Ari Mettler has

a great seat on
counselor Jon/

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Finkelberg.

Water sports are a big part of Wooden Acres.

camp's success. In the 1950s and '60s,
self-esteem, group dynamics and non-
competition were stressed.
In the 1980s, camps were competing
to see who had the best facilities. Now,
he said, is the decade of back to nature.
"But the theme through all those
years:' said Finkelberg, "is life-long
friendships and memories. The
child comes home a different person
because of the experience:'
He said parents today are over-
involved with their children and
camps "are just borrowing the child
for the summer. Camp gives kids inde-
pendence they may not get at home."
However, he added that the camp's

Brookside Tots
Day Camp
for Boys & Girls
ages 3 – 4

Brookside Day Camp
for Boys & Girls
ages 5 – 6

Cranbrook Day Camp
for Boys
ages 7 – 13

BLACK RIVER FARM & RANCH

5040 Sheridan Line Road
Croswell, MI 48422
(810) 679-2505
www.blackriverfarmandranch.com
Ages 7-15, girls only, residential 1,
2, 3 and 4 weeks, horseback riding
(main focus), archery, arts & crafts,
boating, swimming. Since 1962, girls
have come to Black River Farm and
Ranch to have fun with friends and
horses and enjoy a variety of camp
activities.

Summer Theatre School
for Boys & Girls
grades 3 – age 19

Summer Art Studio
for Boys & Girls
ages 7 – 16

Jazz Ensemble
for Boys & Girls
grades 6 – 10

Fore & Aft Care Program
for Boys & Girls
ages 3 – 13

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For information on Wooden Acres

Adventure Progarms, contact

info@woodenacres.com or (248) 547-3287.

CAMP LISTINGS

Kingswood Day Camp
for Girls
ages 7 – 13

Young Authors
Day Camp
for Boys & Girls
ages 8 – 14

communication with the parents
has to be at a very high level:' To
Finkelberg, that means a parent's tele-
phone call in the morning is returned
that morning, and calls at night are
returned that night. Wooden Acres
posts photographs of camp activities
on a daily basis.
The economy may cause a
shakedown in the camping world,
Finkelberg said, "but parents — espe-
cially Jewish parents — see summer
camp as a very big value."

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CAMP HABONIM-DROR CAMP
TAVOR

For more information online visit:

www.schools.cranbrook.edu/programs/day

Phone: 248.645.3674
E-mail: summer@cranbrook.edu

Register early — space is limited

Office of Special & Summer Programs Cranbrook Schools
P.O.Box 801, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48303-0801

Winter office: 2755 Wingate Lane
East, West Bend, WI 53090
Summer office: 59884 A.L. Jones
Road, Three Rivers, MI 49093
(800) 55 TAVOR
or (262) 334-0399
info®camptavor.org or www.camp-
tavor.org
With a maximum of 150 campers

per session, a 4:1 camper to coun-
selor ratio, and a strong commit-
ment to an inclusive environment,
Habonim-Dror Camp Tavor is the
ideal place for campers to fully
participate in building a lifelong
community based on Jewish val-
ues and lasting friendships. Boys
and girls entering grades 4-10 can
attend two-, three-, four- or seven-
week overnight camping sessions.
Camp Tavor offers swimming, boat-
ing, arts, crafts, sports, Hebrew, a
kosher kitchen and Shabbat cel-
ebrations, animals and an organic
garden. Campers fully share in the
responsibilities of the camp.

CAMP RAMAN
IN CANADA

491 Lawrence Ave. W., Ste
400. Tornoto, ON M5M IC7
(248) 660-5556 or (416) 789-
2193 info@campramah.com or
www.campramah.com

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