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The Jewish Home | AUGUST 20, 2020 OCTOBER 29, 2015 | The Jewish Home
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THIS WEEK, WE’RE TALKING TO…
Camp Shira
BY SUSAN SCHWAMM
1, 2, 3…8 weeks of amazing summer fun! For the last few weeks, our children have been basking in the sun, swimming, singing, and soaking up the fun every day. How are they spending their time away from their Zoom tablets and desks? In this series, we are speaking with camp directors and head counselors to learn more about our community’s amazing, spectacular, incredible, marvelous, unbelievable (you get the point!) camps. ALTHOUGH CAMP SHIRA OPENED ITS DOORS JUST A FEW SUMMERS AGO, CAMP SHIRA HAS BECOME ONE OF THE HOTTEST CAMPS IN TOWN. AT CAMP SHIRA, CAMPERS HAVE SOMETHING TO SING ABOUT. WITH A BEAUTIFUL CAMPUS, ENERGETIC STAFF, OUTSTANDING ACTIVITIES, AND NONSTOP FUN, A SUMMER IN CAMP SHIRA BUILDS MEMORIES FOR A LIFETIME. WE SPOKE WITH CAMP DIRECTOR MRS. YAFFA SCHREIER IN MIDDLE OF HER BUSY SCHEDULE TO LEARN A BIT MORE ABOUT THE NON-STOP FUN.
Mrs. Schreier, this is Camp Shira’s third summer! Tell us about Camp Shira. We are a premier girls camp in the Five Towns! We have girls from all over, and we try to give them a really enjoyable summer – especially this year! We have a great location and an amazing campus. We offer everything from Go-Karts to a Water Park to a Shimi Adar concert –every summer seems to top the previous one! That sounds like a blast! Tell us about your different divisions. We have three awesome divisions. Shira Juniors, led by Mrs. Rochel Lapidus and her assistant Mrs. Chanie Pearlman, is for entering nursery - 1st grade. Shira Seniors, led by Mrs. Tehilla Ben-Ari and her assistant Mrs. Yocheved Rozwaski
together with our head counselor Elisheva Homnick, is for girls entering 2nd - 5th grade. Shira Extreme, led by Mrs. Chavsie Friedman and her head counselor Zoe Poznanski, is for entering 6th - 7 th grade. Each division has its own directors and head staff so that each division and its program is uniquely suited to that age group. Juniors enjoy adorable specialties and shows; Seniors have main activities, shows and specialties geared for their age; and Extreme does some crazy awesome stuff! Our goal is for every camper to feel like the camp was specially designed for them! Sounds awesome! How many campers enjoy Camp Shira? We have 450-500 girls a summer at Camp Shira.
We have so much music and ruach and achdus pouring out every day that every camper feels like they are in a small camp! Every bunk gets a schedule daily that is jam-packed with fun activities, specialties and shows. Shira Extreme sounds like so much fun! Tell us a bit about it. Our Extreme Division is for girls entering 6th and 7 th grade. With their own incredible director and head counselor, the program is dedicated to create a dynamic and enjoyable summer for our campers. Their days are busy with special activities geared towards their age. The daily schedules are created around teamwork and responsibility, all done in a unique and special way. One of the main goals
