the pond and dissect a squid. We will also have fun, unique programs to learn about Whales and Sea Turtles!

Sound to Sea will provide all the the materials for your day at pond class camp. The schedule will run from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Campers will receive a hot lunch and afternoon snack. Campers will need to bring a back pack with a refillable water bottle, long socks, an extra change in clothes, and appropriate winter accessories like scarves and gloves, or rain gear, depending on weather.

Take a Winter Break Yourself!

Parents or Grandparents who also have MLK Day free may want to take the opportunity for some quality Family Time and stay over Sunday and/or Monday evening. ponies

The NC Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores (just a mile away on Hwy 58) offers free admission on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day so bring the fa Cluster room_Frank Leith Rd Scholar mily and enjoy the property as one of our Family Time Retreats. Guest rooms are available at our winter rates starting at $45 per night (restrictions apply).

Let the kids romp with Sound to Sea duri beaufort ng the day while adults rest and relax, or go gallivanting in our coastal towns enjoying shopping, museums, the Aquarium… in the evening go see Star Wars Episode VII The Force Awakens (again!) at our local movie theater at Atlantic Beach Station or watch a family movie in one of our living rooms cozied up by the fire eating popcorn. Or, enjoy roasting marshmallows at one of our campfire rings.

Winter is a fun time at Trinity Center. It is quieter, sure, but that only means the shell hunting on the beach is better….no competition!

We’d love to have you come visit! cloud cover 2

November 20, 2015

Camp Registration is Open!

Camp applications have been mailed!

Click Here for Forms

If you are not on our mailing list, or don’t feel like waiting for the postal service, you can go to our website and download registration forms. Forms can be faxed or mailed back to us.

For those new to the Trinity Center experience, Camp Trinity is a summer residential camp sponsored by the Episcopal Diocese of East Carolina at Trinity Center, and, this will be our 29th summer season!

In fact, our Executive Director, Penn Perry, is the former Camp Director (and a Camp Leech camper–Camp T’s predecessor) and our current Camp Director, Mary Beth Bradberry, is a former camper. We often joke that Mary Beth has been at Trinity Center longer than any of us since she’s pretty much been here since fifth grade!

Your Children are Safe with Us!

Camp Trinity is proud to be accredited by the American Camping Association. Developed exclusively for the camp industry, this nationally recognized program focuses on program quality, and health & safety issues, and requires us to review every facet of our operation every three years. In 2013, Camp Trinity scored high marks in all areas.

In 2015, around 600 campers came through Trinity Center. The Camp Trinity program is administered by an experienced staff, of college-age and older individuals, with a ratio of one staff person for every four campers. The Summer Staff consists of trained counselors who are responsible for the care and nurture of campers in their cabin life and camp activities, program staff who plan and implement the recreational program activities for campers, a certified staff of lifeguards and instructors who oversee the swimming and boating programs, and a nurse who cares for the medical needs of campers. Camp sessions are led by volunteer leaders, clergy, and laity.

Traditional Camp Activities plus Unique Opportunities!

Camp Trinity offers young people (rising 3rd through 12th grades) an opportunity to experience camping in an enjoyable and beautiful setting on North Carolina’s Southern Outer Banks, between Bogue Sound and the Atlantic Ocean. Unique opportunities not available at other camps are every day programs at Camp Trinity. Traditional activities include:

Swimming instruction
Sailing and canoeing
A variety of sports
Challenge Courses and Teamwork Initiatives
Arts and Crafts
Evening entertainments (singing, skits, dances, etc.)
Christian Education and Worship

Although most activities are groups of cabin mates, the camp program also offers additional “Shareshops” of special activities where a camper can choose their own interest and have a chance to mingle with campers in other cabins. Examples of these activities range from special sports (i.e. pool volleyball), intricate crafts (tie dyed T-shirts), and Sound to Sea Programs where campers meet Trinity Center’s Birds of Prey. tug of war

Each day ends with the sharing of the day’s events, singing, and stories (including the latest antics of the Doo Hammer who has been chasing kiddie campers for more than 30 years!) on the ocean side Pavilion, or around the campfire.

You are Never too Old for Camp!

For Senior High Campers (rising grades 10th-12th), a variety of activities will center around a
program theme. The activities will include vehicles such as discussions, skits, Shareshops, and worship exploring issues such as spirituality, Christian values, societal problems, and personal growth. There is structured group time and activities, and free time scheduled throughout each day.

