It is time.
By the time you read this, you have likely dropped your kids off at the bus or at camp and await word from them. While CSL has changed a great deal over my 22 years, its core feeling remains identical. It is this aura and spirit around which we hope every moment of camp circulates this coming summer. It will is goal to keep you the parents (and the many alumni and friends following) up to date on all that is happening here this summer.
For years, parents were in the dark about what their kids were doing at camp. Although letter writing days have long been present (Mondays and Thursdays), the consistency of depth from the campers was never especially reliable. We do certainly hope your kids are telling you everything they are doing here but beginning in 2010, we felt it was necessary to supplement those letters about the daily happenings at CSL. As such, even in a place that deliberately does not fully embrace modern technology, we began our attempts at bridging this information gap in the form of a blog on our website.
Last summer the Blog took major steps forward with daily postings from each village and Programming to give everyone in the outside world a glimpse of what was happening. This summer, we are prepared to take a giant leap forward by significantly increasing blog content as well as constant updates on Twitter and Instagram. We have assembled a staff of nearly 40 people who will constantly be blogging and adding photos to Instagram. Here is what you can expect to see:
- Daily entries from the Programming Team, including a selection of photos from Assistant Program Director and Photographer Extraordinaire, Neil Pickus as well as the daily bunk schedule so you can see what your children are doing each day
- Multiple daily entries from each of the six villages covering relevant news from the perspectives of both staff and campers
- Daily entries from Specialty Areas about what is happening that day
- Entries throughout the session from each and every Hobby Group on what they are working on
- Daily entries from the Kitchen about what we are serving for each meal that day
- Weekly contributions from our Judaic Educator, Joy Getnick, covering the program and summarizing Shabbat Services, including her weekly D'Var Torah
- Frequent thoughts shared with you from various staff members and campers on their camp experiences and bringing you up to speed on what is happening at CSL on any given day
- Frequent Programming updates on major camp events and activities
- Updates from the directors of camp on general reminders and up-to-date info on CSL
It is our goal to be uploading content onto the blog on a regular basis through each day for your viewing satisfaction. Content from villages and our columnists began a few days ago (as you can see) and will continue throughout the summer. You can also find regular updates on our Facebook page, Twitter account (@csl_official), and photos on Instagram (csl_official). A full compilation of photos can be found at www.bunk1.com.
Feel free to send us your comments, questions, and feedback at cslprogramming@jccrochester.org. Thanks very much and we are extremely excited for the weeks ahead!
Your Program Director,
Ari Baum
