by jshkolnick | Nov 20, 2019 | Uncategorized
Grateful for Being Whole-Hearted, Vulnerable and Finding Self-Love – at GUCI “But what if it’s not good enough?”, I asked myself 2 minutes before our last board meeting. As chair of the GUCI Board of Advisors, it is a goal to ensure there is a short bit of Jewish...
by jshkolnick | Oct 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
Shalom from Overland Park, Kansas! My name is Ben Walker and I am excited to have recently joined GUCI’s Board of Advisors. What’s the board of advisors? Great question, and one that I had myself when I heard from Katy Shapiro asking whether I would be interested in...
by jshkolnick | Sep 12, 2019 | Uncategorized
Throughout the summer GUCI is lucky to place host to many guests – faculty, alumni, camp doctors/nurses and artists-in-residence. During Kallah Bet (second session) we had a visit from Alan Goodis, a national touring Jewish musician based in Chicago, who grew up here...
by jshkolnick | Aug 4, 2019 | Uncategorized
Every camp parents know this car-ride conversation: “How was it?” “Great!” “What’d you do? “Lots of fun stuff.” Sound familiar? After a session at camp, I’m sure your child has countless camp moments they can share – but will they? Getting kids beyond the “it was...
by jshkolnick | Jul 29, 2019 | Uncategorized
Prepared by Shirah Kraus Juice: Summit Rosenberg, the Gezah (7th-8th grade) unit head, enjoyed Yom Lilah, or Day of Night. Instead of attending the regularly-scheduled evening programming with the rest of camp, Summit surprised his campers with a camp-out on Gezah...
by jshkolnick | Jul 16, 2019 | Uncategorized
Written by Maayan Feintuch I’ve always known GUCI would have an ever-lasting impact on my life. I could feel the difference in my preteen/teenage/young adult self when I would come home each summer ten-fold times more confident, more willing to take new risks, bolder...
