We were excited to welcome so many families to camp yesterday. Some arrived to pick up their camper(s) who were departing after two weeks, and others joined us for our visiting day/Theatre Festival activities. After many hugs on the deck and some tears from campers heading home we all gathered in the pine grove for morning meeting. With stomach's eagerly anticipating the noon time brunch we met the 2010 LITs and sang "The Music Condor", "Purple Lilacs", and "Give Yourself to Love". Around noon time we left the pine grove and joined the growing brunch line. With satisfied tummies we settled in for Windsor Mountain's production of "Peter Pan". With limited scenery all eyes were on the campers, the costumes they made in two short weeks, and their performance. The play was performed in a round the actors incorporated audience members and made the entire deck area their stage - Peter even flew down from the bell tower twice! It was a wonderful performance by all; another round of applause to all those involved.
In the week leading up to Visiting Day our video intensive campers put the finishing touches on their video project and our sailors competed in a regatta to signal the end of their sailing intensive session. Some of those sailors have now moved on to teach counselors how to sail! We also enjoyed "Super Happy Fun Day" on Saturday when we scrapped classes for the day. Instead of classes we enjoyed an epic Peter Pan morning meeting in the ropes course (complete with fireworks and flaming arrows) followed by capture the flag: lost boys vs pirates. After lunch was super happy fun afternoon with off campus trips to Pitcher Mountain, Gleason Falls, Echard's farm, Peterborough for an MMT (Magical Mystery Tour), and on campus activities such as AAARRGGGHH (capture the flag on the waterfront). The day came to an end with a cook-out, slideshow and camp fire.
Earlier in the week campers took part in a range of classes including Tree Fort Building, Italian, Card Sharks, Beginning Chinese, Lady Ballers, Quest Behind the Magic, Cuts and Bruises (stage make-up), and Awkward-O-Rama: the Final Chapter. We're starting off this week with Russian around, Beginner Sailing, Tai Chi, How to be English, Gatorball, Hip Hop 101, and WMI Book Club. International Day is scheduled for Wednesday and we're already enjoying internationally themed meals for dinner!
Until next week, click here for photos.
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