ILTC 2010 Day 11!

Posted on 07/08/2010 @ 11:28 AM

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Once again, it was a wonderful day at ILTC 2010!

Thursday, July 8th:

7:45AM: Optional Shacharit (Morning Prayer): Led by Dorm 4 (Dorm of the Day)

8:30AM: Aruchat Boker (Breakfast)

9:30AM: All Region Meetings: Review of Curriculum

10:00AM: Mock Region Meetings

11:45AM: Morning Snack

Noon: Like Region Meetings: At the teens request, we added additional time for teens to meet and plan how to implement what they have learned at ILTC when they come home.

1:00PM: Aruchat Tzoharaim (Lunch)

2:00PM: Creative Arts: Teens had their sixth creative arts session including everything from ceramics, 3D Art, 2D Art, improvisation, Israeli dancing, lego modeling, jam band, intramural sports, and video yearbook. Each of the groups will make a presentation at ILTC Presents (talent show on the last night).

3:00PM: Elective: Participants picked between ten different offerings including public speaking, convention planning, stress management, counterpart work and conflict resolution.

4:00PM: Jewish Culture Rotation: Participants attended either avodah (campus restoration) or a Judaic Value session. Thanks to these rotations we have restored many projects around camp created by previous generations of participants such as the ILTC Ganeiza which is a burial place for sacred religious objects and restoring the Israeli map fountain.

5:00PM: Chofesh (Free Time): Teens spent Chofesh relaxing in the quad and downing lots of water to stay hydrated!

6:30PM: Aruchat Erev (Dinner)

7:30PM: Mock Region Program: Regional Leadership Training Institute (RLTI): Leadership rotations (networking, communication, delegation, etc.) based on the concept goal GOAL (Go Out And Lead). Each rotation was a different obstacle in the way of reaching one’s goal.

9:30PM: Rikkudim (Dancing)

10:00: Evening Snack

We are continuing to add pictures (I am sorry for the delay our internet has been very slow and it has not allowed us to upload pictures, I am working on it!) on http://bbyo.smugmug.com (click 2010 and select ILTC), and our ILTC Creative Arts group is blogging (http://bbyo.org/summer_blog/) and tweeting (http://www.twitter.com/ILTC10) everyday so make sure to check it out!

Happy 4th of July from ILTC!

Posted on 07/06/2010 @ 12:10 PM

ILTC

Hello from ILTC!

Happy July 4th! What an incredible two days we have spent together at ILTC! The teens are really starting to form a community; dorms and mock regions have created cheers that they sing at meals, teens are making announcements at meals, and initiating their own group discussions, such as philosophical musings, during free time.

Friday: July 2nd

We celebrated three birthdays, Tanner Berman, Alec Berkley, and Ezra Sackett, and at dinner we sang them happy birthday and their dorms enjoyed warm chocolate cake!

7:45AM: Optional Shacharit (Morning Prayer): Led by Dorm 8 (Dorm of the Day)

8:30AM: Aruchat Boker (Breakfast)

9:30AM: All Region Meeting, Leadership Topic of the Day: Programming. Participants learned new ways of thinking about programming and participated in a 5 minute round robin with all the leadership staff about aspects of programming (Teen Connection, WOW, Utilizing Public Spaces, Programming Topics and Evaluation). Regions also began planning their region planned evening programs for ILTC.

11:45AM: Morning Snack

Noon: MRC meetings continued

1:00PM: Aruchat Tzoharaim (Lunch)

2:00PM: Creative Arts: Teens had their first creative arts session including everything from ceramics, 3D Art, 2D Art, improvisation, israeli dancing, lego modeling, jam band, intramural sports, and video yearbook. Each of the groups will make a presentation at ILTC Presents (talent show on the last night).

3:00PM: Officer Training: Teens continued to network with fellow officers and learn from each other new ideas and resources to improve their councils/regions and chapters.

