Friday Night Service Time Lapse
Courtesy of Max Pastan
The Siren
Go Outside and Play!
This Sunday night we did something different. I have been learning a great deal about the importance of free play in the development of children and the tremendous decline in opportunities for our boys to experience self-directed, free play (see here, here or here). With that in mind, for the […]
The Friendship Fire
Tonight was our first Friday night of the summer, which marks our first Friday Night Service. Every Friday the whole camp gathers at the Council Ring (see below) for a values based campfire program. For 71 years at North Star, the first one has been the Friendship Fire. When Lou […]
The True Significance of Nine Days in Canada
Tonight, in Southern Ontario, 24 campers, four counselors and two trip leaders are spending their first night in Quetico Provincial Park after their first day of paddling, portaging and exploring one of the great wilderness paddling areas in North America. The Canadian canoe trip has become one of the hallmark […]
Pre-Camp 2015
While most of the days during orientation are spent training hard, we still manage to have a lot of fun too! Thanks to Derrick Morrin for putting this together.
You Can’t Beat This!
We couldn’t ask for much more than we had today! It was a perfect day in the Northwoods – 80 degrees and sunshine. And when a day includes arriving at dinner like this, it’s pretty hard to beat. Before we get into our regular programming tomorrow, we first had to […]
We Kickoff the Summer of 2015!
The campers have arrived safely and North Star’s 71st summer has officially begun! We arrived to sunshine and a warm and wild greeting from our staff. We gathered straight around the flagpole to announce the cabins. The campers and staff alike jumped for joy! And as we were about halfway […]
Staff Spotlight – Josh Lederman
I’m Josh Lederman, and I’m from Highland Park, Illinois. I just finished up my junior year at Chicagoland Jewish High School in Deerfield, Illinois. At CJHS I was on the golf team and was actively involved in DECA. My school was fortunate enough to compete in the North Suburban DECA […]
Staff Spotlight – Elliott Goldberg
Elliott Goldberg is back for summer number eight. Elliott lives in Wilmette Illinois with his parents, brothers Ike and Miles, sister Ella and dogs Kubbie and Lacy. They all recently went to California for a family trip, though we assume that Kubbie and Lacy didn’t make the trip. Elliott just […]
Staff Spotlight – Thomas Fies
Thomas Fies returns to North Star for his fifth summer, but his first summer on the NSC Staff. He just finished his sophomore year at Evanston Township High School. At ETHS he’s on the swim team and plays waterpolo. He’s also on the ultimate frisbee club. Thomas will only be […]
Staff Spotlight – Sean Doyle
Sean Doyle joins the NSC staff for his 1st summer. Sean lives in Holland, Michigan, but he spends most of his time these days abroad. He and his wife teach English in other countries. Amongst the places he’s taught are China, New Zealand and Brazil. After camp ends, he’ll head […]
