We close yet another year of St. Vartan Camp with our traditional closing ceremonies, so that campers could show parents how much they have learned over the course of their time at camp. Some highlights included a breakdown of the sports programs and class curricula (which included a dance performance
We began packing up today to close yet another season of St. Vartan Camp. In sports campers played dodgeball and enjoyed their last swim in the pool for the year. Campers also enjoyed learning a song taught by Fr. Gomidas in culture and heritage, as well as many fun activities
In Crafts and Arts, campers made a picture box stand to hold their favorite picture. In culture and heritage campers enjoyed the last of 3 “Time Machine” presentations by Stepan Piligian and various staff members. In the evening, campers helped to put on a talent show to remember by showing
We had a busy day, Vahe led the famous “Boot Camp Wednesday” and campers loved every second of it. Religious studies was led by Fr. Tateos, while Stepan continued his “Time Machine” in culture and heritage class. In Crafts & Arts the campers made tie-dye tank top t-shirts, and campers
In sports the campers played kickball. We welcomed Stepan Piligian back to the camp program as he led our culture and heritage classes, through his notorious “St. Vartan Camp Time Machine”, interviewing the staff dressed as famous Armenian figureheads. Very Reverend Fr. Simeon Odabashian, the Diocesan Vicar, joined us for
Today was the start of the final week of the camp season. Juniors spent Sports playing soccer while the Teens continued with classes taught by our visiting clergy, Fr. Shnork Souin and Fr. Stepanos Doudoukjian, as well as our other regular instructors. Nearby thunderstorms unfortunately kept our Teens out of
We celebrated one of the five major feast days of the Armenian Church, Baydzaragerbootiun, (the Transfiguration of Christ) during Divine Liturgy by doing an Antasdan (a blessing of the four corners of the world). After Divine Liturgy, the campers, CITs, and staff continued celebrating the day with a Vartavar water
In the morning, campers joined Greg Dalakian in a skype video chat session with adults and children from the FAR (Fund for Armenian Relief) Children’s Center in Armenia, where they had a chance to enjoy some poems read by the children at FAR and appreciated chatting with children their age.
Campers enjoyed playing dodgeball in sports, and though the forecast was calling for rain, the weather held up while the campers enjoyed swimming in the sun. We had our camp dance in the evening where campers danced to various genres of music including Armenian, Middle Eastern, and popular mainstream music.
In sports the campers enjoyed the notorious “Boot Camp” which was pushed back to Thursday to accommodate the visit from our Primate on Wednesday. In heritage, campers continued to learn the steps to the pampouri and tamzara. Religion classes were led by Fr. Kapriel Mouradjian and Fr. Martiros Hakobyan. In