Adventurers: Special Session for Special People!

All of Trinity Center looks forward to Adventurers week. The love and joy on campus are pure tangible entities. It is absolutely impossible to have a bad week when the Adventurers are around.

penn with adventurers This camp session is designed for persons of all ages with mental and/or physical special needs. The activities for this session are based on our traditional programs and adapted where necessary so everyone can have the “camp” experience in spite of limitations. We have one camper who has attended for over 20 years!

Camp Facility and Island Setting!

Camp Trinity is situated along the Bogue Sound and includes waterfront climate-controlled cabins with indoor bathrooms, covered recreation building, outdoor recreation field, challenge course, assembly building, dining room, boat docks, campfire circles, Sanders Point Outdoor Chapel, and oceanfront Pavilion.
Many different waterfronts are available to campers. Sailing, canoeing and marsh exploration take place in Bogue sound. Swimming lessons, free swim, and watercarnival events happen around the Olympic sized pool. Swimming, sand castle building, games, and beach walks occur on the Trinity Center private beach accessed by a tunnel under the island’s main highway.

Something for Everyone!

Like to attend Camp, or know someone who would, if only the family budget allowed? Camp Trinity has a financial assistance policy for those who might otherwise be unable to attend. Contact the camp office for a financial assistance form or more information. getting in sailboats Financial assistance applications are reviewed in the Spring when the total amount of available funds is known. Financial assistance scholarships are made possible through gifts and memorial contributions to Camp Trinity.

Can’t Wait Until Summer?

Already know and love Camp Trinity? dance
If you are 8th through 12th grade, get a taste of camp in January at the Camp Trinity Reunion. Every winter, former campers candlelight get together to see old friends an Centrum Goof d participate in both some well-loved camp activities as well as sample some new ideas that might show up at the next summer session. In any case, any reason to come to Trinity Center is a good reason. Call us for more information!

October 14, 2014

Aquarium’s Trick or Treat Under the Sea Oct. 29 & 30

NC Aquarium, Pine Knoll Shores

The North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores offers a bewitching evening of sweets and treats with the annual Trick or Treat Under the Sea, aka TOTUS, on the evenings of Wednesday, Oct. 29 and Thursday, Oct. 30.

Trick-or-treating headlines each night, as little ghosts, goblins, creatures and characters load up on goodies at decorated booths sponsored by local businesses. Also on the fun agenda: underwater pumpkin carving demonstrations, otters playing with jack o’ lanterns, face-painting and other Halloween hi-jinks with an aquatic twist. For the bolder bunch: See the dinosaurs after dark – if you dare.

Ticket sales at the door are 4:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. each night; $11 per person; $9.90 for members; ages 2 and under are admitted free.

Daily admission tickets, receipts and passes do not apply for this special event. Regular admission ends at 1 p.m. each day of the event.

Enjoy big Dino Discount Nov. 1-7!

The dinosaurs at the North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores have delayed their destiny – extinction – through Nov. 11! See them up close and hear them roar any day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. From Nov. 1 through Nov. 7, bring a little person with you for Dino Discount Days. Pay for one adult admission and an accompanying child ages 3-12 gets in free. Also watch for dino-mite deals on dinosaur gear in the Gift Shop through Nov. 11.

Dinosaur Adventure turns the Aquarium’s Marsh Boardwalk into a time machine. Step outside and travel back millions of years to meet these strange creatures that roamed the Earth during the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.

The fierce allosaurus, the long-necked apatosaurus, the fast and agile coelophysis, the ostrich-like citipati and other bygone beasts seemingly come to life among the trees and plants surrounding them. Watch out for the dilophosauruses –they spit.Dinosaur Adventure features 11 realistic, large-scale animatronic creatures representing seven species that move and call. Don’t miss the photo ops: a Tyrannosaurus rex out front, a baby T. rex near the waterfall and a dinosaur nest with eggs just before you enter Dinosaur Adventure.

The dinosaur exhibit has been enormously popular with summer visitors at the Aquarium. The fall extension gives more local and regional residents a chance to enjoy the experience. The dinosaurs also will add a new element to the Aquarium’s Halloween event for kids, Trick Or Treat Under the Sea, this year on Oct. 29 and 30.

Dinosaur Adventure is open the same hours as the Aquarium – 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.Dinosaur Adventure features creations by Billings Productions. The exhibit is sponsored in part by Mary Katherine Lawrence.