Camp Arowhon Ltd

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Joanne is the third generation Kates to run Camp Arowhon. Her grandmother, Lillian Kates, started Arowhon in 1934, and Joanne grew up at Arowhon while her dad Eugene Kates was Director. Joanne has been Director of camp since 1989. As a mother, Joanne wanted the same thing for every child at Arowhon that she wanted for her own children – to be safe on the outside and on the inside. To create a place where every single child is respected and nurtured enough to take on challenges, grow and learn, Joanne developed Camp Arowhon’s Social Safety Tool Kit – tools that she trains all Arowhon staff to use…. Conflict mediation, anti-bullying interventions, girls circles and much more. The Social Safety Tool Kit works so well at Arowhon that Joanne has become a leader outside camp as well, sharing the tools with schools and parent organizations, and teaching them to other camp directors at Ontario Camping Association conferences. Joanne is also the restaurant critic for Canada's national Newspaper, The Globe and Mail. So Camp Arowhon eats well! Feel free to contact Joanne at: This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it Leon is Joanne's husband and partner. He's been involved with Arowhon since 1989 but has been working full-time for camp since 1996. Leon loves supporting young people in their growth - particularly when it comes to teaching skills that can be enjoyed the rest of their lives. He is always touched by the joy a camper experiences in receiving an award and the appreciation given campers for their achievement by the whole camp when the announcements are made in the Main Lodge. Leon is dedicated to our skill-based learning approach to activities because he learned to sail at camp and this learning has spawned a love of sailing that takes him to cruising grounds around the world. As the "camp dad" Leon's mission is to teach boys that they can be fully human, permitted to express the full range of human emotions, not only the "I have to be tough" mentality that society expects of men. He teaches male staff how to run Boy's Circles and works with all staff making sure that camp is a safe place to be whoever you are. Leon manages camp's tripping program. He believes that canoe tripping is a wonderful opportunity to learn about yourself, bond with friends and appreciate nature. His goal is to make sure that trips are safe and satisfying for all campers. Leon is also responsible for the Camp Arowhon physical site, a job that keeps him at camp from May till October. Everyone appreciates the improvements Leon is always making to our beautiful Algonquin haven. Leon is also the official camp photograper and his pictures are used on this site and for our brochures and slide shows. Feel free to contact Leon at: This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

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