"Grins" are "In" at ADAT SHALOM DAY CAMP e 2 YEARS — KINDERGARTEN BOUND Session I: June 24 - July12 Session II: July 15 - August 2 Adat Shalom's warm, experienced staff 2 Morning Program 5 Morning Frograms with Supervised Lunch 3 Full-day Programs with complimentary lunches on Wednesday Extended Hours Available Weekly Themes • Water Flay with Wading 170015 Nature • Crafts & Cooking • Outdoor Adventures "Special Visitors": animals, puppeteers, musicians, naturalists and story tellers Full-clay campers will be treated every afternoon to specialists in music, sports, Hebrew or science who will provide a variety of challenging activities e Also: Parent-Toddler and 'Just For Me" For applications, call Eileen Weiner, Camp Director 051-5105 Campers Ages 5-14 v OYoNE Door to Door Transportation Included For Most Areas! 1.1 0„ 3 A _ "Mth N{O< / PONTOONING • ARCHERY • POTTERY • POND AND LAKE ARTS AND CRAFTS • DANCE • SOCCER • ATHLETICS • GYMNASTICS PHOTOGRAPHY • NATURE PROGRAM • ANIMAL FARM GO-KARTS • TENNIS • SWIMMING • FISHING • BOATING • CANOEING SAILING • WATER SKIING • TUBING • COMPUTERS CALL LORRAINE & ARNIE (248) 932-2123 Visit our website: www.willowaydaycamp.com Accredited by The American Camping Association rh:/5 /5 wher e summer happens! Cheboygan, MI • Since 1959 12/14 2001 98 (248) 661-1890. 4.10 °-"A VISIT OUR WEBSITE www.campwaldenmi.com OP do things they wouldn't ordinarily do. "Children should be able to broad- en their horizons at summer camp," said Marla Moiseev of Huntington Woods. "If they go to a camp where they don't know everyone, it's good." Moiseev's daughter, Hannah, 9, a fourth-grader at Burton Elementary School, went to Black River Farm and Ranch in Crosswell, Mich., last year and will be returning this sum- mer. The all-girls camp specializes in horseback riding "Hannah loves animals, and after we went horseback riding on vaca- tion, she decided she wanted to con- centrate on that," said Moiseev. Hannah knew a couple of girls from Huntington Woods at Black River, but most of the other campers were strangers. "I thought it was not as difficult for her socially as it would have been at some other camps, where the kids are with everyone they know," said her moth- e r. . Jewish Question Being Jewish at a non-Jewish camp can present some challenges. Vicki Palmer of Farmington Hills sent her 14-year-old daughter, Jaclyn, to Camp Timbers in West Branch, Mich., last year for her first overnight experience. She was pleased that the camp offered one- week sessions, shorter than most other camps, and that fees were less than $300 a week. Jaclyn, a freshman at Harrison High School, thinks she was the only Jewish camper at Camp Timbers, operated by the Saginaw YMCA. Although the "C" in YMCA stands for Christian, Palmer said her daugh- ter didn't feel threatened by the reli- gious programming. "They did some prayers, but none of the kids had to participate if they didn't want to. A lot of it was based on the Old Testament, and a lot was about ethi- cal concepts like being kind to one another and doing the right thing." The Palmers learned about Camp Timbers from a Jewish family friend, Michigan State sophomore Sara Armstrong, 20, who started as a camper at age 9 and will be head life- guard next summer. "I liked the fact that I didn't know anyone there, because it gave me the opportunity to meet new people. I met kids from Saginaw, Bay City and Midland and kids from lots of differ- ent socio-economic backgrounds," Armstrong said. Armstrong, who grew up at the Birmingham Temple, encountered only one other Jewish camper during her years at Camp Timbers, but that didn't bother her. "I met kids who had never met any- one who was Jewish," she said. "I had to explain to them not only what it meant to be Jewish but what it meant to be a Humanistic Jew." Armstrong participated in the camp's optional "Raggers" program, where campers earned different col- ored bandanas for setting and accom- plishing personal goals. The require- ments included elements of Christianity, such as "devotion to Christian values," but Armstrong's counselors agreed to modify the pro- gram to something she was more com- fortable with. Some secular camps have large Jewish populations and provide limit- ed Jewish services. Sarah Goodman, 12, of Choosing A Camp • Take your child to visit some camps while they are in session, if you can ronment, look for a camp where com- petitiveness is downplayed. so the child can decide if he or she will feel comfortable there. • If you can't visit, talk with a camp representative and some parents and children who have had experience with the camp. • Consider your child's interests and abilities. If your child is interested in sports, look for a camp that offers a lot of physical activities. If your child does not thrive in a competitive envi- • How much Jewish content, if any, do you want? Camps sponsored by Jewish organizations offer varying , degrees of Jewish programming. Most private camps run by Jews for a largely _Jewish clientele do not. • Be sure you are comfortable with the camp's approach to discipline. • Find out the staff-camper ratio, the age of the counselors, and what kind of training they receive. How many