activities run for them by their year-round counselors, such as movies, bowling, haunted hay rides, fondue parties, and ice skating as well as chinuch (educational) activities which expand on the different curricular themes of the previous summer. Also during the year are about five annual events which all the kenim participate in together. In September, Galil kicks off the events with an annual potluck dinner. Every fall and spring, Galil opens its gates for a three-day "seminar," where camp is in session from Friday afternoon until Sunday morning. This is a great time for people considering Galil to see what it's really like, and for people who've already been there to meet up with their friends. Every winter there is also a one-night Chanukkah sleepover, usually at a JCC. Eizor Galil (which is composed of all the kenim together) also normally runs celebrations for Passover, Purim, or both. Age groups Galil is attended by children finishing grades 3 through 9, who are split into schavot (age groups). Post 2nd grade-"Taste of Galil" Post 3rd grade-Younger Amelim Post 4th grade-Amelim (workers) Post 5th grade-Chotrim (rowers) Post 6th grade- Par Par or Sayarim (patrollers) Post 7th grade-Tzofim (scouts) Post 8th grade-Bonim (builders) Post 9th grade-Bogrim (graduates) Post 10th grade-MBI MBI stands for Machaneh Bonim Israel or building camp in Israel (roughly translated). All post 10th graders from Habonim Dror camps around North America travel around together throughout Eretz Yisrael (the Land of Israel). Other Machanot (camps) Habonim Dror (The Builders of Freedom) has six active camps in North America, five of which were originally Habonim and one of which was originally Dror. All the other Dror Machanot have folded. The camps are called (and located in) Miriam (Vancouver, Canada), Tavor (MI), Gesher (Ontario, Canada), Moshava (MD), Galil (PA), and Gilboa (CA). Gesher was originally Dror. Habonim Dror leadership training programs for graduates of Galil Post 10th graders from Galil participate with 10th graders from all 6 Habonim Dror North America camps in a summer program in Israel called Machaneh Bonim b'Israel (MBI). Post 11th graders engage in a summer leadership program called Madatz. This is a tochnit (program) dedicated to developing hadracha (leadership) and heightening the sense of kvutsah (group), similar to a CIT type experience and most of the graduates go on to become Madrachim (counselors) the following summers and youth leaders during the school year. Post 12th graders participate in