Life at Camp

Today started off with the camp waking up from sleep after their night under the stars. It’s Cabin Day! Cabins enjoyed a sleep in given lazy breakfast anywhere between 8-10am. Breakfast was donuts! After breakfast, we had our Morning Circle ending with camp pictures. Today’s lunch was a cabin hike and picnic lunch in different parts of camp. During their lunch time, each cabin worked on a cabin song and skits, performed after dinner. Cabin activities today were cabin choice and not regular camptivities–to help the campers and counselors bond. […]

We started off the day by waking up in the cabins after a good night’s sleep. Everyone was up by 7 to shower, brush their teeth, and get dressed for the day before heading to morning circle. For breakfast we had English muffins, bacon, and eggs. After the conflict resolution modules in teams, we enjoyed our unstructured fun time during recess. After lunch and our Siesta, the afternoon camptivities began! The activities included basketball, slack-lining/sand play, Social Justice Tracks, arts and crafts. The campers took a break for La Tienda, then resumed […]

On this Terrific Thursday, all of the campers woke up around 7 and got ready for the day. They headed to morning circle and then enjoyed a breakfast of eggs, oranges, and Natasha’s renowned coffee cake – always a very big hit among the campers. After some camp chores, the campers broke into their teams for team-building activities including lineups, stand ups, and hula-hoop passes. Each of these activities required trust and communication, which helped the campers better connect with their peers. After team time, the campers did a “nature […]

Life at Camp On this Wonderful Wednesday, our early birds woke up at 6 am for a session of berry picking. For breakfast, we enjoyed some French Toast and turkey sausages, along with the berries picked from the early bird! After breakfast, we broke off into teams and discussed the importance of using “I” statements rather than “you” statements. We also came up with skits to practice using I-statements and The Clean Up (a way to take ownership of our actions and the impact they have on others). After teams, we […]

We started off the day by waking up in the cabins after a good night’s sleep. Our early bird campers woke up just before 6 am again, this time for a nature walk, filled with turkeys, woodpeckers and other critters. Everyone was up by 7 to shower, brushed their teeth, and got dressed for the day before heading to morning circle and breakfast. Breakfast today was bagels, scrambled eggs, and fruit. After breakfast, we broke into our cabin groups to take care of our chores. Meeting with our teams after, […]

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 nature walk, 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 got their cabin assignments at the admin table, checked in meds, and unloaded their luggage. 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 […]

So the sun goes down on the last full day of another amazing session at Camp Kupugani. We started our day by heading down to our morning circle and then to the dining hall for a breakfast of bagels, scrambled eggs and grapes. We spent our last session with our teams working together to do challenging initiatives. After a lunch of sandwiches, salad, and chips, we headed to Siesta. During camptivities today we enjoyed camptivity options like arts and crafts, biking, and rock climbing. After camptivities, we returned to the […]

We had an eventful and Terrific Thursday today! We started off with a hearty breakfast of scrambled eggs, cinnamon rolls, and fruit salad. After we ate, we took care of some camp chores, and then the teams spent the morning doing some team building. After a tasty lunch of beef burgers and chips, the camp enjoyed Siesta before getting ready to start the Kupu-Olympics! We split the staff and campers up into Team Red and Team Blue. The different events were Gaga Ball, a canoe race, and a relay race […]

Today was Backwards Day here at pmaC inagupuK! The campers showed up to Morning Circle (er…correction, for the Goodnight Song) with their shirts and hats on backwards. They said good evening in the morning and good morning in the evening. They had dinner for breakfast and breakfast for dinner. They even tried talking backwards! (some more successfully than others…). In our teams, we discussed what it means to be aware of our biases as well as the barriers we could break if we were able to acknowledge them, and keep […]

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, bagels, English muffins, and grapes. In our teams this morning, we began our unit on empowerment and started our larger team building activities. We discussed and had worksheets talking about body image and body appreciation. The campers also participated in an appreciation circle to better acknowledge all of their amazing strengths. For lunch we had a 4th of July cookout! Afterwards there was a […]

On this bright and sunny Monday, the campers started off the day all together for morning circle. For breakfast, we had pancakes, sausage and some delicious fruit! Cabins did their daily chores before splitting off into teams to do some team building activities and reflective discussions. After teams, the campers enjoyed recess on top field, with a chance to hang out with those in different cabins and play some games (or make up their own)! For lunch we had Sloppy Joes (or Jolenes) and then headed to Siesta for our […]