Camp Chaverim
For campers entering kindergarten through grade 3

Location/Time/Contact:
JCC College Avenue
1125 College Avenue, Columbus
8:45 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Shara Reiss, Director, (614) 559-6279

• Camp Chaverim accommodates flexible schedules.
  
  Campers can choose to attend three or five days of camp per week for two weeks, or more! Campers with siblings at Camp Hoover can be dropped off at 8am and stay until 4pm to allow parents one convenient drop off and pick up time.
   
• Daily camp activities may include: Sports, Judaics, nature, swim lessons, free swim, Israeli culture, art, bunk time and music.
   
• Weekly special events!
  
  Special events include dress up days, theme days, Friday unit activities and Shabbat. During these special events, campers participate in a variety of activities from Raining Bubble Gum Day to slip n’ sliding!
   
• Kindergartners can take advantage of full-day camp with all the fun and special events Chaverim has to offer, while smaller ratios and age-appropriate group programming target the individual needs of these young campers.
   
• Late nights and overnights!
  
  For our 1st-3rd graders, camp does not always end at 3:30! First grade campers stay at camp for two late nights during the summer. Second and third grade campers participate in two late nights, two overnights, trips to Camp Hoover and four fun fieldtrips throughout the summer.
   
• Each camper selects from a variety of Chugim (specialties) to meet individual interests. Chugim meet four days a week for two-week sessions, and are led by Camp Chaverim counselors. Activities include broomball, drama, basketball, soccer, arts and crafts, dance, tennis, camp newspaper, juggling, soccer, battle ball, jewelry making, cheerleading, nature and much more!
   
• Chaverim campers participate in TAG initiatives created by the Mandel Center for Jewish Education. The TAG program was created to add Jewish richness, beauty, quality and special meaning to our camps through Jewish experience and education.