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Boker Tov Galil Families!
Coming out of yesterday, I doubt that I’ve seen a more electric first opening day of camp. Chanichimot (campers) woke up to bright skies and warm weather, then made their way to Hitkansut Boker (morning flagpole). After singing our morning songs (still perfectly memorized after ten months!) we watched our morning Ivrit Shimushit (useful Hebrew) skit.
After Ivrit Shimushit, we made our way to breakfast—vegetarian “sausage” patties and french toast sticks, accompanied by our usual yogurt and cereal bar. After breakfast, we broke into our Avodah (chores) group, and all took part in cleaning up machaneh together. Avodah was followed by Nikayon Tzrif (cabin cleaning time), then Peula Shicvah Alef (age group activity #1). We then went to lunch, where we ate hamburgers and chips (and homemade burritos for vegans and vegetarians).
After a bit of Menucha (rest time) after lunch, we launched right into Zman Sports. This year at Camp Galil, sports is going to look a little different…
As part of an initiative to bring back healthy competition and inter-kvutza connectivity, Camp Galil is introducing a tournament structure to its sports block. Yesterday, campers were split up into four teams of varying ages. For the remainder of the session, the teams will be on four-day cycles where they will practice different drills for a particular sport. At the end of the cycle, they will each compete against each other in a grand tournament. This week’s sport is Ultimate Frisbee! Each team spent yesterday’s sports block practicing their frisbee throws.
After Zman Sports, we transitioned to Schiyah Chofshit (free swim), followed by Kibbud (snack time). Kibbud was followed by Chuggim (interest groups), and then Pish Bet (age group activity two). After Pish Bet, we broke into Zman Shira (singing time) where campers were split up by age group to prove who had the most Ruach (energy, spirit)—younger camp or older camp?
Shira was followed by Hitkansut Erev (evening flagpole), which was followed by dinner—pasta bolognese! After dinner, we moved into Tochnit Erev (evening activity) which was themed after the game “Hay Day.” The Chanichimot all got to know fun facts about their Madrichimot (counselors) while doing fun farm activities, like churning butter, or a “hay ride” in the back of our truck.
After Hay Day, it was time to hit the hay. We sang Rad Hayom (our song to traditionally close out the night), and then all went to sleep. Lilah Tov!