Buck's Rock

Buck's Rock Performing and Creative Arts Camp is an educational summer camp located in New Milford, Connecticut. The camp was established in 1942 by Dr. Ernst Bulova and his wife Ilse, Austrian educators who had studied under Maria Montessori.

Buck's Rock Road

Later history
Campers hang out on the Gong

In 1996 the camp was purchased from the former owners (Lou Simon and Irwin Berger) by Mickey and Laura Morris.

In 2001, coinciding with a memorial ceremony following Dr. Bulova's death, a group of alumni spanning the camp's 50-year history founded a non-profit organization called Friends of Buck's Rock (FOBR), to promote the educational ideals and philosophy of the camp's founders.[1] In addition to sponsoring alumni events, FOBR has served as a fund-raising organization, partnering with Buck's Rock's directors to make it possible for financially disadvantaged teenagers to attend camp on full scholarships.

In 2015, the camp was purchased by Noah Salzman, a former camper, and his wife Smadar. Former camper and counselor Scott Kraiterman serves as the camp's current director.

Notable staff and alumni

References
  1. Welcome. Friends of Buck's Rock. Retrieved on 2007-11-11.
  2. Nadine Brozan, Chronicle, New York Times (June 13, 1992).
  3. https://www.unlockingconnecticut.com/2015/09/americas-got-talents-myq-kaplan/, Unlocking Connecticut (September 13, 2015)
  4. Carson Griffith, 13 East Coast Camps Where Hollywood Stars Spent Their Summers, The Hollywood Reporter (August 23, 2016).
  5. Carson Griffith, 13 East Coast Camps Where Hollywood Stars Spent Their Summers, The Hollywood Reporter (August 23, 2016).
  6. Carson Griffith, 13 East Coast Camps Where Hollywood Stars Spent Their Summers, The Hollywood Reporter (August 23, 2016).

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