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Family camp creates bonding opportunity for all BECKY RASPE | SPECIAL SECTIONS STAFF REPORTER @BeckyRaspeCJN braspe@cjn.org |

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ummer camp is one of the first experiences children have away from home for an extended period of time.

It’s also a time when parents fondly recall their camp experiences. From those scenarios, family camps were born.

According to Rachel Felber, camp director at the Mandel Jewish Community Center’s Camp Wise in Claridon Township, and Kelly Poese, summer camp director at the YMCA’s Camp Fitch in North Springfield, Pa., family camp provides many unique elements to family vacation time.

“There is this real sense of togetherness,” Poese said.

“Generally, camps don’t have great cell phone reception or Wi-Fi, so families have a chance to be away from technology and be together. It’s not super programmed either, where you feel like you need a vacation after your vacation.”

Felber said she loves Camp Wise’s family camp for various reasons. The camp session runs at the end of the summer during Labor Day weekend.

“One reason why families come to family camp is that it’s a great way to have a different kind of vacation experience,” she said. “It allows them to be part of the camp environment and experience all of the great things camp has to offer.”

Both camp directors said family camp is a great way to ease first-time campers into summer camp and being away from home in new environments.

“Families choose family camp because it’s a great opportunity to experience camp for the first time in a comforting environment,” Felber said. “Many campers aren’t ready to be away from home without their families yet, so it allows them to experience Camp Wise activities with their families. Those are things they will do as future campers, but at family camp, they can do it with their family

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or Jewish overnight summer camps, Hebrew and Israeli culture are among the tenets they prioritize. However, it’s easy for camp directors to get stuck in camp’s bubble, according to Aliza Goodman, head of professional development and experiential education at The iCenter for Israel Education in Northbrook, Illinois.

Goodman Israel @ Camp, a 20-month two-summer program, aims to help these camps consider the state of Israel within the fabric of their camp and helps its network of eight camps develop long-term visions toward ensuring that Israel is a greater part of everyday life at camp.

Camp Wise in Claridon Township for rising second through 11th graders is among the 45 camps across North America that haa participated in the program. The camp is going into its second summer of the program, with one of its goals being the expansion of its Israel Leadership Summer for rising 11th graders, which Goodman said has reached its largest enrollment this summer with more than 24 children registered.

“I was really excited to have (Camp Wise)

in because they’re in this really interesting point where their Israel trip is becoming a really integrated part of their program in a way it hasn’t been before,” Goodman said.

The program designates a mentor to each camp who, though knowledgeable in the world of camping, is an outsider to their assigned camp. Goodman said this collaboration helps camp directors see what’s going on at their camps. It also utilizes shlichim, who are young adults from Israel working at the camps; to help provide an Israel education. It encourages camps to choose focus areas, like increasing Hebrew exposure or building a culture around Israel in casual activities, to help meet the camps’ goals.

“We believe that Israel should be part of the Jewish learning environments of Jewish youth,” Goodman said. “Obviously, Israel is an important place, and so the more that you have the opportunity to experience it, the deeper your relationships will develop with Israel and Israelis over time. Camp makes an amazing environment to experience what Israel is all about in a lot of ways.”

The program is a partnership between The iCenter for Israel Education, Jewish Agency for Israel and Foundation for Jewish Camp.

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Both camps said along with their family programming, directors offer child and parent-specific events as well to engage the age groups in different ways.

“It’s unique because parents can be with their families, but they also get to have experiences with other adults in a camping environment,” Poese said.

Felber said the best part about family camp is new campers can experience camp while being supported by their family.

“For campers who are anxious about sleeping away without their parents, it gives them an opportunity to be in the space and program they would be at in future summers as campers,” she said.

“They are already then fully immersed in the camp culture, the people and the buildings. That is one less thing they have to worry about when they step off the bus as true campers. Everyone has those first day jitters. No matter how many summers they’ve been at camp, (family camp) helps them build those relationships beforehand.”

Poese said it can be difficult for children to step into a new environment and family camp helps ease the transition.

“If your parents are there, it is easier to make that transition,” she said. “It offers some of the safeties of the common things they are used to at home. It takes the fear

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Both directors said family camp is special because of the bonding opportunities.

“It’s a really awesome way for people to stay connected with their camp community and really be focused on each other in an outdoor environment,” Poese said. “Camp provides the kind of idyllic neighborhood that people talk about from the 1950s and 1960s. You can be outside and create your own social interactions.”

