A-Block is the time frame from 3 pm to 4:30 that goes just about every day. Sports practices, games with other camps, and various renditions of our “100 games” make up the bulk of the options for boys at this time. For sure, non-sportsy choices are available, too. Yesterday there was a hike up Black … Read more
The last thing we said to boys last night was to “stay in bed until you hear reveille at 7:30” At 7:29 you could have heard a bird chirping from across the lake — total cooperation. One minute later, Scott Shupe played some music over the PA system and invited boys down to the waterfront … Read more
What sensational good fortune to open on such a gorgeous day. A few stragglers are due to arrive in a few days but everybody expected today is on the grounds, as I write these words. The morning hours were Grand Central Station, as per expected. By 2 pm, however, we had moved from our watchful … Read more
The best hours of any day at Kingswood are those low-key times, when boys may appear at any supervised area of the property. Once there, they are on their own, but being observed. Between activity blocks, before and after meals, “B” Block (4:30-5:30) and evening sponsorships (boys may roam from one to the next) — these … Read more
A Block is that daily period from 3 – 4:30. Boys hear about the choices at lunch and have all rest hour to sort things out. While some A Block activities require “sign-ups,” such as hikes or sports contests with other camps, most of the time boys vote with their feet come 3 PM sharp. Naturally, … Read more
One of the best things about Kingswood, of course, is that you do not have to sign up for any activities until you are there, at camp, to hear about all your options for any and every time block. For those morning instructional periods, you see the ballot once per week and circle your selections. … Read more
“How sweet it is” to have my own daughter as the camp photographer. Her pix are the best, and I am not the only one to say that! Many of you who purchased 2013 products from her were thrilled with the results. No doubt but her pix from summer 2014 will be just as … Read more
Last Friday, we posted the first “Kingswood Informational,” a pre-weekend blog to give you something to chew on over the weekend. Here again is the essay entitled “Those Wonderful Hardships,” and following are several photographs to support the case. Those of us who run summer camps wish parents of all stripes could be there for … Read more
You could go to clown camp and not laugh as much as you will be doing at Kingswood this summer. In keeping with last Monday’s theme, “It won’t be long until…” I cite the following examples of guaranteed Kingswood amusement in 2014:
Somebody emailed me this weekend, asking for the camp video. I pointed her to the VIMEO section of the website where there are 6 pages of video reports by Rob. Being there myself to copy the link ( http://vimeo.com/channels/kingswoodcampgeneral ) I watched several of them and had an emotional response: I cannot wait for … Read more
