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First Day of Boys Camp!

Yesterday marked the end of our girls’ sessions for the summer and today, we transition into boys camp! We are especially excited for boys camp this summer as our boys’ enrollment has increased over 40%!!! WOOHOO! The 2015 season also heralds the future onset of a blended camp (plus continued boys-only and girls-only sessions) in the 2016 season. Today, they enjoyed big group games such as Ship Island, Running with the Bulls, and RoShamBo Evolution before their welcoming campfire! As the boys sleep tonight, the excitement only builds for the […]

And So It Goes…

And so it goes, boys camp came and went in the blink of an eye; and after two weeks, campers created some strong bonds. Not only with each other but also with their counselors. It was a transformative experience for them all and we are looking forward to next summer already! Mother-Daughter Weekend Without further ado, Mother-Daughter Weekend began on Friday evening and ended Sunday. We enjoyed watching the interaction and growth between mom and daughter, hopefully as much as they enjoyed it! Moms and Daughters were able to bond […]

And the Winner Is…

Good Sportsmanship Today was another day full of joy and wonder with our boy campers. The boys challenged themselves today with Camptivities like Rock Climbing, Challenge Hike, Slacklining, Cratestacking, Pool, Canoeing, and our special Engineeritivity- Stomp Rockets! An extra soccer match was added to the agenda following the camper vs. counselor game this previous Saturday…this time with the cabins enjoying good sportsmanship and spirited play representing their cabin groups. Fun! Can you guess the winner?

The Kupugani World Cup

The annual all camp soccer game was the focal point of today along with it being Seniors Run Camp Day, where our senior campers took the lead at camp with songs, making announcements, and other activities! At the big game, soccer skills were exhibited throughout by counselors and campers alike! Celebratory dances were performed with each goal from both teams. It was a close game, ultimately resulting in a counselor win. The counselors even had to carry a cup of water with them the whole game and try not to […]

Camptivities Galore at Kupugani!

Today marked the first day for camptivities! During the first camptivity session, the campers chose from activities such as Rock Climbing, Biking, Nature Walk/Schoolhouse, and Canoeing! Following delicious treats at La Tienda, the boys chose between Pool, Fishing, and Archery to channel their adventurous souls! The evening activities included Diversity Bingo and Diversity Show and Tell. Diversity Bingo is a version of Bingo where campers get to know each other through facts such as naming three Motown hits, if they speak more than two languages, if they were born somewhere […]

First Full Day of Boys Camp!

Today was the first day for all of our boy campers! The bright early morning was full of the peaceful sounds of nature and the crunching of twigs from those who awoke early to go on a Nature Hike! Boys experienced the initial Team Activities which helped them learn more about each other as well as each other’s opinions on racial controversies in the thought-provoking activity, Four Corners. After lunch, campers went through Swim Evals, Nurse Checks and enjoyed a wonderful camp tour with their counselors to explore the beauty […]

Hold the Summer for Ransom & Kidnap the Memories

After two fantastic girls sessions, an empowering boys session, and two great mother daughter weekends, our Kupugani camp season is over. To think our camp won’t be filled with the sounds of laughter, shouts of joy, tears of homesickness and growth, and of course without campers belting out Kupugani’s own version of “Thrift Shop” for another 300 days is unsettling. There were so many lessons learned at camp–lessons campers gleaned during teams about diversity, leadership, or positive self-image–and also in cabins and the camp community in general regarding how to […]

Sunday Fun Day with the Boys!

Today we ushered in another session of camp with our young men following the footsteps of our prior girls sessions. With our day starting in the afternoon, parents brought their children to the camp they will call home for the next two weeks. Our new campers and their families each brought a delightful treat to add to our potluck while our very own Tash grilled hot dogs and bratwursts! YUM! 🙂 Following the potluck and introduction circle, the campers went to the cabins with duffel bags in hand to unpack! […]

We’re in Charge of Our Own Happiness

At our multicultural summer camp, we’re always mindful about intentional ways to empower girl campers and boy campers, as well as how we can better our own lives. I came across an old article the other day (a blog post by Stephanie Jacobs, citing the work of M.J. Ryan, executive coach and author of “The Happiness Makeover”–the link has since disappeared). It described the link between positive psychology and happiness. The main takeaway is that, whatever your innate happiness level, you can cultivate additional happiness by acting and thinking positively. […]

First Day of Boys Camp!

And So It Goes…

And the Winner Is…

The Kupugani World Cup

Camptivities Galore at Kupugani!

First Full Day of Boys Camp!

Hold the Summer for Ransom & Kidnap the Memories

Sunday Fun Day with the Boys!

We’re in Charge of Our Own Happiness

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