What To Ask Before Choosing a Camp

You’ve found a camp your child is excited about, and now it’s time to consider all the details! Don’t miss asking camp directors these...

Summer Camp Safety in a Post- Camp Mystic America: What Parents Should Know

Megan Conway Summer camps are an American mainstay, as prevalent a seasonal marker as hot dogs, ice cream and public swimming pools. When Texas all-girls...

Summer Camp Grants, Scholarships Help Build Kids’ Jewish Identity

Jewish camps are often described as the number one experience for building Jewish identity among children and teens, according to Noa Havivi. “I went to...

A camp counselor answers your questions

When I left for my first two-week stint at Jewish camp as a 9 year old, my mother was very worried. She was convinced...

Camps Airy and Louise kick off their 100th anniversary

Mark Fine recalls the most memorable moments of his experience at Camp Airy with humor. During his first summer as a counselor in 1996, he...

Here’s why counselors can’t get enough of camp

Jill Balk used to count the days until school ended, so she could do what she loved most in the whole world: spend her...

A Call to Care at Summer Camp

By Lindsay C. Vanasdalan When Focus Family Martial Arts Academy welcomed children back to camp last summer, staff noticed something odd. Children in kindergarten and...