Henry Kaufmann Campgrounds 75 Colonial Spring Road, Wheatley Heights, NY 11798, 516-643-9696 Director: Camp Kehilla-Sharon Hanover, MSW, Director of Special Needs S.O.U.R.C.E & R.A.V.E. Services, 516-484-1545, ext. 148, shanover@sjjcc.org
Director: Kehilla Vocation Experience-Lisa Warren, LCSW, Special Needs Social Worker, 516-484-1545, ext. 215, lwarren@sjjcc.org
Round Lake Sleepaway Camp 119 Woods Road, Lakewood, PA 18437, 570-798-2551
Camp Kehilla/Kehilla Vocation Experience/Kehilla Kayf at Roundlake serves children, teens and young adults with special needs, including:
High Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders
Social Deficits
Attention Deficit Disorders
Learning Disabilities
Speech and Language Delays
Emotional/Behavioral Disorders
The focus of Camp Kehilla/Kehilla Vocation Experience/Roundlake Sleepaway Camp is the development of social and emotional reciprocity and enhancement of self-esteem. Kehilla camps offer support, structure, excellent professional supervision and social skills development in our camp settings. Our camps provide uniquely designed athletic, recreational and creative art activities specifically created to meet the needs of its campers.
Enrollment process and fee: Prior to enrollment, every new camper must make an appointment for a screening interview. This enables us to determine the most suitable placement for your child and to ensure the most valuable camp experience.
Facilities
Camp Kehilla/Kehilla Vocation Experience are located in a beautiful setting on the Henry Kaufmann Campgrounds in Wheatley Heights.
The campgrounds include:
Several large baseball and soccer fields
Multiple basketball courts
Numerous oversized swimming pools
Convenient shelters with newly renovated bathroom facilities
Newly expanded Teva Nature Center with an organic farm
Newly renovated playground equipment
Roundlake Sleepaway Camp is located in a beautiful setting in Lakewood, Pennsylvania. To find out more information about Roundlake Sleepaway Camp, please contact New Jersey Y Camps to schedule a camp visit at 973-575-3333 or email at rlc@njycamps.org
Programs
FULL SUMMER- June 28-August 17 Session 1- June 28-July 24 Session 2- July 25-August 17 Session 3- June 28-August 3 Post Camp - August 20—August 24 At Camp Jacobson at Robin Hood
Camp Kehilla Ages: 5-17 Camp Kehilla provides an emotionally safe environment for children with special needs who are not able to meet the socialization demands of typical local day camps. It helps children and teens develop social skills, build friendships, heighten communication skills, encourage interpersonal relationships and build self-esteem. Your child/teen receives personalized attention in small groups with low camper-to-counselor ratios: 3:1 for children and 4:1 for teens.
Camp Kehilla provides the child/teen with short, structured social and recreational activities throughout the day which include:
Adaptive Sports
Drama /Story-Telling
Music
Dance
Nature
Craftology
Tae Kwon Do
Recreational activities
Group Games
Daily swimming and instructional activities
Social skill-building groups
Inclusion opportunites
Trips to fun filled places
Kehilla Vocation Experience Ages: 18-21 In Kehilla Vocation Experience, participants are placed at two vocation sites throughout the summer where they work. Some sites have included:
Maintenance at The Henry Kaufmann Campgrounds
Friendship Circle, adult social day program at Sid Jacobson JCC
Gila’s Gourmet Café and Health and Wellness Center, Sid Jacobson JCC
TGI Fridays, Farmingdale, NY
Seaford Cinemas, Seaford, NY
Nassau County Museum of Art, East Hills, NY
Hours and Transportation Camp Kehilla /Kehilla Vocation Experience are full-day programs. Transportation is provided in Nassau, Suffolk and Northern and Central Queens.
Kehilla Vocation Experience Participants work at their job sites 4 days a week and also participate in recreational activities including drama, sports, music and swimming.One day a week is reserved for trips to exciting fun-filled places.
Roundlake Sleepaway Camp Recreational programming includes athletic activities and individualized swim instruction. Each activity and event is designed to offer campers life skills that lead to success and a feeling of accomplishment.To find out more information about Roundlake Sleepaway Camp, please contact New Jersey Y Camps to schedule a camp visit at 973-575-3333 or email at rlc@njycamps.org. You can also visit their website at www.njycamps.org.
NEW!The Miracle Project, as seen in HBO’s Emmy winning Autism: The Musical is a creative socialization program for campers with autism and other special needs to express themselves through music, dance, acting and writing. Together, campers of all abilities create a dynamic circle of friends as they prepare for an original musical performance!
Offered Monday and Wednesday at Camp Kehilla through the end of camp.
Staff Camp Kehilla/Kehilla Vocation Experience is supervised by full time social workers and special education professionals who provide year-round programming for Sid Jacobson JCC’s Special Needs Center.
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Camp Kehilla/Kehilla Vocation Experience/Kehilla Kayf at Roundlake serves children, teens and young adults with special needs, including:
FULL SUMMER- June 28-August 17