Felber said, “It’s a special opportunity to do something different as a family. Many families take vacations during the summer, but this is a new way to make experiences and an opportunity to bond with other family campers. What may have started testing the water, families come to camp for their normal sessions and then come back to experience family camp together. It can be a little bit of a reunion that way.”

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s families prepare for summer camp, one aspect that must be considered is how to manage a child’s medications. For parents who are the primary administrator of these medications, a child going away for an extended period of time can be stressful.

According to Tim McQuait, camp director at Hudson Montessori School in Hudson, and Joe Mendes, director of Camp Roosevelt-Firebird in Bowerston, about 30 miles south of Canton, parents need not worry about medications at camp.

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each child’s respective needs,” McQuait said. “If the medication stays at school, like an Epi-Pen for instance, it remains in a central, secure location where the camp is held.”

McQuait said because his camp offers only day programming, most families administer daily medication at home before leaving for camp or at home when they arrive back.

Mendes said at Camp Roosevelt-Firebird, there is a dedicated staff at its Wellness Center.

“Medications are of course part of this process,” he said. “Our wellness center coordinator is a licensed RN, LPN or EMT. Our coordinator makes sure all camp policies and procedures are followed.”

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Mendes noted the camp also has a doctor for consultation near the camp When it comes to medications, both directors said parents and camp staff need to work together, McQuait said.

“Parents and staff need to be on the same page,” he said. “Since we only get a glimpse of the child’s medical needs over the course of a week McQuait or summer, the more information provided by their families’ and medical providers, the better. We view our summer experience with our families as a relationship because we are both engaged in providing a safe and enjoyable experience during the summer time with their greatest investment – their children.”

Mendes said parents should find Mendes comfort that campers are treated as if they are the staff ’s children.

“We provide care as they would receive at home, with all the warm fuzzies too,” he said. “Parents should be secure in knowing we will handle the entire process in a professional manner. Parents fill out an extensive health form which provides the camp with all the needed background information. These forms are filed and stored in a database. Parents should know all health-related information, including medications, is confidential.

Campers’ privacy is respected.”

McQuait said his camp anticipates the needs of campers in two ways.

“First, we ask parents to complete and submit a health release form that allows us to see any health concerns and needed medications for each child,” he said. “This allows us to have a background for the camper as we prepare for their upcoming programming. Second, we provide first aid training to our camp staff and counselors as well as they are equipped to handle medical situations as they arise.”

Mendes said campers also play a role in medication administration.

“Campers are an integral part of the process,” he said.

“We ask them to take responsibility and show up at the right place and at the right time to get their meds. Some camps walk through the dining hall with little white cups, dropping off at each table. We choose to have campers take on more responsibility. This provides them privacy and gives them an opportunity to take on responsibility. Thus, even in this small act, there are possibilities for learning.”

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“Since we only get a glimpse of the child’s medical needs over the course of a week or summer, the more information provided by their families’ and medical providers, the better.”

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any summer camps offer swimming in a pool, river or lake, but campers are required to pass swimming tests to ensure they can have fun in the water.

According to Jeff Alpern, coowner of Kiss Swim in Gates Mills, and Sonali Morris, owner of Goldfish Swim School in Warrensville Heights, parents should let children practice swimming and train before going to camp.

“Going to swim lessons and being safe in the water is important Morris regardless of camp,” Morris said. “In light of the camp test, you want your kids to know what they are getting into. A lot of camps have lakes, and if that is not an environment they have swam in before, let them know what to expect.”

Alpern said it’s important to allow time for practice.

“You want (your children) to have a fun and successful summer of swimming,” he said. “There is nothing worse than being held back because you’re not capable and your friends are able to do things without you. Kids want to be able to swim in the deep end and jump off the boards. It’s about being safe. Our primary goal is making sure kids are comfortable and safe in the water.”

Morris said by practicing and training before camp, children become acquainted with the process.

“That way, when they get to camp, they aren’t panicked or embarrassed,” she said. “It’s important to manage expectations before starting that process. So, if parents have a nervous child, know what they are capable of and give them many opportunities to practice. If I was going to send my kids to camp, one of the first questions I would ask is what is involved in the swim test and what do they need to know? It’s just practice and repetition to get them confident.”

Alpern suggested children also learn water safety before swimming at camp.

“Take classes from a qualified instructor,” he said. “If a kid falls in the water, they need to know what to do and how to react. We can train kids to turn over, lean back and float. When you know what you’re doing, you’re in control and you’re comfortable. And if you’re in control, you’ll pass any test you take.”

