Whadda Week!
Session 4 campers have had an awesome first week at GAC. The singing has been loud and the dancing ubiquitous! We are also doing a whole lot of bucket filling.
One of our favorite ways to fill each other’s buckets has been writing WOWs. Each morning at assembly, Cheerio reads a few of the WOWs from the previous day, and then all of the notes are delivered in the camp mail. WOWs are a fun camp tradition that reminds us to thank, compliment, and celebrate each other.
Whadda Day! Podcast
Our daily podcast features campers and staff talking about what’s happening at GAC. Campers (usually with their cabin group) serve as hosts for our daily update, which is usually recorded right after Morning Assembly. You can listen or subscribe here.
Episodes so far this session:
Stat of the Day
A new and fun addition to morning assembly 2019 has been the “Stat of the Day.” Each day, Soy and the other hosts present a stat challenge question. Each cabin group can put one guess into the yellow “Stat of the Day” box. The winning guess gets the special “Stat of the Day” trophy on their dining table for the next day. A few of the fun stat questions this week included how many emails came in to campers on one day and how many boats there are at GAC.
Special Events
We love having special celebrations here at camp. They give us an excuse to dress up (or stay in our jammies) and socialize with kids outside of our own cabin groups. Here are a few picture & video highlights from some of this week’s special events:
Pajama Breakfast
Cabin Theme Day
Tigers Social/Bingo Night
Crazy Cranium Day
Bears Adventure
Coming up in Week 2
We’ve got more fun planned for the second week of Session 4 including Big Campfires, the Carnival, International Day, the Western Dance, the Paddle Campfire Ceremony for our graduating campers, and our end-of-session celebration banquet and Appreciation Campfire.
We’re also going to be focusing on some important friendship skills, including asking questions & listening, staying calm, and being a great friend.
The second week of the session always flies by here at GAC, and we are going to make the most of our time together by remembering to have fun, make friends, and grow!
Be sure to download the Campanion App if you want to view photos and keep up with this week’s news on your phone!
Crazy Cranium Day
Today was Crazy Cranium Day, and we had some wild headgear, wacky hairdos and all-around crazy craniums! See some pictures and the video below for a look at the fun!
Cabin Theme Day!
This morning, at morning assembly, each cabin arrived with it’s own theme! Some wore backwards hats, others were decked out in lifejackets, even some rocked walrus teeth! Enjoy a few photos from the morning, below!
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Pajama Breakfast
We always start our first breakfast of the session making ourselves feel comfy and at home in our jammies! Here are a few pictures from the morning!
Hawaiian Dance!
Last night, everyone at camp came down to Granite Grove in their best Hawaiian shirts and leis to celebrate the end of an incredible Session 3 at GAC! Enjoy the highlights below!
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Jump in to the Fun for 2020!
Priority Enrollment for our returning camp families starts today for next summer!
Our Priority Enrollment period runs from August 1 – September 15, 2019. While only returning families are allowed to enroll during this period, we cannot guarantee your first choice session.
Some age groups (typically grades 5-9) will fill within the first few days or weeks of the Priority Enrollment period.
To ensure you are able to enroll in your first choice session for 2020, register on or soon after August 1, 2019!
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Meet Pumba, 2019 Land Program Director
Get to know Pumba, our 2019 Land Program Director! Gold Arrow Camp’s land programs include axe throwing, mountain biking, arts & crafts, shotgun, riflery, gacting and archery.
Big Campfire
“Big Campfire” is a highlight of the session for campers here at GAC. At Big Campfire, each cabin group performs a skit, song, or dance. The evening provides a fun opportunity for kids to work together to provide a fun, entertaining performance for the community.
Our younger campers (Bears & Tigers) celebrated Big Campfire on Saturday evening, and our older kids (Lions & Eagles) had their Big Campfire on Monday evening. Here are a few highlights from this session’s Big Campfires:
Meet Comet & Kinder, Rocks & Ropes Program Heads
Gold Arrow Camp’s robust climbing programs include team building, high ropes course, vertical playpen, zipline, giant’s ladder, and rock climbing (on our natural granite rock course). Kinder and Comet are heading up our ropes and rocks team this year!
Whadda Week!
Session 3 campers have had a super spirited, fun session so far. The singing has been loud and the dancing ubiquitous! We are also doing a whole lot of bucket filling. A highlight of the first week of Session 3 was celebrating Camp Kindness Day.
One of our favorite ways to fill each other’s buckets has been writing WOWs. Each morning at assembly, Cheerio reads a few of the WOWs from the previous day, and then all of the notes are delivered in the camp mail. WOWs are a fun camp tradition that reminds us to thank, compliment, and celebrate each other. On Camp Kindness Day (July 23, 2019), campers and staff wrote a record-setting 232 WOWs!
Whadda Day! Podcast
Our daily podcast features campers and staff talking about what’s happening at GAC. Campers (usually with their cabin group) serve as hosts for our daily update, which is usually recorded right after Morning Assembly. You can listen or subscribe here.
Today’s Whadda Day featured our youngest 5 Year Campers (Bears & Tigers)!
Stat of the Day
A new and fun addition to morning assembly 2019 has been the “Stat of the Day.” Each day, Soy and the other hosts present a stat challenge question. Each cabin group can put one guess into the yellow “Stat of the Day” box. The winning guess gets the special “Stat of the Day” trophy on their dining table for the next day. A few of the fun stat questions this week included how many emails came in to campers on one day and how many boats there are at GAC.
Special Events
We love having special celebrations here at camp. They give us an excuse to dress up (or stay in our jammies) or just get a little crazy. Here are a few picture & video highlights from some of this week’s special events:
Tigers Social & Bingo Night
Crazy Cranium Day
Bears Adventure
Big Campfire
Carnival
Coming up in Week 2
We’ve got more fun planned for the second week of Session 3 including International Day (Tuesday), the Hawaiian Dance (Thursday), the Paddle Campfire Ceremony for our graduating campers (Thursday after the dance), and our end-of-session celebration banquet and Appreciation Campfire (Friday).
We’re also going to be focusing on some important friendship skills, including asking questions & listening, staying calm, and being a great friend.
The second week of the session always flies by here at GAC, and we are going to make the most of our time together by remembering to have fun, make friends, and grow!
Be sure to download the Campanion App if you want to view photos and keep up with this week’s news on your phone!