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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 […]

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 a little sleep in after a movie night under the stars. (The […]

On this Super Saturday, the counselors and campers played a closely contested match in the staff vs. campers soccer game. The staff took an immediate lead, but couldn’t hold onto it as the campers (led by multiple players who clearly had some skills) tied it up soon thereafter. In the second part of the game, the campers took the lead 2-1, and held off the counselors’ desperate efforts (even assisted by the “wild card” referee) to tie the game. The counselors already have the whiteboard out, writing down plays and […]

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. Later we enjoyed recess time just after the conflict resolution modules. After our Siesta, the afternoon camptivities began! The activities included fitness, basketball, slack-lining/sand play,Social Justice Tracks, karate, swimming, and arts and crafts. The campers took a break for La Tienda, then resumed their […]

We started off the day by waking up in the cabins after a good night’s sleep. Everyone, except for our early bird campers, was up by 7 to shower, brush their teeth, and get dressed for the day before heading to the morning circle. For breakfast we had scrambled eggs, juice, fruit and of course, our favorite, coffee cake! After breakfast, we broke into our cabin groups to take care of our chores. Then we met with our teams and did some trust exercises and team building activities to prepare […]

Life at Camp On this Wonderful Wednesday, our early birds woke up at 6 am for a session of sweat and 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 rather than “you” statements. We also came up with skits to practice using I statements and The Clean Up (a way to take ownership for our actions and the impact they have on others). After teams we had about an hour of recess […]

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 and eggs. After breakfast, we broke into our cabin groups to take care of our chores, which included cleaning the pool house, litter […]

Today we welcomed our wonderful campers through a drive-through check in. They were greeted by Kevin, got their cabin assignments, and checked in any meds with the nurse. 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 […]