By preparing a child for a swimming test, Morris said campers can start their camp experience off right.

“It’s about safety and making it a good experience for them,” she said. “It’s one of the first things campers do at

“A swimmer making mistakes in the water is not a good thing.

Being confident sets you up for a really good summer, especially when you know exactly what to do when it comes to the test.”

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camp and you want to start the experience off right. The more confident they are, the better experience they will have. By preparing them and making sure they have the skills they need, it enables them to do it.”

Alpern said if a child is only getting in the pool during camp time, chances are they aren’t confident swimmers.

“A swimmer making mistakes in the water is not a good thing,” he said. “Being confident sets you up for a really good summer, especially when you know exactly what to do when it comes to the test. Most kids don’t swim because they aren’t comfortable doing it, and for me, that’s a shame.

Knowing how to swim is not just important, it’s critical.”

Morris said it’s natural for campers to be nervous about the swimming test and parents can play a role in

preparation.

“All you can do is prepare the best that you can,” she said. “Parents need to give their kids the skills they need to succeed. What we really encourage parents to do is let the child know they are in good hands. If you go in with a positive attitude as a parent, the child will feed off of that.”

Alpern said it’s like teaching a teenager how to drive.

“With a teenager that is a nervous driver, you don’t tell them they can’t drive ever again,” he said. “You go back out with them and have them continue to practice. It’s the same for teaching them how to swim. You don’t give up on them.”

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onsider the daily interaction between parent and child. When the child is at camp, the only opportunity to check-in with the camper is through letters, packages, faxes and sometimes email.

According to Dave Devey, director of Falcon Camp in Carrollton in Carroll County, and Catie Hewitt, director of the Girl Scouts of Northeast Ohio’s Camp Timberlane in Wakeman in Lorain County, campers that receive letters from home tend to have a better time.

“Some parents might know it’s a big step for their kid to go away for a week, so getting mail from their family is very encouraging.

It’s like they have their own cheerleaders.”

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“It’s very common for kids to experience homesickness while at camp,” Hewitt said. “A lot of times, this is the first time (a child) is away from family and home. So, (letters) are a nice reminder from home that someone is thinking of you and hoping you’ll have a good experience. Getting those messages is helpful and comforting.”

Hewitt said campers can’t use technology, so it’s exciting to get a letter.

“It’s like a lost art form, getting something in the mail,” she said. “It’s definitely a very exciting part of their day.”

Devey said parents must set rules for themselves and follow them before sending a child a letter.

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LETTERS | 44 how and why they are in touch,” he said. “There also has to be a level of trust between parents and the camp and knowing we are going to take care of the child and they will be supervised. You should be in touch with your child, but do it in ways that are positive that encourages them to have a good time.”

Both camps said parents can send letters and packages. Falcon Camp also offers parents the option to send emails, while Camp Timberlane uses social media posts to interact with parents.

“Campers can’t respond to the emails, but they can write a letter back,” Devey said. “Parents are welcome to call me every day if they want to, but I might tell a parent that they might as well pick up their child.

There is no point of them being at camp if they can’t manage the separation. That is part of the growth and the value of learning problem-solving. Part of the beauty of camp is (campers) learn how to work in those situations without having to involve parents.”

Hewitt said, “(Posting photos on social media) is a good way for parents to see some of the activities their kids have been up to. It’s comforting for parents to see their kids having fun and smiling. It’s a nontraditional way of communicating, and it’s not parent and child, but a way for us to communicate with the family.”

Getting mail can be very encouraging for campers, as long as parents don’t put anything negative in the letter, Devey said.

“Don’t write negative things as you’re inviting disaster there,” Devey said. “You need to be mindful of your writing. One of the reasons regular mail is nicer than email is because you can send extra things like a comic from the paper or a drawing from their sibling. The camper can take that with them and it’s automatically more special.”

Hewitt said, “It shows campers their parents and caregivers sent them to camp because they want them to have a good time. Some parents might know it’s a big step for their kid to go away for a week, so getting mail from their family is very encouraging. It’s like they have their own cheerleaders.”

“(Parents) need to be mindful of your writing. One of the reasons regular mail is nicer than email is because you can send extra things like a comic from the paper or a drawing from their sibling. The camper can take that with them and it’s automatically more special.”

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Hewitt also noted letters can boost a child’s confidence, even if they hadn’t received one for a few days.

“When that letter comes in the mail, you can see a change in the camper,” she said. “It’s definitely a positive impact on their experience.”

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