The Canteen
Sisterly Love
I had a lot of dreams and goals for my kids when I sent them to camp. They are both ...
Day School and Camp Program Goals
Several weeks ago, as we were gearing up for camp, I was sitting and having a lot of conversations with ...
What Capture The Flag Has to Do With the Torah
We have just begun our third and final session for the summer here at Ranch Camp. With just shy of ...
Sweet n’ Nutty Granola Bars + Tips for Healthy Eating at Camp
Maybe healthy eating has been a struggle between you and your kids this year, or maybe they are happy to ...
Home Sweet Home
Throughout the school year, my daughter’s Instagram feed is filled with posts from friends – “#campzipcode is my home,” “100 ...
Standing Up to Bullying
Watch this moving short video about Eisner and Crane Lake Camps’ work educating students about bullying: This was a day ...
Homesick
After two 15 year old boys performed a passionate, if not pitch perfect, duet of The Who’s “Pinball Wizard,” after ...
Summer Lovin’ – Mollie & Jon
MOLLIE & JON BECKER When/how/where at camp did you meet? We knew each other since we were Oles, the youngest ...
Can We Really Unplug?
There was recently an article about how camps can help kids unplug from their everyday lives. We read it (online, ...
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
By now, you have read our post “Why I Hate the Photographer at Camp” but parents still seem to be ...
The Summer of Living Jewishly
This summer my plan is to start writing a book with the working title God Laughs: How Judaism Ruined My ...
Putting the “Refresh, Refresh, Refresh” to Good Use
On Wednesday, my kids went analog. They hopped on the camp bus, leaving behind a trail of Instagram photos, Vine ...