4:00PM: Jewish Culture Rotation: Participants attended one of the following sessions: Rikkudim (Israeli Dancing), Shira (Singing), or a Judaic Value session.

5:00PM: Chofesh (Free Time): Teens spent most of Chofesh preparing for Shabbat.

6:30PM: Menorah Lighting: We all gathered in the large quad to light our ILTC menorah and transition from a busy week to a peaceful Shabbat. The theme of Shabbat, Press Pause, created a time for reflection and growth as a community.

7:00PM: Aruchat Erev (Dinner)

8:00PM: Shabbat Services: Several teens and our song leaders led us in a Friday Night Alive (musical) Shabbat service, in which their Kavanah (intention) skills learned during the Jewish Value sessions were incorporated to teach us about the prayers.

9:30PM: Evening Program, B’eit T’shuvah** Representatives: Doug and Shayna shared their stories of what brought them to B’eit T’shuvah and teens had the opportunity to ask questions. The program was very powerful, the teens sat silently and interested the entire time.

** Beit T'Shuvah is both a residential treatment center and a full-service congregation offering religious services, holiday celebrations and study. The mission of B’eit T’shuvah is to restore lost souls and return them to themselves, their families and the community through a healing community of Jewish spirituality, 12 Step recovery and psychotherapy.

Saturday, July 3rd

9:30AM: Aruchat Boker

10:15AM: Saturday Morning Services: Teens had the option of attending a meditative service or creative/traditional service.

11:45AM: Shabbat Elective: Teens choose between a variety of electives including meditation, Israeli culture, B’eit T’shuvah discussion, faith versus reason, change management, Jewish college life, the art of Chassidic melody, and Shira.

1:00PM: Aruchat Tzoharaim

2:00PM: Shabbat Elective

3:00PM: Chofesh: This was by far my favorite part of ILTC thus far! With all the hype of the World Cup, the teens decided to create an ILTC Cup! Almost the entire ILTC community gathered on the soccer field to watch Dorm 7 versus Dorm 9 (Dorm 5 versus Dorm 7 is today) compete. The game started with the singing of all four national anthems represented at ILTC (American, Canadian, Bulgarian, Israeli).

7:00PM: Aruchat Erev

8:00PM: B’eit T’shuvah Wrap Up: Our final B’eit T’shuvah guest, Rebecca, shared her story and teens asked any final questions.

9:30PM: Evening Program, Jewish Improv Night: Led by ILTC Leadership Staff, Lawrence Nadel, teens enjoyed four improvisation style games- their creativity never ceases to amaze me!

10:45PM: Group Rikkudim and Shira

11:15PM: Evening Snack We had a perfect Shabbat together and the day was wonderful!

A Day in the Life at ILTC

Posted on 07/06/2010 @ 11:30 AM

ILTC

Hello from ILTC!

We had another great day! Here is the run down:

Sunday, July 4: 7:45AM: Optional Shacharit (Morning Prayer): Led by Dorm 5 (Dorm of the Day)

8:30AM: Aruchat Boker (Breakfast)

9:30AM: Mock Region Meeting: We continued to focus on programming and plan for our evening programs.

11:45AM: Morning Snack

Noon: Creative Arts: Teens had their second creative arts session including everything from ceramics, 3D Art, 2D Art, improvisation, Israeli dancing, lego modeling, jam band, intramural sports, and video yearbook.

1:00PM: Aruchat Tzoharaim (Lunch)

2:00PM: MCR continued

3:00PM: Officer Training: Teens continued to network with fellow officers and learn from each other new ideas and resources to improve their councils/regions and chapters.

4:00PM: Jewish Culture Rotation: Participants started new rotations: Hebrew, Avodah as well as continued Jewish Values.

5:00PM: Chofesh (Free Time): A typical chofesh: music circles, soccer, frisbee, and canteen. Dorm 7 versus Dorm 5 soccer game, turned in to Ultimate Frisbee game, but still just as exciting.

