Fun at the Beit Omanut and the Gan

Everyone woke up today feeling fresh and ready to have fun after an exciting first day. After flag raising and breakfast, campers (chanichim) split up into work groups (anafim) and introduced the duties the chanichim would be responsible for each morning during the session. Next, the chanichim came together with their age group (shichva) for the first age-group activity (peulat shichva aleph.)

The Amelim (post 3rd and 4th graders) met their Am-bo buddies (buddies from Bogrim) and played a game of soccer.

The Chotrim (post 5th graders) made collages about their identity in their family and in society.

The Sayarim (post 6th graders) discussed self-expression in a fun martial-arts moves activity and played games in the pool.

The Tzofim (post 7th graders) spent their time in the arts and crafts room, making shirts to express their favorite identity trait.

The Bonim (post-8th graders) also made shirts that they silk-screened themselves with aspects of their identity that they’re proud of.

The Bogrim were blindfolded and surprised with meeting their Am-bo buddies (partners in the youngest age-group).

The Madatzim (junior counselors) went on the high ropes course today, where many of them went on the zipline and the giant’s ladder.

A bogeret with her Am-bo buddy.

Madatzim on the giant's ladder

This year, we added a new program during the day called kishronot (specialty groups). In these groups, chanichim have a chance to refine on their special skills or experiment with a new skill. Among these kishronot are "nature/garden" (teva/gan) and "beautifying the world".

Chotrot in the gan learning about nature.

Tzofim making their t-shirts.

Stay tuned with the blog, remember if you have any mail, send it to:

Name - Shichva (age group)

146 Red Hill Road

Ottsville, PA 18942