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Country Day Camp
Super Seniors
Camp BaShemesh
On Site
Open Houses
April 11
May 2
June 6
Tours begin at noon
Country Day/Super Senior registration form
Camp BaShemesh registration form |
Summer Camping
Children discover
their creativity when they engage in an arts and crafts
project, learn to play tennis, experience their first
overnight, swim the length of the pool, sing a Shabbat song.
Children discover their creativity at a JCC summer camp
where each program encourages campers to develop their
imagination and individual abilities.
Training Camp
NEW!!
Turning two between January 1 and
June 30, 2010
Lisa Feinman, LMSW, Director
Now
there is a two-day program for our littlest people with
activities to meet their little size.At Training Camp,
specialists in crafts and music will visit their
toddler-size classroom each week. Games, songs, sprinkler
fun, sandbox time and playground activities make this
introduction to day camp a perfect fit.
Little Friends
Day Camp
(2.5 by July 1,
2010-4.5 Years)
Lisa Feinman,
LMSW, Director
Little Friends
Day Camp is designed especially for children entering a
pre-school 3s or 4s program. With air-conditioned indoor spaces, an
exciting and imaginative outdoor playground, and breezy sport and water
play areas, children have a memorable summer experience rain or shine.
Bigger Friends
(Entering
Kindergarten)
Lisa Feinman,
LMSW, Director
Bigger Friends
Day Camp combines all the fun of Little Friends with offsite adventures
appropriate for campers preparing to enter kindergarten in the fall.
Theme days, Jewish culture, art, music, and karate specialties are
coupled with two weekly instructional and free swim periods. Gradually
increasing the distance and length of weekly trips help campers explore
the world beyond our camp and acclimate them to the big school bus
before school begins.
JCC Country Day
(6-14 Years)
Sheldon Gitelman,
MS, Director
Stacy Gentile,
Camp Administrator
JCC Country Day
offers an endless list of activities; two swims daily, tennis,
gymnastics, boating, arts and crafts, archery, basketball, dance, drama,
music, carnival day, and a great end-of-camp
trip all based
on the Jewish values and culture. Senior campers receive a special bonus
when they accompany the Super Seniors on a three-day, two-night
overnight to Lake George.
Super Seniors
(Ages 12-14)
Older campers
need to spread their wings and Super Seniors gives them the perfect
opportunity. While they enjoy all the great activities at our
campground, the real treats are the weekly outings that might include a
three-day, two-night adventure to Lake George, a day trip to Mountain
Creek, and a Yankee or Mets game. Traveling in an air-conditioned bus,
the Super Senior experience is one that tells our campers “we know
you’re growing up and you’re ready for more”.
Camp BaShemesh
(Ages 6-14 with
special needs)
Mindy Cohen,
LMSW, Director
At Camp
BaShemesh, children with mild to moderate developmental and learning
disabilities engage in an exciting summer experience with therapeutic
recreation and activities that build self-esteem
and
independence, while maximizing opportunities for inclusion with typical
JCC Country Day campers. Camp BaShemesh fosters the strengths of each
child and challenges them to stretch and
grow alongside their typical
peers.
CIT
(Counselor-in-Training)
(14*-15 Years)
*by July 1, 2010
Lisa Feinman,
LMSW, Director
CITs pre-summer
camp training in leadership skills, child development, CPR, and first
aid prepares them to be great counselors. Graduates are eligible to work
as CITs in Little and Bigger Friends Day Camps, and the JCC Country Day
Camp
at a significantly discounted camper rate and will
receive a stipend at the end of the camp season.
CIT Application Form
Summer 2010 Specialty Camps
Arts
in August
Peformance Camp
Grades K-8
Monday-Friday, August 16-20
Marianna Udler, MM,
Director
The biggest Broadway hit of the season will
be produced in this one week mini-camp. Designed for young
performers, Arts in August leads children from audition to
presentation in just five days with all participants cast in
the show. Campers work in small groups on all the aspects of
the performance, mastering vocal and acting techniques,
choreography, dialogue, creating sets and costumes for the
show. Daily rehearsals culminate in a Friday afternoon
performance for parents and friends. The week includes a
Broadway matinee performance.
Experienced staff with extensive theater
background creates a professional and fun atmosphere that
kids enjoy.
The week includes a trip to a matinee
performance of a Broadway show. An adult must accompany campers younger
than seven. The adult ticket must be paid for upon registration.
Camp To Go
Grades K-6
Monday-Friday, August 16-20
Melanie Friedman, Director
This one-week program provides an amazing
opportunity to learn, play, and explore. Adventurers journey
through Westchester, New York City and surrounding areas,
with each day offering new excitement. Indoor and outdoor
activities provide campers with a terrific end-of-summer
experience.
Last summer, campers rode the Circle Line,
attended a Broadway matinee, visited Splashdown and enjoyed
the Gazzilion Bubble Show.
Science and
Computer Camp
Grades K-6
Monday-Friday, August 23-27
Lisa Feinman, LMSW,
Director
Get pumped up for space exploration! Using
the power of air pressure and water, design, build and
launch your very own hydro-rocket over 100 feet into the
air. Take a trip around the universe and return to earth for
an exploration of cyber space with computer activities that
are out of this world; from online games to creating
stickers, posters and even movies.
Gymnastics Camp
Girls 5 Years and Older
Monday-Friday, August 23-27
Juliana Santos Kraus, Director
What a way to end the summer – swing from
the uneven bars, walk the balance beam, jump high on the
trampoline, tumble your way across the gym - all the while
developing and refining your gymnastic skills. An
end-of-camp party is the perfect culmination to a perfect
week. Some previous gymnastics experience required.
JCC Maccabi Experience
Baltimore, August 8-13, 2010
Jewish
teens 13-16 years as of 7/31/2010
The JCC is
hosting its first delegation this summer. This Olympic-style
event provides teens with a wonderful combination of sports,
competition and friendship. Look for details in our January
and March newsletters for this year’s event location, sports
and try out schedules.
.
Jewish teens entering grades 8-12 in
September 2010
ArtsFest is a premier arts and Maccabi
experience. Participants choose an art specialty and take
part in performances and master classes. This annual summer
experience, to be held in Baltimore in August, features
social activities, artists-in-residence who are at the top
of their fields, opening and closing events, performances,
and community service, while it strengthens bonds to Jewish
heritage, community, and Israel.
The ArtsFest delegation will represent all of
Westchester with participants coming from the JCC on the Hudson,
Rosenthal JCC of Northern Westchester, and Mid-Westchester JCCs.
JCC Maccabi ArtsFest 2009 California was a
fantastic, intense experience of growth and learning for our
delegation. All musicians, they participated in the rock
band, jazz band, and all other musical options offered.
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