which overnight camp did you go to/do you send your kids to?

chanchy123

Wed, Jan 07 2009, 5:20 am

Shabatiscoming and RachelEve which Moshava were you in?
I was in Wild Rose as a staff member in the summer of 1998 I hated it. My parents were very active in Bnei Akiva so they were there many many years as both staff members and campers. Actually my Bubby went when it was still in Rolling Praire Indiana.
We don't really have sleep away camps for DL in Israel (there are are a few but very expensive and predominantly anglo). I couldn't imagine sending my kids away for so long. I guess it's a mentality thing because you all seemed to have gone to camp and even had enjoyed it.

Raisin

Wed, Jan 07 2009, 5:41 am

Can anyone suggest a good camp for a girl from a traditional/m.o. home? the mother is american and went to ramah, but the father wants her to go to an orthodox run camp. (bnei akiva style) she keeps kosher and shabbos but wears jeans, short sleeves etc so it would need to be the right enviroment.

she lives in a tiny jewish community and her parents would love her to have more jewish friends. She is english speaking, but camps in the uk only run for 2 weeks, so a us camp would probably be best.

RachelEve14

Wed, Jan 07 2009, 6:42 am

shabbatiscoming wrote:

RachelEve14 wrote:

shabbatiscoming wrote:

I went to moshava (bnei akiva camp)

I worked at moshava for 3 years Smile

what years? not that it really remember when I was there, but I can work it out:)
I was there for my eida hey, aleph and gimmel. 1986, 87 and 89 (I think)

I was a decade later. 99, 00, 01 Smile

chanchy123

Wed, Jan 07 2009, 6:51 am

justmom wrote:

Moshava-- Wisconsin seems to be friendlier than the one in Penn.

I don't know about Penn. but the people in Wisconsin were pretty snobby I felt very out of place being a non-Chicogoan (even thoguh I WAS a third gen. in Moshava).

Isramom8

Wed, Jan 07 2009, 6:56 am

amother wrote:

I went to :

shira for 6 years
raninu for 3 years
Agudah of Toronto for 2 years
Sternberg for 2 years
Machane Brocha (touring camp in Israel) for 1 year

not in this order.. though my favorite as a camper was agudah toronto and as a staff member was shira.

[posting anom cuz pple will recognize me by this:) ]

You went to sleepaway camp for FOURTEEN years? From what, 7 to 21?

amother

Wed, Jan 07 2009, 7:08 am

I went to Anna Heller, then worked as a mother's helper in Sternberg, then worked in Mishkon, then as a J.C. in Sternberg, then as a counselor in Shira.

One of my daughters went to Shira as a T.C.

I think camp is such a wonderful opportunity for certain kids.

As a younger kid, I went to Broad Channel Day Camp where everone wore shorts, and a bunch of the girls I knew are mainstream frum today. I became friends with my sister in law there when we were kids! Any Imamothers go to BCDC?

shabbatiscoming

Wed, Jan 07 2009, 7:32 am

chanchy123 wrote:

I went to indian orchard in pennsylvania.

shabbatiscoming

Wed, Jan 07 2009, 7:33 am

justmom wrote:

Moshava-- Wisconsin seems to be friendlier than the one in Penn.

I think that it depended on when you went there. I was there in the 80s and it was lovely. I have heard from people nowadays that it has gotten a bit snobby though.

Newsie

Wed, Jan 07 2009, 7:48 am

Raisin wrote:

All the Moshavas that were mentioned- or Morasha, Lavi or Mesorah.

Chani

Wed, Jan 07 2009, 8:28 am

Just noticed all the Camp Dora Golding posts - my son has gone there for the last two years and really loved it! Every so often he wanders about the house singing "Oh, oh, oh Camp Dora GOLDING!" Smile

sruth1

Wed, Jan 07 2009, 8:36 am

I went to
Gan Yisrael MI for 4 years 1989, 1990. 1991, 1992
Agudah Miwest for 7 years 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
Sternberg for 1 year 2000

chaylizi

Wed, Jan 07 2009, 8:55 am

I went to Dora Golding for 2 years & then went to Heller.

My sisters went to (combined): Agudah Midwest, Sternberg, Dora Golding & one sister worked as a mother's helper in Emunah one year.

smilingmom

Wed, Jan 07 2009, 10:40 am

I went to Camp Stone as a camper and worked at Camp HASC.
My kids have gone to Camps Sternberg and Mogen Av.

amother

Wed, Jan 07 2009, 11:10 am

Newsie wrote:

Raisin wrote:

All the Moshavas that were mentioned- or Morasha, Lavi or Mesorah.

I'd say NOT Mesorah for a girl who wears jeans. Lavi would be a perfect fit. I don't know all that much about Camp Stone, but I'm guessing that would be a good fit as well.

mommalah

Wed, Jan 07 2009, 11:42 am

myfriends715 wrote:

I went to camp sternberg for 9 yrs. best camp in the world but latly they have changed made it more "regular" with trips and new bathrooms.. its not like it used to be.. iy"H WHEN I HAVE KIDS IM NOT SURE WHERE THEY WILL go

One sec.. don't you already a couple? Smile