Avodahnikim, or work/study participants at G.U.C.I., participate in four crews for two weeks each during the summer. K’ton, Kitchen, Maintenance, Office, Pool & Mirpaah (infirmary), Migdal, and Canoeing crews are the seven options that Avodahnikim can be assigned...

Today is Yom Sport, G.U.C.I.’s color war.  It’s a day of spirit, fun, and competition that everyone on camp loves.  We’ll be live blogging this year’s event, so check back throughout the day for new information and photos.  Healthy competition! 8:23—A video comes on...

As we prepare for Shabbat, we asked this week’s camp faculty, “What is your favorite part of Shabbat at camp?” Here are their responses: “I love when the Avodahnikim welcome everyone into the Chadar Ochel for Shabbat dinner. They line up in two lines outside the doors...

“It’s opening day at G.U.C.I.! It’s opening day today! We are all here to say ‘hip hip hooray’, it’s opening day today!” Today is opening day at camp G.U.C.I.! Breakfast was filled with excitement as counselors finalized their cabin themes and gushed about how excited...

This summer at Goldman Union Camp we wrapped up a session of excellent educational programming by revisiting the stories from the Book of Genesis that we have studied during our time here this summer.  Our campers had an outstanding time reviewing this material in the...

The best privilege Anaf gets is Kesher.  It’s a three-day camping trip that everybody looks forward to.  Anaf gets prepares for the trip the first week and a half of camp, learning how to do things like set up tents.  Then, when Kesher finally arrives, it’s one of the...

I am lucky enough to have a unique vantage point from which to view the magic of G.U.C.I. As the parent of two campers—I hear how the magic is made for them summer after summer. From my children I learn of best friends and swimming twice in one day and struggles up...

Hello family and friends of G.U.C.I.-ites! I have the pleasure of writing to you as a member of this summer’s Avodah, which is a two-month work/study program for students entering twelfth grade. We are almost four weeks in, and it’s been a blast so far! Basically, as...

Fourth of July at G.U.C.I. is an exciting time for all the staff and campers.  There is so much American spirit.  We had special flag centerpieces on the tables at breakfast and lunch, and many of the units changed their cheers to make them about America.  Everyone...