What’s New for 2019!

Improving Robin Hood every year is a personal obsession carefully considered each fall and winter. What can be done to further enhance our already dynamic program? What new and meaningful challenges can we add to inspire campers to further reach outside their comfort zones? Read about our exciting additions so far for 2019:

Learn to Ocean Sail Course and Cruise (ages 15-18)

Two weeks | July 7- July 20
Optional Week 3 PADI Scuba Certification Course |  July 21-28

We are pleased to announce an Learn to Ocean Sail Course and Cruise, with cruising among the hundreds of islands and harbors along the coast of Maine.

Program highlights:

-Two  weeks cruising aboard a 40’ sailboat sailing among the islands and Harbors of Penobscot Bay Maine
-Learn to ocean sail or expand your sailing skills
-Learn to navigate using charts & electronics
-Learn seamanship
-Earn a Ocean Sailing Level 1 Certification
-Cruise Penobscot Bay to Camden, Stonington, Belfast, Rockland, Monhegan Island, Isle Au Haut, Swan’s Island, North Haven & Vinalhaven, Northeast Harbor, Bar Harbor
-Optional PADI scuba certification course July 21-28
-Limited to 6 participants, ages 15-18

Tuition for the 2 Week Ocean Sailing Certification is $5500, plus a $500 registration fee.
Tuition for optional 3rd Week PADI Scuba Certification course, plus access to Robin Hood sports and activities is an additional $1300.

College Bound Prep Program (ages 15-17)

 Three weeks | July 7-28

For high school students looking to prepare themselves as best as they can for the challenging and confusing college admissions process to U.S. colleges, we are offering a 21-day College Bound Prep Program, providing intensive SAT/ACT standardized testing course, elite college counseling, and an expansive Five Day College Tour of the Boston area, Connecticut, and New York City.

Program highlights:
-SAT or ACT test prep tutoring five hours each day for 14 days SAT or ACT Practice testing every four days starting with baseline testing Day 2
-Supplemental Math and English tutoring as needed
-Five Day New England and New York College Tour, including stops at Boston University, Boston College, Tufts, Northeastern, Bentley, Harvard, MIT Trinity, Connecticut College, Yale, NYU, Columbia and Parsons Institute

Sample daily schedule:
9:00 am –  11:00 am SAT or ACT prep tutoring
11:15 am –   2:30 pm Lunch and sports activities (Tennis, Soccer, Swimming, Waterski/Wakeboard/Wakesurf, Sailing, Paddleboarding, Windsurfing, Kayaking, Table Tennis and more)
2:30 pm –  4:30 pm SAT or ACT prep tutoring and testing
4:30 pm – 6:00 pm Afternoon Activities in and out of Robin Hood property
6:00 pm Dinner

Fifteen-year -old participants live with 15-year-olds in other RH programs and may go out at night with CITS if they wish. Sixteen and 17-year-old participants live with similar age Robin Hooders and may go out at night with CITs or JCs.

Tuition for the 3 Week College Bound program is $7400, plus a $500 registration fee.

Other options for age 15:  The Camper in Transition (CIT) program or our new Learn to Ocean Sail Course and Cruise

Other options for ages 16 & 17: The Post Grad program (formerly called the 2nd Year CIT program) or our new Learn to Ocean Sail Course and Cruise

Pickleball Comes to Robin Hood

After being introduced to and playing Pickleball over Thanksgiving at the Broadmoor in Colorado Springs I am enthusiastic to announce we will be adding Pickleball to our afternoon activities and campfire program in 2019. Easy to learn, quick to set up and tremendously fun, there is no doubt Pickleball will become a popular addition at Robin Hood in a hurry. This paddle sport is a cross between Tennis and Paddle Ball. Three Pickleball courts can fit on one Tennis court.

Circus Program is Expanding

You asked and we listened – your camper questionnaires revealed many requests for a larger program. This Fall we will be kicking off a talent search for more Circus counselors to accommodate the program’s popularity.

Fitness Training Academy

Trainer Calvin Patterson is eager to not only run two Intensive Training Academies in 2019, but to also re–locate the Fitness closer to the Squash & Fencing Pavillion. Exact dates and details to come.
 

