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Why Sports Teach the Most Jewish Values at Camp
As this year’s sports supervisor, and a longtime member of the sports department at Camp Kalsman, I’ve seen a lot of magical things out on the field and the court.
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Unit Updates! July 24th, 2015
This week the Coogarim/Goorim unit has gone through quite the shift with the transition from our Coogarim campers last week to our Goorim campers this week.
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Paddles & Dragonflies
"Crouch when you walk to the back, it's easier to keep your balance that way! Make sure you stay seated and always stay in sight of other boats!”
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The daily life of a camper in photos
My last year as a camper was Kesher 2012. I had been a camper for 5 years before this, and I thought I had been through it all. I had
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A hop, skip, and a jump across the pond!
My first trip across the pond has been quite fantastic! The atmosphere in Washington and Kalsman has been friendly, welcoming, and accepting towards me.
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Plants are growing, campers are growing – and I am growing
This is my sixth summer at Kalsman, and even though I missed two summers in high school, I always knew I would work here after graduation. I did, and it
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Round and Round and Round In the Circle Game
I learned one of my favorite camp songs, The Circle Game, one fateful summer when I was about eight years old. I was at a day camp because I couldn’t
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An Unexpected Homecoming
“Right now, it would take you about 1 hour 21 minutes to drive home.” I read that message off of my phone on August 23rd, 2014. Curiously, I was laying
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Growing from Dreamer to Leader
“Im tirzu, ein zo agadah – If you will it, it is no dream.” Theodore Herzl penned these words in his 1906 “Altneuland (Old, New Land)” as a means to
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10 questions to ask your child after camp
After your child returns from camp and catches up on sleep, what do you ask to avoid the dreaded “we did fun stuff” response? We all ask, “Was it fun?”
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