Camp Kupugani Blog
Thursday was Olympics Day!
Thursday, we held our camp-wide KUPUGANI OLYMPICS! It was an exciting day as our campers put their athletic skills to the test. The campers were split into red and blue teams. They began their warm up by showing off their muscles, team chants and team colors. They even tried to outdo each other by who can shout their chant the loudest! The Olympics began with a three-legged race (yes there were a few wipe outs toward the finish line 🙂 … then off to the potato sack race for more laughs […]
Sing Off Sensation!
As we enjoy our second week of the second session of Girls Kupugani, camp is full of cheerful smiles and laughter with the many friendships formed. This evening, after another great day of teams and camptivities, campers gathered into the Rec Hall for a game called Sing-Off where campers were able to showcase their knowledge of music with the rest of camp in a fun bantering game! Many songs, dances, and laughs were shared before heading off to their cabins for another eventful day tomorrow.
Tubular Tuesday!
Good Evening! Tuesday was filled with trips for our 13, 14, and 15 year-olds to further connect with their respective groups. Our 13 year-olds pitched tents in a distant part of camp for their very own night under the stars and campfire. Our 14 year-olds headed off to a state park to also camp out and spend the following morning exploring the park’s natural caves. Our 15 year-old group headed twenty minutes away for their special bonding time with each other filled with camping, swimming, campfire, and barbequing. Meanwhile, back […]
Superb Soccer Saturday
Saturday at camp was one of the most action packed days for both the campers and the staff! We started the day with activities such as leans and lifts all with the intention of facilitating with this incredible group of girls trust in one another, as well as helping them to trust themselves. We here at Kupugani believe that if a woman trusts herself then she is more likely to follow her true potential and become the woman that she has the ability to become. A particular highlight of the […]
What Makes You Beautiful
The theme of today at Kupugani was “what makes you beautiful.” All the mirrors in camp were covered, so the girls recognize that beauty is not physical but all about their personality and that it is what is on the inside that counts. In the spirit of the day, the girls were at ease. A lot of them tried new camptivities. Slacklining was the favorite of the day, with cratestacking hot on its heels. The girls enjoyed a “free to learn” period in the evening. There has been a lot […]
A Nice Day Five
As we take a moment to remember our fifth camp day, we’re pleased with the girls’ development; today consisted of a morning of team activities focusing on respecting and honoring diversity which is an especially honored subject at our multicultural all girls camp that we run here at Kupugani. The afternoon consisted of camptivities, with the girls either choosing a more adventurous activity such as a challenge hike or canoeing or choosing a more relaxing option such as chill time, where they used the time to reflect on how much […]
A Good First Day of Camptivities
Today, we enjoyed a full regular day camp schedule. With time now to reflect on the day past, where we began to facilitate fun interactive activities such as inter-galactic conference –all with the ultimate goal of building confidence and trust within each other. We also facilitate these particular activities to build confidence within each individual girl with the ultimate goal of personal empowerment. The girls also had a full afternoon camptivity schedule, to either try an activity like archery or pushing their challenge comfort zone with an activity like crate […]
Swim Sensation
Today was a beautiful warm day… One lovely camper had her Snickers ice cream dissolve in her hand minutes after buying it from La Tienda. The girls enjoyed the pool nearly all day; when they weren’t in the pool, they were basking in the warm sun (or enjoying the shade). While the new campers went on a tour through beautiful Camp Kupugani to get their bearings and to see where all the camptivities take place, the returning campers jumped in the pool. As another session of camp begins, we notice […]
FIRST DAY FUN!
As we reflect on the first day of Kupugani, we compliment our campers on a smooth and seamless beginning to camp. From our opening pot luck to camper check-in, big group games like Ship Island and Running with the Bulls, and the opening campfire, the day was spectacular. Everyone is really taking a liking to Kupugani and we can already see that we have another group of world changers in camp!
Kupu-lympics
Kupugani Olympics is special event during camp, with the girls divided into two teams with the fun spirit the rule of a beautiful day. Good sportsmanship is the main goal of Olympics with competitiveness taking a back seat. The highlight of the event was the slip and slide where the girls could slide along a tarp covered in the secret ingredients to make the slipperiest slide possible (okay, secret’s out…it’s baby oil, liquid soap, and water). Mud volleyball tug-of-war, was, as expected, a big hit. The “canoe sink” was also […]
Let Them Eat Cake
Every day is special at Camp Kupugani, but today was extra special as there were two birthdays. The day belonged to Birdie, a counselor, and Natasha, the wife of Kevin and head chef. Cake was plentiful and varied throughout the day, ranging from chocolate to vanilla with icing. Today was backwards day, so all the girls dressed backwards and we even had dinner for breakfast and breakfast for dinner. In case you’re wondering, pancakes for dinner go down a lot easier than pizza for breakfast.Tonight the girls are currently enjoying […]
Sunshine After Refreshing Rains
Apparently unlike areas to our south, east, and west, the Kupugani skies were mostly protected from the storms of yesterday. Despite that, some campers have surmised that our international staff may have brought rainy weather with them…not sure if that’s a true statement. The ponchos were out in force yesterday afternoon and evening, protecting from a couple of 20-minute rainstorms. The younger campers enjoyed playing in the puddles while their counselors tried somewhat vainly to contain them. The older campers are busy preparing for nature hikes/trips today, postponed from yesterday […]