Outpost Improvements

The Outpost used to be the absolute favorite camper cabin to live in and we are close to receiving a formal permit from our town to help enhance the Outpost experience. We are planning to install a bathroom inside the Outpost and install a separate septic field after 20 plus years of trying to get approval. The Outpost will also have their own ping-pong table, foosball table, and a more direct path to the lake leading to the Wakeboard dock to enjoy swimming at night off the dock.

Fewer Roundups

By popular demand we will be dropping one roundup per day from our 2019 daily schedule. Where possible, we will try to drop a second roundup – except special circumstances like the Friday dance.

Sailing Improvements

We have purchased a second 13’ Boston Whaler Dauntless sailing chase boat, named “Sputter” to help sailing teaching. We will also will be adding a new fleet of sail boats at the suggestion of Monaco Sailing Champion Anthony Minder. We also be purchasing two RS Quest lake sailing boats. They are at terrific training boat that also has a spinnaker. Sailing was extremely popular at camp last summer– did you know campers earned a total of over 200 stripes in Sailing?

Happy Birthday to the following campers who have birthdays in November and December!

November

Name	Birthday Day	Camper Age
Kit Livanos	2	11
Will Leon	2	12
Francis Bayly	2	13
Mari Guerrero	2	13
India Campbell	3	13
Graham Leeman	4	10
Gaia Nattino	4	15
Gabrielle Dumonteil	4	14
Andres Posada	6	12
Jaky Bellotti	6	12
Devon Coleman	6	12
Fay Paardekooper	7	11
Luis Ortega	7	12
Carli Duenas	8	12
Gabriela Esquerdo Par	8	13
Mauricio Vergara	9	16
Judith Van Dusen	9	14
Alicia Saenz	9	11
Ale Elwaw	10	15
Guigo Beresin	10	12
Lexi Balodis	11	13
Ben Balodis	11	13
Alexia Pasold	12	15
Cami Alzetta	14	13
Adriana Pastor	14	13
Tess Ceratti de Carvalho	14	14
Juan Andres Carbonell	14	13
Ignacio Rey de Castro	14	16
Jim Webster	15	13
Gea Valentino	15	14
Dante Marsili	15	10
Juan Garcia Friginal	15	14
Rani Ali-Svedsater	15	11
Safira Chatwal	16	12
Rachele Lombardi	18	14
Nadim Cook	18	14
Spencer Van Vacas	19	16
Federico Scioli	21	16
Isabella Gardiner	21	13
Aurelia Burrus	23	13
Annika Elstrom	26	14
Matteo Dreesmann	26	11
Matilde Caracciolo	26	15
Jack Bresnahan	27	9
Alexa Duenas	27	11
Marc Rodes	27	12
Santi Croes	28	12
Agnes Ulltveit-Moe	29	14
Peter Viti	29	14
Cole Lehman	29	10
H Darr	30	12
Tika Abdelkhalek	30	13

December

Name	Birthday Day	Camper Age
Coco Cresswell	1	16
George Phillips	2	16
Beckett Odabash	4	12
Sophia Thielmann	5	15
Thomas Avellan	5	12
Max Pasold	6	12
Madeleine Gabriele	6	12
Ricardo Fernandes	7	13
Hannah Berry	8	11
Celeste Colin	9	16
Tatum Jansma	9	14
Nicolas Esquerdo Par	10	17
Chip Paardekooper	11	13
Cri Marchesi	12	14
Nina Stahl	12	12
Max Popik	14	12
Helene Webster	15	10
Marijo Colmenarez	16	13
Joe Palaia	17	13
Alejo Chegwin	17	10
Ronen Borkar	18	14
Nicky Sutter	18	16
Arthur Fink	19	13
Elisa Korte	20	12
Joffre Salies	20	16
Layla Lukaj	21	16
Fili Rodriguez	21	15
Jo Carrera	21	13
Will Bishop	24	13
Badr Basini	26	9
Teresa Huete de la Puerta	27	11
Filippo Palombini	28	14
Ricardo Croes	29	15
Charles Paolini	30	10
Sophia Shiatis	31	11
Este Tejpaul	31	12
Max Tejpaul	31	12
Lorenzo Kauffmann	31	11
Simon Villamizar	31	13

 

We kicked off our world reunion party season tour Sunday, November 11 in New York City and hosted a lively Miami Bowling and Sushi Reunion on December 2. Next up: NYC Camper’s Council Reunion, NYC Annual Skating Party, and planned Camper Reunions in Bogota, Sao Paulo, London, Paris, Gstaad, Monaco, and Madrid!

