Company Profile
Camp O-AT-KA
Company Overview
Camp O-AT-KA, founded in 1906 on the shore of Lake Sebago in Maine and operated continually since then, is a traditional summer residential camp for boys ages 8-16. We seek to develop skills, instill confidence, and build character in a supportive family environment. We welcome campers and staff from a wide variety of backgrounds, and O-AT-KA seeks to bring them together by furthering common interests, promoting a sense of community, achieving progress towards goals, and fostering the development of lifelong friendships.
Camp O-AT-KA offers 30+ activities in athletics, arts, boating, theater, nature, outdoor skills, swimming, etc. and sessions for the campers run from two to seven weeks. The campus is in the town of Sebago and directly on Sebago Lake - 40 minutes from Portland and 2 hours from Boston. The camp is set up in 3 units, dependent on age, with approx. 80-90 boys and 50 staff members.
Company History
Camp O-AT-KA has a long and rich history. Thousands of boys have enjoyed Camp O-AT-KA and we carry on the spirit and traditions of over a century of campers.
Our camp was founded in 1906 by Rev. Ernest Joseph Dennen, an Episcopal minister from Lynn, Massachusetts.
After a successful first season at a rented site, he purchased an old farmstead in East Sebago, an ideal spot for bringing the boys of his parish up from the city to reward the boys for their efforts in a character-building program he called the Order of Sir Galahad.
Twenty boys attended camp the first summer and slept in canvas tents. In 1907, the Bungalow was constructed and by 1930 the Great Hall, Commons, and the rest of the camp were built.
Today, O-AT-KA serves approx. 90 campers at one time and has over sixty buildings, two playing fields, five tennis courts, a covered basketball court, rifle and archery ranges, and a seven-studio arts center.
The founding principles and mission of O-AT-KA to “build boys instead of mend men” still remains true today. Lifelong friendships are established and camp is a perfect place for boys to grow into self-assured young men.
For more about O-AT-KA, visit: www.campoatka.org
Benefits
Our summer staff are residential positions in which lodging, meals and laundry are provided. If you have a male family member between the ages of 8-16 that would like to attend camp, they attend camp tuition-free as a staff benefit. Camp O-AT-KA is an equal-opportunity employer. All staff must pass a thorough background check.
You will spend your summer on beautiful Sebago Lake with access to 1/4 mile of lakefront beach area and all the amenities camp has to offer!