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WEEKS of August 9 & 16, 2004
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Summer Camp Concludes With Heritage Luncheon

by Jeffrey Stanley

This year’s Summer Camp was marked with a new ending which is probably destined to become an annual event, the Heritage Luncheon, in which families of students brought in a variety of dishes reflecting their own unique cultures.

The luncheon was conceived by Assistant Head Teacher and BFS alum Vanessa Wrann ’01, who has spent the past five summers working at the Summer Camp. “I just thought it would be fun to bring the whole summer camp together for an event,” she said, and a meal made up of “food that the children and their families enjoyed eating” seemed like a good excuse for the parents to gather and meet each other.

Wrann pitched her idea for a Heritage Luncheon to Karine, Head Teacher in the blue room, who liked the idea. “She really helped a lot and thought of ways to make the lunch go smoothly,” said Wrann. The other teachers and their assistants in the other rooms also liked the plan. Wrann said the children and their families responded “really positively” to their proposal. Indeed, a majority of the families participated in the event, preparing their favorite dishes at home and bringing them in for the international potluck meal held in the cafeteria.

“There was noodle kugel [a baked pudding traditionally eaten by Jews on the Sabbath], Italian dishes and pastries, and Greek cheese pies. Then we had the favorites like mac and cheese, pastas, fruit salads, chicken nuggets, and pigs in a blanket.”

In addition, there were plenty of homemade international desserts, plus a big box of goodies from Dunkin’ Donuts, a heritage all of the kids could arguably claim to share.

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