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5-Year Camper Spotlight: Millie K.

5-Year Camper Spotlight: Millie K.

As you may have read, GAC was on the road this summer to surprise our 5-year campers who participated in the GALA Program with their 5-year blanket. We're excited to spotlight each of the amazing campers we visited. This week's 5-year camper spotlight is on Millie K.! Millie is a sweet camper with an extremely kind heart. This summer, Millie's counselors said of her, "Millie is a great active listener. She is super respectful and she's always able to build off of what other people say." We are so lucky to have a camper like Millie as part of our community. Check out this video of Millie receiving her surprise 5-Year Blanket!

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Why Can’t School Be More Like Camp?

Why Can’t School Be More Like Camp?

"Camp forever shaped me as an educator."

Kristi Tanner, Teacher and former GAC Counselor

Why can't school be more like camp? It can! For years we've heard testimonials from our counselors about how they get life-changing training at camp that helps them become fantastic parents and amazing teachers who create positive classroom communities. Camp counselors master connecting with and forming positive relationships with their campers - and they learn to coach campers on the friendship skills they need to make and keep friends. The GAC Director team is thrilled to be bringing fun, engaging "camp counselor"-style trainings to educators through GATA - the Gold Arrow Teacher Academy. The library of GATA resources is growing, with three webinars and 11 PDF resources of no-prep and low-prep connection activities now available on demand for GATA members. GATA WEBINARS NOW AVAILABLE ON DEMAND FOR MEMBERS 8+ Activities to Foster Online Classroom Connections Creating a Positive Classroom Culture Coaching Students to Better Collaboration & Communication GATA PDF RESOURCES NOW AVAILABLE IN THE MEMBER RESOURCE LIBRARY Questions for Classroom Connection Creating a Positive Classroom Culture Songs & Videos Build Positivity & Optimism in Your Students Guess Who Jokes & Riddle Teaching Kids Better Communication & Collaboration Rules & Language of Collaboration Create an Animal Chill Music for Your Class Coaching Students to Better Listening Our November 11 live webinar is on Coaching Students to Autonomy and Problem Solving. 

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Get Cozy With GAC Pajamas!

Get Cozy With GAC Pajamas!

The moment we’ve all been waiting for has arrived! GAC pajamas are on sale now! Show your green and gold GAC spirit while wearing a pair of cozy, comfy GAC jammies. These limited edition pjs make a perfect gift for the GAC fans in your family or for GAC super fans, order your whole family matching holiday jammies.  The long sleeve pajama set has an “all-over” Gold Arrow Camp starry chipmunk print and is made of super soft, 100% cotton with rib cuffs on sleeves and pants. These jammies are being made to order especially for you, so we can only fill orders through November 8.  After the order window ends, there will not be another opportunity to order these one-of-a-kind snuggle enhancers. We anticipate orders will be mailed to you in mid-December.  With production limits, there is a cap on the number of jammies to be produced, so we cannot guarantee availability throughout the entire order window.  If you know you want a set, then order now. 

Whadda you waiting for...order your one-of-a-kind GAC jammies today!!

 

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Mark Your Calendar for the November GATA Webinar!

Mark Your Calendar for the November GATA Webinar!

Our Gold Arrow Teacher Academy (GATA) has provided members with valuable resources, webinars, and connection over the past few months. With a new and often challenging learning environment for teachers and students, having access to strategies that promote friendships, fun, and character growth in classrooms can be transformative. If you are an educator or have an educator in your circle of family and friends, please consider joining GATA! New members have access to our past webinars, a library of resources, and all upcoming webinars and Teacher Talks. If you’d prefer to purchase access to the November 11th webinar only, that’s an option here. Join us for next month’s webinar, Coaching Students to Autonomy & Problem Solving on November 11 at 5pm PT/8pm ET. How often do you find yourself dealing with student and parent issues that they can handle on their own? Would you like a framework for guiding your students and parents to know what to deal with themselves and when to seek your guidance? Many students (and parents) do not know how to appropriately assess the seriousness of their challenges and discern when it's necessary to seek your assistance, so they contact you about every problem, no matter how small. Teaching students (and parents) how to assess the size of their problem, and discern whether your intervention is needed, is an important life skill for your students and a ... Read more

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