Camp Chi
Camp Chi is a Jewish summer camp in Lake Delton, Wisconsin.[1] Chi caters mainly for Jewish children, grades 3 to 11. The camp is located on Blass Lake next to Perlstein Retreat Center.
History
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Chi was founded in 1921 as the Chicago Hebrew Institute by the Jewish Community Centers of Chicago.[2] In the 1940s and beyond, the camp was supported by fundraising efforts by the Jewish Auxiliary[3] and the Institute Woman's Club via luncheons.[4]
In the 1950s, the camp had a summer population of 1500 children between the ages of 5 and 16,[5] and it provided for free summer events and trips to Jewish elderly.[6][7] It moved to its present site in Lake Delton, Wisconsin in 1957 and became a co-ed camp. The 600 acre facility features summer cabins, two pools, tennis courts, a horseback riding stable, athletic fields, a large winterized gymnasium facility, a year-round conference center and miles of magnificent trails. The director of Camp Chi is Brad Finkel.
Villages
Camp Chi is divided by grade into the following groups:
- Garinim (two-week 3rd grade)
- Yeladim (two-week 4th and 5th grade)
- Shoreshim (4th and 5th grade)
- Tsofim (6th grade)
- Kadima (two-week 6th and 7th grade)
- Chalutzim (7th grade)
- Habonim (8th grade)
- PNW (Pacific Northwest Trip) (9th and 10th Grade)
- Noar (9th and 10th grade)
- SIT (Staff In Training) (8 weeks) (11th grade)
- Avodah (Ages 18-22 for people with developmental or physical disabilities)
- Take Two (Two weekers that can extend to 3 or 4 weeks if they want to during the session) (For Shoreshim, Tsofim, Chalutzim, Habonim, Noar, Avodah)
Keshet and Avodah
Keshet, a program for children with developmental or physical disabilities, began in 2009. Avodah, a work program for special needs adults, began in 2012
Activities
Athletics
- Archery
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Fitness Training
- Flag Football
- Frisbee Golf
- Gaga
- Ice Skating
- Soccer
- Softball
- Tennis
- Volleyball
- Ultimate Frisbee
Aquatics
- Aqua Aerobics
- Boating
- Canoeing
- Fishing
- Funyaking
- Knee Boarding
- Mermaiding
- Paddle Boarding
- Sailing
- Swimming
- Tubing
- Water Basketball
- Wake Boarding
- Water Skiing
Arts
- Arts & Crafts
- Ceramics & Pottery
- Digital Photography
- Glass Fusing
- Jewelry Making
- Judaic art
- Mosaics
- Nature Crafts
- Painting & Drawing
- Textiles
- Woodworking
Outdoor Adventure
- Aerial Adventure Park
- Horseback Riding
- Mountain Biking
- Outdoor Cooking
- Rock Climbing
- Ropes Course (High & Low)
Media
- Electronic DJ
- Film
- Music Production
- Radio
- Recording Studio
Performing Arts
- Camp Play
- Dance (Hip Hop, Poms & Jazz)
- Drama
- Music (Jam Band, Guitar, Songwriting)
Even More!
- CHIne On (Volunteering)
- Israeli Culture
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-08-25. Retrieved 2009-10-27.
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