Amazing overnight trip!

Last night, Camp Nageela packed in to SPORT TIME USA, a premier indoor entertainment compllex in Westchester for hours upon hours of fun.

We all came in our pajamas, adding to the excitement, and played from 10pm until nearly 3am (don't worry, we had an extended naptime this morning, and curfews will be earlier these next two nights).

Check out our pictures to see campers and staff enjoying bumper cars, rock climbing wall, lazer tag, unlimited arcades, batting cages billiards and rides. We all brought our sleeping bags and bunked out there. I'll be back with more updates later, gotta finish up with tonights night activity!

New activities II

As I mentioned last week, I'll use this space to highlight some of the new activities we've instituted this summer.
Boating- After several years of negotiation, Camp Nageela now has use of a small lake across the road. So far, the boating activity has been a big hit for the bunks that have had it.

Too Much Candy

I know you'll all thank me. I couldn't bear to see all the campers eat so much unhealthy food (you know, all the candy you brought yesterday), so I ate most of it myself. Don't worry, we gave them all extra carrot sticks.
Seriously, visiting day was great. We have an exciting week planned. Tonight (actually, in a half hour), our older division will be playing sports against Camp Kochavim, a sports camp run by long time Nageela guy Yehuda Maryles.
A bit later, our staff will square off in an intercamp staff basketball game. I'll post the winner tonight or tomorrow.

New activities

Hopefully, every few days, I'll post something about one or more of our exciting activities here. Today I'd like focus on two new electives.

Drama and film- a small group of campers and staff are working together on the first NAGEELA PRODUCTIONS film. They have already begun to film and from the short clips that I've seen, it should be extremely entertaining. They are learning, in particular, how to act for film, which incidentally is significantly different than acting on stage.

Aikido- About a dozen campers are learning the basics of self- defense by using your oponent's momentum against him. I beeter be careful which campers I get into trouble!

Have a fantastic Shabbat and we'll see you on Sunday!

Pictures are now on the blog!

If you look at the top of this page your eyes will undoubtedly be drawn to the flashing images of the first week and a half of Nageela 09. Click on the pictures to view them individually. Thanks to our talented media specialist, Shlomo Kay for taking and posting these pictures. A special treat is in store for all visiting parents with a video presentation that will be playing on a loop in the camp lobby all Sunday.

New poll

I've posted a new poll on the sidebar, special for parents. Please vote on it, and if you have any comments, please post them here on this post.