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What is experiential education? Experiential education understands that every moment of the day is a potential learning opportunity: meals, discussions, sports, singing — and even bedtime. This theory of education allows the chanichimot (campers) to experience an alternative way to “live their learning,” and then to reflect on these experiences together through more specific and explicit moments of chinuch (education). Experiential education is, of course, all about the experience — linking thoughts and actions in all aspects of our camp lives. At Gilboa, there’s no better day to fully capture the essence of experiential education than our Yom Meychad (Special Day). By pairing a unique theme with an educational topic, chanichimot (campers) learn about important issues through the lens of a fun and active day. Here’s the story of this year’s theme, Ants and Bees : When chanichimot (campers) woke up on the morning of July 19th, Gilboa looked oddly different than it had looked all ses...

At Gilboa, we create change-makers.  A Gilboa education fosters an environment in which we can dream big and see the world as a place where we should and can make a difference. Gilboa’s year-round Tzedek (justice) program is a space for high-schoolers to begin considering what it really means to make a change, and to get some hands on experience in doing so. This summer, Tzedek participants from this past school year paired with incoming Tzedek participants during a half-day long seminar. During the seminar, the Bonimot (9th graders), Bogrimot (10th graders) and Madatz (counselors in training) engaged in a sicha (conversation) about different tactics that social movements use to create change. They considered such tactics as civil disobedience, philanthropy and mass protest, comparing their strategic effectiveness against their moral value. After a fun and epic gaga tournament, the Bonimot and Bogrimot walked across the meadow to the amphitheater, where they envisioned the up...

Saturday afternoon - skits, songs and music...

Hey Gilboa Community! Yesterday intersession ended, and Nitsanimot and second session joined the over fifty chanichimot who took part in our biggest ever group staying over intersession. This group connected first and second session - creating one big Gilboa community. Before we tell you more about second session, here are some photos of the last Shabbat of first session: