Glen Bernard’s 100th season is quickly approaching, and we are eager to welcome our camp community to celebrate with us! It is appropriate that the 99th season be (almost) as memorable as the 100th season albeit for reasons we could not have imagined. The time spent at camp during Summer 2020 gave us an opportunity to reflect on what camp …
What happens in a canoe?
As we approach 100 years of GBC, why do we still teach canoeing at camp? If you grew up at camp like I did, you will probably remember what it was like to learn how to canoe. Learning the strokes. Paddling from the bow. Paddling from the stern. Learning how to land your canoe at the dock without smashing the …
Create your own sunshine
Sunshine is crucial to life on our planet for many reasons, we need it for light, for heat, and to provide energy. What we may sometimes fail to consider, is how the sun can be representative of what we need in our individual lives. Things such as looking for the positive in a situation, seeking out your own happiness, and …
Dining Hall Photography Challenge
What makes a great photo? Have you ever walked past a tree/barn/flower/canoe every day and not truly seen it? But then one day, when the sun was setting, or a fog rolled in, or the rain had just stopped, has that same tree/barn/flower/canoe stopped you in your tracks with its beauty, as if you were seeing it for the first …
Top 10 reasons why we LOVE our summer job
We met at camp our first year as counsellors for the second youngest age group at camp, Adventurers. Going from complete strangers to co-workers, roommates and eventual friends, we shared many laughs and tears as the summer progressed. Martha came from the Maritimes, a lifelong camper and staff in her home province of New Brunswick. A camper by blood, Cate …
Summer 2020
Dear GBC Community, There is no question we are all devastated with the news that overnight camp, as we know it, is not permitted to operate this summer. We really never imagined that we would have to set aside all our thoughts about happily meeting together at camp. We thought about who would be there, what the weather would be …
What… me worry?
What.. me worry? What is a parent to do with all the anxiety created by sending our kids away to summer camp?
The Risk Takers
International Women’s Day is once again upon us and I would like to acknowledge and give a shout out to all the female entrepreneurs who step forward and take a risk.
One of my Biggest Challenges at Camp
One of my biggest challenges at camp is balancing my friends.
Camping’s Crème of the Crop
When you first see this photo, it looks like an older version of an elementary class photo. However, I invite you to take a closer look at the amazing people in this photo. This is the Ontario Camps Association, Honourary Life Member group, that gathered at the recent OCA camping conference. There are 123 HLMs in total so this is …
- Page 1 of 2
- 1
- 2