The energy in camp has shifted. We felt it last night during dinner when Olympics broke and the four teams, representing the four food groups—and their captains—were announced. Fruits will be captained by Halle Weitzman and Jacob Israel, Veggies have Lauren Kelly and Jesse Goldstein, Ellie Betesh and Trevor Auerbach are leading Dairy and Cisco Vega […]
Early tomorrow morning, the oldest campers in camp, The Greeks, will embark on their big trip to Western Pennsylvania. They’ll board buses well before revile sounds for a four-hour trip to Seven Springs Mountain Resort with their counselors and supervisors Aunt Rene and Uncle Danny. The Greeks are in their final two years as campers. They […]
Last night’s Services were a reminder of how special Camp Green Lane is. Uncle Max delivered a wonderful message about nurturing creativity and how we’re surrounded by it at camp, from Color War art to the art of getting frisbees out of trees with hockey sticks when they get stuck. Last night and today were also […]
What does it mean to be creative? Why is that important here at camp? Today is Friday, and that means we had a hot dog cookout for lunch and tonight we’ll have Services and Bunk Parties for evening activity. The theme of tonight’s gathering is creativity. We’ll award weekly COWs and bunk inspection and spirit […]
The Stanley Cup was paraded around camp today. There are many traditions here at Camp Green Lane. Some are very old, like Rope Burn and Steeplechase, which we’ll tell you about later in the summer; some are annual traditions, like yesterday’s Carnival and Olympics, which is just around the corner. Today we all dressed up […]
Today was Carnival at Camp Green Lane, a day many count among the most fun of the summer. The day is like Free Play with rides and games and treats, making the day special and much different than a regular camp day. The day started with a our first 10am breakfast of the summer, giving […]
They say getting on stage in front of other people is most people’s greatest fear. Here at Camp Green Lane today, everyone in camp got up on stage and it was nothing but the biggest, brightest smiles you’ve ever seen. Today was the Carnival Lip Sync Contest, in which every cabin in camp is paired with […]
Do you remember that feeling of being a kid taking a day to really clean your room? You reballed your socks, made your bed real tight and put everything on your desk at right angles? You looked around with a sense of accomplishment and thought – “Hey, that wasn’t so bad?” and then kicked off […]
“Let’s go! Let’s go! Let’s go!” Basketball 1, or BB1, is Camp Green Lane’s center court. It is the heartbeat of camp, where kids play from morning until night. BB1 is where we run to when Color War breaks, it’s where we gather for the opening and closing ceremonies of Olympics; it’s where all the biggest games […]
There’s always a ton of activities and special events scheduled throughout a Camp Green Lane summer to keep us busy and playing and having fun. But the real magic of camp happens between all that scheduled programming and it comes in moments like the one today when a group of boys were sitting around at […]