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Welcome to Session Fun!
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Turning Summer Camp Over and Over… into GFC Session Fun!
May 29,2020 Today marks the holiday of Shavuot, in which we celebrate receiving the Torah at Mount Sinai. This celebration is traditionally marked by all-night study sessions, often with a variety of teachers on many topics. As Rabbi Ben Bag Bag taught, we turn...
Tell Me S’More! – Building a Sanctuary Together
When we made the decision to cancel our in-person summer program at GFC, we pivoted to begin thinking about what it would mean to create a meaningful program in its place. We heard from you that alongside a meaningful program, we need to find a way to bring our campers together – in bunks, units, and as a whole community. We want to do so with purpose, so that our “Zoomed-Out” community has a reason to log in and be together. We want to bring the fun that is essential to camp, the community that is so important, and the intention that you have come to expect from us.
We are devastated to share that we will not be able to hold summer camp in Bruceville this summer due to the risks posed by COVID-19
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Trust, Confidence, and Integrity: A Reflection on Camp and COVID-19
Virtual Offering: K’far Time
Over the summer and at our weekend events, our campers end their night with “K’far Time,” gathering with their friends and counselors outside their cabins to chat, laugh, and enjoy quality time together. Now, while we are not currently at camp, we are bringing K’far...
Mental Health Hopscotch: One Smile at a Time can Repair the World
Mental Health Hopscotch is a researched-based sidewalk chalk art that helps hoppers improve their mental health.
Meet Rabbi Erin Mason, GFC’s New Camp Director!
Generations of southern Jews found something special in this GFC community and passed it down to their children and grandchildren. As a parent, it is an amazing feeling to know that my children get to experience camp in the place that I first felt its magic. My son, Zachary, was a camper last summer, and this summer his sisters, Eliza and Aviva, will be in cabin as well.
Greene Screene!
We are so excited to introduce GREENE SCREENE! GFC’s new virtual program! Tune in to Facebook every day at 11 CDT for a taste of GFC and NFTY… we will sing, we will cook, learn magic tricks, Minecraft, do improv games, and more! See you online!
I Believe in Music and I Believe in You
Music is a quintessential part of Jewish camp and Jewish life. The melodies of prayer help us mark the seasons, the holidays, and the times of our lives. Music can move our feet and our souls, and brings our community together while dancing to “Golden Boy” in the dining hall or arm in arm around the campfire to “You’ve Got a Friend.”