History
In 1908, a group of Princeton University undergraduates and alumni founded the Princeton Summer Camp. They were determined to make a difference in the lives of disadvantaged inner-city children by offering healthy and character-building camping experiences. In 1930, the Blairstown site, which eventually grew to 264 acres, was purchased and managed by Princeton undergraduates. In 1973, the site was winterized and professional staff began providing experiential education to urban youth. Princeton undergraduates continue to help staff the Center during the summer months and during our Expeditions to the Princeton University Campus. As the needs of our urban youth have evolved, Princeton-Blairstown Center has expanded programming into urban schools.
Specialties
For over 100 years, Princeton-Blairstown Center has provided adventure-based experiential education to at-risk urban youth. What began in 1908 as a summer camp run by Princeton University students to give inner-city boys an opportunity to have a character-building fresh air experience has evolved into wide variety of year-round, multi-service, youth development experiential educational programs serving over 5,200 students from the Mid-Atlantic States.