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5 Year Blankets & 10 Year Jackets (At-Home Edition)

August 30, 2020

[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PdlS7wWttA[/embed] [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-PhXJ2UFz8[/embed] For long-time GAC campers and staff, receiving their Five Year Blanket is a BIG DEAL. Campers and staff look forward to being wrapped in their blanket at the final Appreciation Campfire of their 5th summer at GAC. This tradition is rich in history dating back to founder Manny Vezie's days playing football for Notre Dame. This year, due to the pandemic, we were not able to have in-person GAC sessions, but we did have a phenomenal group of 105 kids participate in GALA, our online leadership program. During super secret road trips (coordinated with parents) this summer, the GAC crew drove throughout the state of California surprising our 5 & 10 year campers! Congratulations to the amazing group of loyal GAC campers who celebrated their blanket & jacket years with us in 2020!

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GATA Webinar – September 9

August 28, 2020

Our GATA (Gold Arrow Teacher Academy) program had a great turnout for our first webinar and we are so excited to continue on this journey with everyone. There is still time to register for GATA and our next webinar is quickly approaching. Join us on September 9 at 5pm PT/8pm ET as we gather to discuss how to create a positive classroom culture and keep it going throughout the year. We will provide you with strategies for creating a positive classroom culture - a place where kids look forward to going each day and don't want to leave! To learn more about GATA and to register for an individual or school membership, please visit https://goldarrowcamp.com/teacher-academy/. As a GATA member, you will be able to join us for a monthly webinar, engage in weekly teacher chats, and receive no-prep or low-prep connection activities delivered to your email inbox weekly from the experts at fun, friendship, and growth. To view our first webinar, click here. To access our first PDF which provides you with a list of activities to foster online classroom connections, click here.

Gold Arrow Teacher Academy (GATA)

August 20, 2020

We know that students and teachers are getting ready to head back to school this fall and many of them will be doing so without actually going to their schools. Distance learning is difficult, and it can be especially challenging to build a vibrant and connected classroom community over screens. Gold Arrow Camp is here to help! We know that our community includes many educators, as well as parents, who may want their children's schools to be more like camp. This fall, we're going to share what we learned about building online communities from the online leadership academies for elementary, middle school, and high school students that we successfully provided this summer. Join the Gold Arrow Teacher Academy (GATA) for a monthly Webinar, weekly Teacher Talks, and no-prep or low-prep connection activities delivered to your email inbox weekly from the experts at fun, friendship, and growth. To learn more about GATA and to register for an individual or school membership, please visit https://goldarrowcamp.com/teacher-academy/.  

Early Morning Wakeboarding by Spencer

August 19, 2020

We love seeing how camp impacts our campers all throughout the year. Whether they are telling us or telling others, it makes us happy knowing the lasting effects that camp has on our campers. Enjoy Spencer's wonderfully written poem about early morning wakeboarding and the emotions behind his determination.   If you or your camper has something they would like to share with the GAC community, please email it to us at mail@goldarrowcamp.com! We would love to hear from you.