NYC Camper Reunion Bowling Party

I wish to thank the following campers and staff for making the NYC Bowling Reunion party especially fun: Jon Pelz, Pablo Navarro, James Danziger, Malachy Guzman, Teddy Nelson, Sebastian Finger, Xander Ferguson, Somers Harvey, Gabby Ostad, Cole and Luke Lehman, William Leon, Carlos & Sebastian Lopez, Nick Aston, and Declan Hart-Syed. I hope I didn’t leave anybody out! It was awesome to see RH white hoodies on Somers, Malachy, Teddy, James, Pablo, Carlos and Sebastian. Even better I was proud to see the warm and welcoming greetings many veteran campers extended to the new campers.

Miami Camper Reunion Bowling and Sushi Party

In 85 degree Miami heat and humidity on December 2, Ale Elwaw masterfully bowled his way to victory in a tight battle with Andres Alvarez to win a lobster dinner. Cami Alzetta, Olivia Torres, Ricky and Felix Oriol all wore RH uniform hoodies and earned lobster dinners this summer. Ricky Alzetta earned special recognition for his impressive display of sushi eating skills! I have never seen any person eat so much sushi so quickly in my lifetime. For Ricky’s remarkable performance he will be taken for a special Sushi dinner at Shimbashi in Ellsworth this summer.

Thank you also to Lucas Velarde, Juan Felipe de Fex, Thomas and Nicholas Avellan, and Jake Meyer who all made the effort to attend the reunion. I also had the pleasure to see the famously talkative Jack Dodds at his house in Coral Gables. Ricky and Felix Oriol won the Long Distance (and Persistence) Award for driving the farthest for the reunion and earned lobsters for their efforts.

Happy Birthday to the following campers who have celebrated recent birthdays!

August

		Day	Age
Katie	Castillo-Bernaus	1	14
Laurinha	Pereira	2	12
Chelsea	Watson	2	17
Tilda	Oberg	5	13
Benjamin	Matitia	6	13
Arianna	Recordati	8	15
Alejandro	Alvarez	8	16
Daniel	Hohnloser	8	11
Flore	Benmussa	10	13
Pepe	Balbo Portella	11	15
Jean	Gailly-De-Taurines	12	16
Reynier	Casagrande	13	16
Sebastian	Samadi	13	15
Ricky	Alzetta	14	15
Benjamin	Jais	14	11
Isabella	Palombini	14	10
Sof	Bouaoudia	16	13
Holden	Fraser	16	14
Karam	Malhotra	16	13
Madeleine	Barakett	17	12
Fernando	Barbosa	20	14
Noah	Urrutia	20	15
Guilherme	Petrilli	21	11
Pietro	Poss di Verbania	22	13
Noah	Bilton	22	12
Andreas	Elstrom	22	12
Xenia	Blankenburg	22	14
Dane	Noddin	23	15
Luca	Mangiardi	24	15
Antonio	Auriemo	26	14
Laely	Tarbell	27	11
Toby	Goldston	29	16
Gabriel	Jaramillo	29	12
Tomas	Uribe	29	11
Santi	Simonian	29	13
Mirco	Jacobs	30	14
Ashleigh	Barron	31	10

September

		Day	Age
Josephine	Moell	1	12
Somers	Harvey	1	14
Annapache	Montini	1	15
Sadie	Wilson	2	12
Joao	Magalhaes	3	9
Rufus	Drummond	3	12
Gabi	Shor	4	10
Lili	Zelmanovits	5	12
Dani	Lens	5	13
Zac	Joseph	6	12
Emma	Vestergaard-Poulsen	6	15
Gaby	Lopez	7	13
Sacha	Hood	8	13
Ines	Matitia	9	10
Artur	von Opel	9	12
Cata	Guerrero	9	15
Maxence	Hortefeux	9	14
Bruno	Abucham	10	13
Gabriel	Pereira	11	13
Fer	de la Puente	12	16
Elysee	Barakett	12	16
Leonard	Crettol	12	16
Gerrit	Davidson	13	12
Willem	Davidson	13	12
Arthur	Marclay	13	15
Nicole	Rausch	13	16
TT	Armleder	14	14
Felipe	Shor	15	14
Cay	Grana	16	14
Seldon	Salaj	17	15
Blake	Coleman	17	10
Maria	Rodriguez	19	14
JP	Oakim	20	13
Gilberto	degli Azzoni	22	15
Victor	D’Hendecourt	22	13
Ines	Arana	22	12
Felipe	Sarue	23	12
Will	Peterson	23	14
Ronan	Young	24	11
Alejandra	De Leon	24	16
Esteban	Puyana	25	16
Pedro	Camargo	25	12
Raph	Chermat	26	15
Allegra	Alfaro	27	12
Max	Lomans	27	14
Fifi	Steiner	30	15
Tati	Salmi	30	12

