Tonight is Rope Burn. One of the signature events of a Camp Green Lane Color War is Rope Burn. It’s held atop the hill at the Girls’ Tennis Courts and it is a race between the Green and White camper captains. They must build a fire and burn through a thick rope tied 10 feet off […]
Things are getting intense. We’ve reached the point of Color War where the competition has really set in and the kids and their counselors are very much into the spirit of the week. Cabin rivalries have played out time and time again on the field and on the courts, each side’s claimed a few wins […]
Everyone has their facepaint and headbands and ripped t-shirts. Some have written messages on their shirts. Others are wearing all their Spirit Package gear like the chains and white and green hair and tutus. Everyone is immersed, from head to toe in this Color War as the first day of activities kept us busy all […]
Today we ran and cried. And that was hours before Color War even broke. Not to bury the lead, but it’s Green Work vs. White Play! But first, this morning was the annual Camp Green Lane Triathlon, a swim-bike-run event held throughout camp. The younger campers complete a biathlon, with both older and younger campers […]
1-2-3-4, we want Color War! 5-6-7-8, when the heck’s it gonna break?! Camp is buzzing with Color War talk! When is it going to break? Will it be a morning break?! Shower time?! Should we lay out clothes beforehand?! What are the teams going to be?! Camper captains? Song writers? Captains? No matter where you […]
It’s really funny the things I hear when I walk around camp. Kids come up with the craziest ideas about what is going on. They find any reason to believe that something exciting is happening and it is amazing. The newest rumor I am hearing is about blue colored sticks. An Inter girl found a […]
Some people in camp ate very well today. That’s because this morning was the always-anticipated Cooking Camp Within a Camp, the annual opportunity for campers to roll up their sleeves and get in the kitchen to do some incredible things with some talented cooks. Chad Rosenthal, Maria Goldstein, Chef Justin Goldstein and the next-gen team of Luke […]
Today was Playday on the schedule, so that means boys had Clinic in the morning and the girls had Elective. Inter Boys were at the lake and gymnastics and high ropes. Inter Girls had instructional swim and cooking and ping pong in the morning. Cadets played hockey and soccer in the morning and quads and […]
We’ve been talking a lot about kindness and generosity within the confines of camp, but today, the Greeks got an opportunity to do some good outside of the arches. This morning, they boarded buses in the Circle and headed into Philadelphia for a day of service. CGL Greeks volunteered at the Jewish Relief Agency, where they […]
Another visiting day has come and gone. Everyone was laughing, hugging, smiling, and of course eating ridiculous amounts of food. It was so nice to look around camp and see generations of families sitting together enjoying the warmth of the arches! And the weather, sometime there is nothing wrong with a cool overcast day, we […]