I can not believe that it’s November already! As you could tell from our last 2 blog posts, we’ve been anticipating Halloween for a while now.  Last Monday, it was finally here!  Halloween is such a great occasion for us to channel our inner zombie DJs, cats and many other great costumes!  It was so cool to see everyone’s take on each character and to celebrate creativity.  The leaders welcomed all of the kids into the Wizarding World of Harry Potter by dressing up as the best Harry Potter squad in town.  Corey created and led an exciting and spooky escape room, challenging kids to put their problem-solving skills to the test!

One other interesting activity we did this week involved a little bit of reflecting in the spirit of We Day.  Matt lead a short activity that invited the kids to think about the world beyond our Gilmore walls.  In small groups, we shared our thoughts on what we felt was working in the world and what we believe could use a little work.  It was a great opportunity to show what we understand about the world as well as learn from others who may have had different ideas.  Many social issues were brought up that we wouldn’t normally think about- it was a great moment of learning and reflection for both the kids and the leaders!  We are super grateful for all the fun things we get to do at OSC and hope that one day, others will get to enjoy them too!

Carol