October

		Day	Age
Gigi	Margolis Praun	1	13
Susana	Mazalan	1	16
Anna	Antignac	3	12
Carlotta	Hipp	4	14
Phil	Yanakov	5	15
Flavia	Tunik	6	16
Lior	Roth	6	12
Avery	Brooker	8	14
Finn	Cathey	11	11
Rafael	Serna	12	14
Martin	Charpentier	12	16
Alberta	Casagrande	13	15
Juan	de Fex	13	11
Teddy	Nelson	16	16
Cruz	Ramirez	16	14
Anton	Dreesmann	18	14
Allegra	Speck	19	9
Rafa	Klein Gianella	20	12
Shiv	Shamdasani	20	13
Malloy	Clifford	23	16
Willy	Underwood	24	14
Kamal	Cook	26	13
Isa	Chacon-Calderon	27	13
Lucas	Velarde	28	13
Raphaelle	Frerejouand	30	12
Silio	Romero	5	14

Topping the list of memorable moments of RH 2018 has to be the morning roundup marriage proposal by Jon Pelz to Hayley Sperring. The camp erupted as it became clear what Jon was up to. Congratulations to Jon & Hayley. I will also remember the inspiring singing performances of Alva and Arthur Fink, Carlos “Santana” Morales’ behind the head guitar riffs, the voices of Mitch Hunt, Tabitha Ley-Smith and Hayley Morgan, Leland Fraser’s legendary hair flip at the dances, 200 campers completing the 8.2 miles Around the Lake Challenge, 32 campers completing the grueling 13 hour Bagaduce River Canoe Challenge, more than 125 completing the Across the Lake Swim, 10 campers completing the Biathlon Across the Lake Swim and Around the Lake Run. Etched in my mind are the presence of World Champion Brazilian Wakesurfer Anne Prochaska, Champion Nghia Tran, Harvard Squash Coach Hameed Ahmed, World Champion Wakeboarder Dean Lavelle, Tennis Pro Arpan Trivedi, Soccer Coach Bruce Groshong, the inspiring energy of Archery champion Paulina Vazquez, and the photography and videography talents Dani Valle and Harvey Woods. My apologies to the other 450 people not mentioned.

Now on to 2019! Almost 200 campers are already enrolled. Come join them!

–Rick Littlefield

 

We hope to see you at one of the growing number of reunions around the world!

New York City Bowling and Ping Pong Reunion	Sunday, November 11	1:00-3:00 p.m. Lucky Strike Manhattan
Miami Bowling & Sushi Reunion	Sunday, December 2	1:00-3:00 p.m. Splitsville Miami
New York City Camper’s Council Reunion	Saturday, January 12	Details to come!
New York City Skating Party	Sunday, January 13	1:30-3:30 p.m. Chelsea Piers
Bogota Bowling Reunion	Saturday, February 16	5:30-7:30 p.m. La Bolera Unicentro
Sao Paulo Bowling Reunion	Saturday, February 23	Details to come!
London Bowling Reunion	Saturday, March 9	2:00-4:00 p.m. All Stary Lanes-Bayswater
Gstaad Bowling Reunion	Friday, March 15	Details to come!
Milan Reunion	Thursday, March 21	Details to come!
Madrid Bowling Reunion	Sunday, March 24	Details to come!

The closeness of the Green/ Scarlet teams scores were so close that it required multiple recounts to determine the winner.  Greens won Nottingham Fair Day and this proved to be the difference maker. Congratulations to Greens Captains Faaris Zuberi and Majo Colmenarez and Lieutenants Emel Zuberi, Anis Basini, Ava Kilmurray, Andreas Elstrom, Leyla Ziemba and Winslow Van Vacas.

