Day Dreams of Summer – Wish You Were Here! It is the middle of January and I find myself committing a very “camper-like” sin; daydreaming about summer camp. As I squint at my computer screen, bathed in fluorescent lighting, my mind wanders to the woods of Ranch Camp and all that one encounters there. When Read more
Recently I read an interview that ACA Camping Magazine (January/February 2012, pp. 34-37) conducted with Dr. Christine Carter entitled, Teaching Happiness – Positive Emotions are Skills to be Learned. The premise of this very interesting article is that parents and educators (camps included) should be teaching children skills that promote positive emotions that lead to Read more
Happy Holidays to you and your family! As I celebrate Hanukkah this year, followed in quick succession by the New Year, I am drawn to the etymology of the Hebrew word Hanukkah, whose root (chet, nun, chaf) means “to dedicate”. After all, this is the time of year when we find ourselves thinking about resolutions Read more
Hello Ranch Camp Families, I wanted to take a few minutes this week to share with you a 21:00 minute video on nutrition that will not only entertain you but also open all our eyes to the nutrition crisis that is right here in America. Jamie Oliver, founder of the Jamie Oliver Foundation, gave the Read more
Why do we send our children to camp? First there are the amazing activities offered, the slew of new friends to be made, and the immense benefit of spending weeks soaking in the outdoors. Less advertised but even more important are the tremendous social and character benefits that are gained from the summer camp experience. Read more
As the Semisonic song goes, “Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.” And as we approach our last Ranch Camp Shabbat of the summer and I reflect back on our 2011 season, this seems to ring especially true. It’s not simply the succession of the summer, where one session ends only to usher Read more
We heard the car horns blaring along the Ranch Camp driveway and immediately we moved towards the office with great anticipation. It felt far longer than it actually was that we stood and waited for the vans to appear, and then they finally arrived…Teen Village had returned to camp! We lined up to greet the Read more
As the two vans pulled up next to the camp office, I dashed into the barn and grabbed my riding helmet in anticipation of greeting our upcoming riding group. Although I spent 7 summers as a Ranch Camp wrangler and riding instructor, as a camp director now, I do not often find myself in our Read more
Well, here we are. I can’t believe that Session 3 is here already! Where does the time go? Yesterday, the Ranch Camp staff greeted 203 campers to the site for the start of our third, and largest session. The energy in the air is almost tangible as I walk around camp; everywhere I look, there Read more
When the wind of change blows, some build walls, others build windmills. – Chinese proverb All the campers had run back to their cabins after dinner in preparation for a camp favorite – Capture the Flag. They hurried to put on red or blue shirts, according to their assignments, and were mentally ramping up for Read more
Saturday Morning: 8:00 am
Saturday Vigil: 4:30 pm
Sunday: 7:30 am, 9:00 am, 10:45 am,
12:30 pm, 5:30 pm
Saturday Vigil: 6:15pm
Sunday: 9:00am, 7:15pm
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday: 8:30 am