Kevin Gordon

We started off the day by waking up in the cabins after a good night’s sleep. Some early bird campers woke up at 6 am for a morning mindfulness/yoga session, and others slept in until it was officially time to get ready for the day. Once the early birds returned to their cabins and everyone was awake, they took showers and brushed their teeth. After everyone got dressed, we headed down to our morning circle. There we shared the quote of the day and asked the campers to share their […]

Today we welcomed our wonderful campers through a drive-through check in. They checked in meds, unloaded their luggage, and, of course, got tested for Covid… #PandemicLife. After the campers said goodbye to their families, we took them to their cabins to get settled in. There, they figured out their sleeping arrangements and met their new cabin mates.They spent some time there waiting for everyone to arrive, playing name games and getting familiar with each other. After all of the campers arrived and settled in, we met at Top Field for […]

On this Terrific Tuesday, the campers woke up at 7 am as usual. They headed down to our morning circle and enjoyed a breakfast of eggs and bacon. We spent a little extra time in our teams this morning because we had a lot to go over. First, we discussed  the difference between gender, sex, and sexual orientation. Then we had them draw self portraits, including some things that make them unique, (their hobbies, favorite foods, etc.). After that, we did trust building exercises including trust-leans, Willow in the Wind, […]

On this Marvelous Monday, the campers enjoyed a breakfast of pancakes and sausage. In our teams, we played games, talked about different leadership styles, and took quizzes to help us determine which leadership styles fit our personalities best. After we finished, the campers had their Free to Learn time. Some of them played 9-Square, some made friendship bracelets, and some relaxed and chatted with their friends. For lunch we had left over pizza, sloppy joes, and watermelon. Unfortunately, we did not have the best weather today here at camp, so […]

CABIN SUNDAY QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some people move our souls to dance. They awaken us to a new understanding with the passing whisper of their wisdom. Some people make the sky more beautiful to gaze upon. They stay in our lives for a while, leave footprints on our hearts, and we are never, ever the same.” – Flavia Weedn Today started off with the camp waking up from their out of doors sleep after their night under the stars. It’s […]

On this Super Saturday, the counselors defeated the campers in a close match in the staff vs. campers soccer game. The campers took an immediate lead, but couldn’t hold onto it as the counselors evened it up before halftime. In the second half, despite a frenzied comeback to tie the game at 2-2, the campers eventually succumbed to the counselor’s relentless pace and fell behind 3-2 with not much time left. Even given a spirited last-minute comeback spree, the campers couldn’t quite find the back of the net to equalize […]

On this Fantastic Friday, we honored our Queen Bees at camp. Though we enjoyed blended camptivities, Kupugani stayed true to our values of intentional inclusiveness, meaning the girls gained a bit of extra positive attention today! In other words, only girl-identifying speakers (campers and counselors) led us through camp-wide transitions between this-or-that (that’s right, move over Kevin!). After our fourth round of COVID-free testing, for the last couple of days, our kiddos have been able to enjoy more mixing between cabins and tables.  This morning, the campers headed to breakfast […]

On this Terrific Thursday, our early birds woke up at 6 am to do some nature sketches. They enjoyed the morning breeze near the flats and listened to the birds chirp as they drew and colored. At 7 am, all of the campers woke up and got ready for the day. They headed to morning circle and then enjoyed a breakfast of eggs, oranges, and coffee cake – which was a very big hit among the campers. After some camp chores, the campers broke into their teams for team-building activities […]

On this Wonderful Wednesday, the campers and staff alike celebrated Crazy Hair/Hat Day. From baseball cap towers to space buns, the combination of hairdos was quite a sight to see! Our early birds woke up at 6 am for a session of Sweat and Swim. They played nine-square and ran around top field for a while before jumping in the pool for a morning swim. For breakfast, we enjoyed some French toast and turkey sausages. After breakfast, we broke off into teams and discussed the importance of using “I” statements […]

We started off the day by waking up in the cabins after a good night’s sleep. Our early bird campers woke up at 6 am again, this time for some morning canoeing and kayaking. Everyone was up by 7 to shower, brush their teeth, and get dressed for the day before heading to morning circle and breakfast. Breakfast today was bagels and eggs. After breakfast, we broke into our cabin groups to take care of our chores. Then we met with our teams and did some reflective activities about our […]

We started off the day by waking up in the cabins after a good night’s sleep. Some early bird campers woke up at 6 am for a morning yoga session, and others slept in until it was officially time to get ready for the day. Once the early birds returned to their cabins and everyone was awake, they took showers and brushed their teeth. After everyone got dressed, we headed down to our morning circle. There we shared the quote of the day and asked the campers to share their […]

Today we welcomed our wonderful campers through a drive-through check in. They checked in meds, unloaded their luggage, and, of course, got tested for Covid… #PandemicLife. After the campers said goodbye to their families, we took them to their cabins to get settled in. There, they figured out their sleeping arrangements and met their new cabin mates.They spent some time there waiting for everyone to arrive, playing name games and getting familiar with each other. After all of the campers arrived and settled in, we met at the top field […]