Camp Yumka 2011- a recap in 10 parts harmony

As we get farther and farther from camp, I find that the memories are getting a little fuzzy. So I felt like a bit of a refresher course was necessary. For this recap, we are going to play "Common or Uncommon?"- a quiz game of whether this is something we often see at camp or rarely see at camp.

Uncommon- sadly Mr. Victor was only with us for a short time this summer before jetting off to New Zealand for his semester abroad. It should be noted that this version of Mr. Victor is also a rare sight as he is dressed here as the King of Skits.

Common- very common. If you spent the summer with us, you know that your camper tended to come home somewhat dirty. This would be one reason why.

Common- at least once a week. A very common sight featured here is Ms. Maggie, our educator at Mill Grove. It is worth noting that she is also completely awesome and an excellent canoe-er.

Uncommon- Andrew is covered in pudding, which, as you will remember, we only did once this summer.

This one is actually a bit of a trick question- it is a common sight in that Zacharia is often running and usually this fierce of a competitor (note- this is during an all-camp game of Capture the Flag). The uncommon factor comes in here- I think Zacharia's shirt might actually be clean.

Common- hopefully. We hope that all of our campers are this excited and are getting along so well. Actually it's what we strive for.

Alright, my memories are flooding back now so look forward to more frequent updates and perhaps another round of "Common or Uncommon?"

Camp Yumka 2011- a recap in 11 parts harmony

So I know that When I dream of Michelangelo is a mouthful but I always thought that a camp with this many opportunities to create should have a title befitting its stature. As we begin to plan for next year, Ms. Nichole and I sat down to review this past summer. We tried, the past two years, to separate the focus of the weeks into different mediums. So during sculpture week, our budding artists made some awesome clay figures, excellent mobiles and found several entirely new uses for silverware. Beyond stretching canvas during our painting week, they also tested out different textures and surfaces to see what effect they had. The jewelry that came out of Art to Wear was truly awesome and enviable but even though this system has work for us, we are looking to make a change for this upcoming year.


Instead of exploring a different set of mediums each week, we are looking to broaden our artists' horizons by exploring a theme. So now if you want to spend one day painting a tree and the next building it out of forks and knives, you can. Undersea creations can come from the fish on your chain link bracelet and the floating squids, sharks, and sting-rays on your mobile. Now that we have that figured out, we just have to start saving our "recycled" supplies and searching the Goodwill for the ever elusive $5 box of mismatched silverware.

Camp Yumka Talent Show

Campers of Camp Yumka show thier Camp Spirit by Performing "Blue & Purple" at the Talent Show!

Real song: "Black and Yellow" by rapper Wiz Khalifa.