Also, be sure to check out the blog post with our campers' first podcasts!
Click here for the Staff Orientation and Welcome Show podcast!
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Podcast - Staff Orientation and The Welcome Show
I just finished editing a new podcast featuring the sounds of Orientation and The Welcome Show. Hopefully this captures the atmosphere of camp and the magic we all share. Enjoy it, and I welcome your feedback through the comments section of the blog (click comments at the bottom of this post!).
Also, be sure to check out the blog post with our campers' first podcasts!
Click here for the Staff Orientation and Welcome Show podcast!
Also, be sure to check out the blog post with our campers' first podcasts!
Click here for the Staff Orientation and Welcome Show podcast!
Camper Podcast - Meet the Morning Electives Group: Podcasting & Photography
With podcasts becoming increasingly more popular, Golden Slipper Camp has decided to provide our campers an opportunity to participate in this emerging technology. During the Summer of 2008, Aunt Jen and I will be teaming up with campers during electives (and throughout the day) armed with smiles and Zoom H4 recorders. Our campers will write, record, interview, edit, and publish podcasts so that they can listen to them after the summer and access them when they get older.
Additionally, the podcasts will provide you, our loyal readers/listeners throughout the Slipper world, another opportunity to feel like a part of the magic that happens during the Summer of 2008. We'll be putting up podcasts featuring interviews, Lunchtime News, evening activities, and much more. You can listen to the first GSC podcast, featuring Uncle Spoon and myself, which explains podcasts in a little more detail.
Right now, we are please to share a GSC first, something that keeps GSC at the head of the summer camp class: our first podcasts featuring campers! To listen to the GSC Podcast, featuring the campers of morning electives, click the GSC Podcast Logo below.
Podcast 1 - Meet the Morning Electives Group from Week 1
Also, below is our second camper podcast. In this episode, the morning electives group interviews the campers and counselors from the photography elective as they learn the ins and outs of podcasting.
Podcast 2 - Interviewing the Photography Elective
Additionally, the podcasts will provide you, our loyal readers/listeners throughout the Slipper world, another opportunity to feel like a part of the magic that happens during the Summer of 2008. We'll be putting up podcasts featuring interviews, Lunchtime News, evening activities, and much more. You can listen to the first GSC podcast, featuring Uncle Spoon and myself, which explains podcasts in a little more detail.
Right now, we are please to share a GSC first, something that keeps GSC at the head of the summer camp class: our first podcasts featuring campers! To listen to the GSC Podcast, featuring the campers of morning electives, click the GSC Podcast Logo below.
Podcast 1 - Meet the Morning Electives Group from Week 1
Also, below is our second camper podcast. In this episode, the morning electives group interviews the campers and counselors from the photography elective as they learn the ins and outs of podcasting.
Podcast 2 - Interviewing the Photography Elective
Friday, June 27, 2008
Day 4 and Going Strong!
Wow! It's hard to believe that we are approaching our first weekend of first encampment. So much has happened, and starting today we'll be blogging on an almost-daily basis!
Our first night was the Welcome Show, where our counselors and staff perform in silly skits to make our campers feel, well, welcome. Uncle Dylan from Ohio definitely stole the show, as he drew many laughs in "Eggs" and "Emergency Procedures." Uncle Jarad, the Kadden Village Leader, helped whip our administrative staff into shape as "Drill Sergeant," Aunt Steph, the Friends Village Leader, showed why we don't chew gum at camp, and Uncle Joey, the softball instructor, was covered in peanut butter, jelly, and water as Uncle Donte's stand-in in a skit aptly named, "Stand In." Click here to see pictures of the Welcome Show skits.
Day 1 of activities, Wednesday, was excellent, with campers achieving many firsts as they worked their way into the camp routine. Specific accomplishments will be shared throughout the summer right here on the GSC blog! Our new lacrosse program has been a smashing success, and Aunt Ellen is teaching many campers the basics of lacrosse. At the bottom of this page you can find pictures of lacrosse and campers in action. Our evening activity that night was Co-Village Campfires, where two villages paired up to hear stories, sing songs, make s'mores...and to meet other campers and counselors around camp! Uncle Spoon told his famous Purple Gorilla story to Vogelson/Strauss and Kadden/Friends.
It rained Thursday morning, but it takes much more than some rain to stop the fun at Golden Slipper Camp. Uncle Spoon, the Evening Activities Coordinator, hosted The Human Dutch Auction. The Human Dutch Auction is a camp tradition where the camp is divided into teams that compete in a variety of races and contests in the Wolfson Family Sports Pavilion. Click here to see pictures from The Human Dutch Auction. The theme for the activity was Sports, so the teams were Basketball, Football, Hockey, and Baseball, and the competition was fierce (but fun).
Thursday night was dry enough for Leagues Tug of War, so we all met on the lower ballfield and let the tugging begin. Click here for pictures from the Tug of War. Friends Village counselors won the village tug for the girls' side of camp, and Kadden Village counselors won for the boys' side of camp. The boys' side challenge was that staff from the two villages who lost had to wear dresses to lunch today (Friday). You can see pictures of Vogelson and Council Boys' Counselors wearing their finest women's wear by clicking here.
Finally, tonight was Slipper Cinema. Food for the past few days has been fantastic, with Uncles Tracey, Miles, and Gregg, and Aunt Crystal serving up delicious steak sandwiches, grilled cheese, and more! We also said our traditional prayers tonight to honor the Sabbath and look forward to tomorrow's cookout lunch.
