Bo Coup

This morning ran like a normal day; everyone went to work groups (avoda) and to their age-group activities (peulat shichva). During sports time, everyone enjoyed playing in the warm weather. The Amelim (post-3rd and 4th graders) decorated their clubhouse (moadon) and had a candy party. The Chotrim (post-5th graders) talked about gender equality and gender empowerment. The Sayarim (post-6th graders) came back from their rafting trip (tiyul) today. The Tzophim (post-7th graders) learned about social activism and empathy. The Bonim (post-8th graders) had an activity (peula) about the media, its effects on perception and made their own advertisements. The Bogrim (post-9th graders) set up for their big moment...

After sports and cleaning time (rachatza), we had a fire drill, after which the Bogrim broke their Bo Coup. Bo Coup is a half day where the Bogrim plan and run fun themed activities; this year the theme the Bogrim chose was based on the movie Ferris Beuller's Day Off. Bo Coup started during lunch, where they watched some of the movie and ate French onion soup and potatoes with cheese. Next, everyone headed to the middle of camp (machaneh) for a carnival with fun stations based on events in the movie like learning how to fake sick, baseball, making sculptures in a museum, and constructing towers from cardboard boxes. After some free time, everyone returned to the dining hall (chadar ochel) for a float parade and snack time (kibud). Next was a fun pool party and a car chase with cardboard cars, before a Mom-cooked dinner with treats like meat loaf and corn. Finally, the night ended with a party with dancing, a photo booth, pin the wallet on Rooney and a chance to destroy the cardboard car from earlier. At Galil, we value youth leadership and readying the next generation for responsibility and guidance. Bo Coup is just one way that we educate our campers (chanichim) while having a great time.