6:30PM: Aruchat Erev (Dinner)

7:30PM: July 4th celebration begins with swim a party.

9:30PM: Fireworks show over the lake! It was so fun!

10:00PM: Celebration dance outside the amphitheater.

11:30PM: Evening Snack

Don’t forget! In addition to the pictures on http://bbyo.smugmug.com (click 2010 and select ILTC), one of our ILTC Creative Arts groups will be blogging (http://bbyo.org/summer_blog/) and tweeting (http://www.twitter.com/ILTC10) everyday so make sure to check it out!

ILTC Roundup July 5

By ILTC 2010 Bloggers on 07/05/2010 @ 06:10 PM

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Can you believe we're halfway through ILTC? Check out all the cool stuff we did to celebrate America's birthday and watch our progress through mock regions.

Top 10 Reasons Why The 4th Of July Made Us Proud To Be Americans
10. Everyone decked out in red white and blue all day long
9. During breakfast, song leader Eric Hunker became a human American flag
8. There were random bursts of songs throughout the day such as G-d Bless America and our national anthem
7. Evergreen chanted "USA! USA!" all day
6. The weather was sunny and beautiful!
5. We had a pool party!
4. The lifeguards at Perlman were so cool and from Australia!
3. We got to watch some ridiculous fireworks down by the lake
2. We got the chance to bust a move at a dance, and even show off how cool we are to some Perlman campers
1. Stargazing here in Starlight, PA was a great way to end the day.

Mock Regions Plan Real Programs
Yellow Brick Region is the first mock region to present their program. At the beginning, each region was asked to simulate a convention program for the rest of the participants. YBR has been working hard to create an experience like a MIT/AIT, or New Member, convention. Check back to see how they do!

Like Regions Like Each Other- And Not Just Like A Facebook "Like"
While ILTC is designed to help Alephs and BBGs across the order, some issues apply more specifically to a particular area. With this in mind, teens divided into groups of home regions with similar dynamics or problems to discuss issues and solutions. Teens were able to apply all the concepts and strategies taught in mock regions to their real home regions. Many found this extremely helpful and were inspired to change their regions for the better.

COLOR WAR!

Posted on 07/05/2010 @ 10:38 AM

ILTC

Hi Everyone!

Today was COLOR WAR Day!!!! Teens were broken up into four teams each representing a Stand Up Cause (Pink Team – Breast Cancer, Green Team – Environment, Blue Team – Israeli Defense Force, Red Team – (RED) Campaign (HIV/AIDS Research and Awareness).

Here is how today went:

8:30AM: PERFECT Aruchat Boker (Breakfast)

9:30AM: Team Meetings: Spirit Prep (create cheers, get dressed up, etc.)

10:15AM: Sports Rotations (Ga-Ga, Frisebee, Soccer, Basketball)

Noon: Oratory (My team’s Stand Up Campaign is the most important because … ) and Storytelling (Only in the Jewish Olympics) Competition

12:45PM: Madrichim Fashion Show: Teams dressed up one Madrich in their team colors and presented them to everyone.

1:00PM: SILENT Aruchat Tzoharaim (Lunch)

2:00PM: Relay Races

3:00PM: Ultimate Capture The Flag/Water Balloon Fight

5:00PM: Chofesh (Free Time): Teens spent Chofesh relaxing in the quad, cooling off in the pool and working on presentations for the evening.

6:30PM: SINGING Aruchat Erev (Dinner)

8:30PM: Team Presentations (Banner, Song, Cheer and Dance). Winning oratory and storytelling also presented.

10:00PM: Bonfire and Announce Results: BLUE TEAM WINS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The teens had a great day and so much fun! Be rest assured everyone is going to sleep very well tonight.

We are continuing to add pictures on http://bbyo.smugmug.com (click 2010 and select ILTC), and our ILTC Creative Arts group is blogging (http://bbyo.org/summer_blog/) and tweeting (http://www.twitter.com/ILTC10) everyday so make sure to check it out!