Check back tomorrow for more updates from Golden Slipper Camp, as well as some audio clips from The Welcome Show! And, as always, we welcome your feedback on the comments section of this blog. To leave a comment, just click here.
Sincerely,
Uncle Brando
Our first night was the Welcome Show, where our counselors and staff perform in silly skits to make our campers feel, well, welcome. Uncle Dylan from Ohio definitely stole the show, as he drew many laughs in "Eggs" and "Emergency Procedures." Uncle Jarad, the Kadden Village Leader, helped whip our administrative staff into shape as "Drill Sergeant," Aunt Steph, the Friends Village Leader, showed why we don't chew gum at camp, and Uncle Joey, the softball instructor, was covered in peanut butter, jelly, and water as Uncle Donte's stand-in in a skit aptly named, "Stand In." Click here to see pictures of the Welcome Show skits.
Day 1 of activities, Wednesday, was excellent, with campers achieving many firsts as they worked their way into the camp routine. Specific accomplishments will be shared throughout the summer right here on the GSC blog! Our new lacrosse program has been a smashing success, and Aunt Ellen is teaching many campers the basics of lacrosse. At the bottom of this page you can find pictures of lacrosse and campers in action. Our evening activity that night was Co-Village Campfires, where two villages paired up to hear stories, sing songs, make s'mores...and to meet other campers and counselors around camp! Uncle Spoon told his famous Purple Gorilla story to Vogelson/Strauss and Kadden/Friends.
It rained Thursday morning, but it takes much more than some rain to stop the fun at Golden Slipper Camp. Uncle Spoon, the Evening Activities Coordinator, hosted The Human Dutch Auction. The Human Dutch Auction is a camp tradition where the camp is divided into teams that compete in a variety of races and contests in the Wolfson Family Sports Pavilion. Click here to see pictures from The Human Dutch Auction. The theme for the activity was Sports, so the teams were Basketball, Football, Hockey, and Baseball, and the competition was fierce (but fun).
Thursday night was dry enough for Leagues Tug of War, so we all met on the lower ballfield and let the tugging begin. Click here for pictures from the Tug of War. Friends Village counselors won the village tug for the girls' side of camp, and Kadden Village counselors won for the boys' side of camp. The boys' side challenge was that staff from the two villages who lost had to wear dresses to lunch today (Friday). You can see pictures of Vogelson and Council Boys' Counselors wearing their finest women's wear by clicking here.
Finally, tonight was Slipper Cinema. Food for the past few days has been fantastic, with Uncles Tracey, Miles, and Gregg, and Aunt Crystal serving up delicious steak sandwiches, grilled cheese, and more! We also said our traditional prayers tonight to honor the Sabbath and look forward to tomorrow's cookout lunch.
Check back tomorrow for more updates from Golden Slipper Camp, as well as some audio clips from The Welcome Show! And, as always, we welcome your feedback on the comments section of this blog. To leave a comment, just click here.
Sincerely,
Uncle Brando
Sunday, June 22, 2008
The Summer of 2008 is Underway
Hello Slipper Family!
It's only June 22, but the summer of 2008 is well underway. Currently, all 120+ members of our staff are here and making sure that GSC is ready for the arrival of campers on Tuesday afternoon! We have staff from many states across America -- Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Colorado, Virginia, California, Texas, Florida, and Washington, D.C., to name a few. We also have staff from several different countries, including Israel, Germany, Czech Republic, Australia, Great Britain, and Sweden.
Friday night we played a Staff Trivia Game, and last night we had a Staff Campfire complete with stories, games, skits, and sung songs featuring Uncle Adam E. on guitar and Uncle Jarad singing. Myself and the rest of the staff have been having a great time here in Bartonsville, but we can't wait for Tuesday when the rest of you arrived.
Check this blog regularly for more updates on the world of Golden Slipper Camp, which will include news, questions, and other items created by our campers and staff, as well as podcasts featuring campers, staff, and evening activities. Also, be sure to check out Golden Slipper Camp's pictures, which will be taken by Aunt Katie from Australia this summer! Also, be sure to join our Camper & Family Social Network or Staff/Alumni Social Network (18 years or older, please) so you can follow our video updates.
In the meantime, feel free to leave a comment if you have any ideas or news you'd like to share with the Golden Slipper community!
Sincerely,
Uncle Brando
It's only June 22, but the summer of 2008 is well underway. Currently, all 120+ members of our staff are here and making sure that GSC is ready for the arrival of campers on Tuesday afternoon! We have staff from many states across America -- Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Colorado, Virginia, California, Texas, Florida, and Washington, D.C., to name a few. We also have staff from several different countries, including Israel, Germany, Czech Republic, Australia, Great Britain, and Sweden.
Friday night we played a Staff Trivia Game, and last night we had a Staff Campfire complete with stories, games, skits, and sung songs featuring Uncle Adam E. on guitar and Uncle Jarad singing. Myself and the rest of the staff have been having a great time here in Bartonsville, but we can't wait for Tuesday when the rest of you arrived.
Check this blog regularly for more updates on the world of Golden Slipper Camp, which will include news, questions, and other items created by our campers and staff, as well as podcasts featuring campers, staff, and evening activities. Also, be sure to check out Golden Slipper Camp's pictures, which will be taken by Aunt Katie from Australia this summer! Also, be sure to join our Camper & Family Social Network or Staff/Alumni Social Network (18 years or older, please) so you can follow our video updates.
In the meantime, feel free to leave a comment if you have any ideas or news you'd like to share with the Golden Slipper community!
Sincerely,
Uncle Brando
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