Congratulations also to Scarlets Captains Ben Steiner and Rita Grinfeder, as well as Lieutenants Alejandro Alvarez, Fifi Steiner, Jeronimo Marsili, Adriana Pastor, Dante Marsili, and Hannah Berry. -Rick Littlefield

We are thrilled to announce that in mid-January we purchased Robin Hood’s abutting property on the ocean, the historic Oakland House Inn, restaurant and seaside cottages. The Oakland House is literally walking distance from Robin Hood, and by far the most convenient option for camp families looking for lodging when they are bringing children to and from camp.

Due to the limited number of cottages available weekends are expected to fill up quickly and families with interest are urged to act quickly.  Reservations are made directly through the Oakland House website:  www.OaklandHouse.com.  You may contact our general manager Heather Wren directly at:  relax@oaklandhouse.com.  She can help you determine the appropriate cottage for your needs. There is a two night minimum requirement to stay in one of our one and two bedroom cottages on the ocean and we encourage longer stays for parents and families to enjoy and discover the charm of our part of Maine.

The Oakland House will operate as a resort with activities for families, including watersports such as kayaking, canoeing, sailing, stand up paddle boarding, as well as horseback riding, guided hikes and powerboat excursions out to the islands of Penobscot Bay.  While Robin Hood families will enjoy many of the same activities as campers, the Oakland House will be a separate entity and reservations and excursions must be booked separately. For years parents have asked us: “Why don’t you have a camp for adults too?” Here’s your chance!

The land has been a working property within the extended Littlefield family for seven generations and was a part of a colonial grant by King George III in 1763. At its peak The Oakland House welcomed vacationers from the around the world, hosted weddings and reunions and was known for its country breakfasts and creative dinners. We plan to restore the inn, re-open the restaurant and welcome families to book long and short-term stays in the oceanside cottages as early as this summer. More information will follow soon.

–Rick and Robin Littlefield

Director Rick Littlefield will be on the road to South America and Europe very soon to meet new and current campers and their families. First stops: Colombia and Brazil!

A personal meeting is a required part of enrollment and a wonderful way to learn more about Robin Hood. To schedule an appointment please Email us at robinhood@robinhoodcamp.com. Current campers: if you have a friend or family member considering camp this summer, just Email us with their contact information. We look forward to hearing from you!

2018 Travel Schedule

Fri.-Sun., Jan. 26-28             Bogota

Mon.-Tues., Jan. 29-30         Rio de Janeiro

Wed.-Fri., Jan. 31-Feb.-2      Sao Paulo

Thurs.-Sat., March 1-3           London

Sat., March 3, 2pm                 London Bowling Party

Sun, March 4                           London OR Amsterdam

Mon., March 5                         Amsterdam

Tues.-Thurs., March 6-8        Paris

Fri.-Sun., March 9-11              Gstaad

Wed.-Thurs., March 14-15     Berlin

Fri., March 16                            Munich

Sat., March 17                           Vienna

Sun., March 18                         Hamburg

Mon.-Tues., March 19-20     Geneva

Wed.-Thurs., March 21-22     Milan

Fri.-Sat., March 23-24            Monaco

Sun.-Mon., March 25-26      Madrid

 

It has been an eventful year at Robin Hood Camp! This summer we introduced hydrofoil and badminton, saw more campers than ever enroll in our sports academies, launched a new wakesurfing boat and debuted a boys shower house on the hill.

Let’s take a look back at more memories from last summer, by the numbers:

7 years old — the age of youngest camper

18 Junior Counselors – graduated from the program

21 pizzas – consumed at bowling party reunions

23 balls – destroyed by Handsome

26 adventurous campers – tried the Hydrofoil

49 families — visited by Rick Littlefield during travels outside the U.S.

76 seafaring campers – sailed on our ocean cruise

1,252 followers – reached on Instagram

1,350 Nottingham News newsletters – mailed to families

1,588 RH green T-shirts – ordered from the Outfitters

2,201 camper emails – sent by parents during camp

3,319 stripes – earned by campers

5,026 followers – reached on Facebook

21,000 views – of the summer’s music video

100,000 smiles – from happy campers