Today we said goodbye to our eight Nitsanim - our 3rd and 4th graders who came for a taste of Gilboa. Nitsanim participated in many camp-wide programs as well as in some special programming designed just for them. They
went on a nature hike
where they learned dances in the woods, read the Lorax and talked about
nature appreciation. The following day they went to the
Big Bear zoo, swam in the pool and in the evening participated in camp-wide Olympics themed games. Yesterday they helped the polution monster change its ways, and talked about recycling and reusing. In the afternoon and evening they participated in musical and medura, Gilboa's music, poetry and comedy performances.
Shabbat for everyone else started with a relaxed morning - board games and reading in the chadar (dining hall). Chuggim Retzinim (serious interest groups) followed - choices ranged from "Is the Pen Mightier than the Sword", "Where Does Our Food Come From", "Teen Culture", "Dr. Seuss - a Philosphical Discussion" and "Family ".
Another special Shabbat activity is Chug Kef (Saturday's fun groups). Activities to choose from were "Paper Airplane Consturction", "Gum Art While Talking About the Kibbutz Movement", "Nock-Out", "Storybooks" and "Rikud" (Israeli Dancing).
Musical in the evening was a solid display of Gilboa talent in poetry, spoken word, music and singing. Havadalah and Medura were a perfect ending for Shabbat.
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| Nitsanim's first encounter with Nastynim - the pollution monster. |
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| Painting a new Nitsanim sign |
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| Amelot Rise Up Singing |
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| Madatz ran intersession and have been working full time with campers since the beginning of second session, but still found time to prepare some musical pieces for Musical |
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| Nitsanim |
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