Express your imagination at all of our visual, musical, and performing arts activities. Our campers find countless ways to show their true selves and discover new passions. They express their creativity through tie-dying at the Art Shack and making crafts at the pottery studio, covering songs at Music Production, printing stickers at Graphic Design, and taking their talents to the stage in the camp play.
Build your confidence and sharpen your skills by climbing to new heights on our High Ropes Course, taking a horseback trail ride, and learning fire-building and outdoor cooking!
Here at Camp Wise, by our commitment B’tzelem Elohim In
• We create a community with kindness and individual for who Tikkun Olam Repairing
• It is our responsibility in our world through justice, and taking Kehillah Community
Get energized at our sports programs, including coaching from trained specialists. Campers improve their skills at their favorite sports and try out new ones with their friends! Then, cool down by swimming at the pool or taking a jet ski ride at the lake!
• We develop individuals to their communities, community, the State of Israel, and Hachnasat Orchim
• Camp Wise creates returning campers, and everyone who Hakarat HaTov Gratitude
• Our camp environment step back from an missing from our appreciating the Kavannah Spirituality/Intentionality
• Camp is a place every time we create campers and staff L’Dor VaDor Chain
• As a camp that is recognize the value traditions, and the each summer.
HERE WE ARE... ADVENTUROUS ACTIVE CREATIVE INSPIRED
INSPIRED
Wise, everything we do is guided commitment to Seven Core Values. In the Image of God community where we treat people and respect, and celebrate each who they are.
Repairing the World responsibility to repair what is broken through social action, social taking care of our environment.
Community individuals who feel a responsibility communities, including the camp larger Jewish community, the and the world as a whole.
Orchim Welcoming Guests creates a place of belonging for campers, new campers, staff, guests, who enters our community.
Gratitude environment encourages us to an everyday focus on what is our lives, and turn our attention to the blessings that surround us.
Spirituality/Intentionality
where Judaism comes to life create opportunities for our staff to engage in spiritual growth.
Chain of Tradition is over 115 years old, we value of having generations-long the joy of creating new ones
Overnight camp is a unique, transformative environment of living Judaism. At Camp Wise, accessibility for everyone – regardless of background – is created by the openness of the community. With Shabbat celebrations full of ruach (spirit), Hebrew names for locations around camp, brachot (blessings) before and after meals, and a variety of Jewish educational and cultural activities, campers take ownership for their Jewish exploration that stays with them far beyond camp.
Camp Wise is organized by age-group, co-ed villages; counselors and specialists in these age groups are trained to respond to the specific age-appropriate needs of each camper. The staff in each cabin form meaningful connections with their campers as role models, trusted mentors, and constant sources of encouragement. In addition, a multidisciplinary camper care team helps ensure the mental, emotional, spiritual, and social health of every camper.
WELCOMING SUPPORTIVE CONNECTED
We love our first-time campers! Rishon is our intro session for new campers – it’s the perfect way to get a taste of camp! During their two-week session, campers get to try the best that Camp Wise has to offer, giving them a well-rounded program and leaving them ready for more next summer. Rishon campers live in the Chalutzim village and participate in the same evening programs as the Chalutzim campers.
To support all first-time campers, the One Happy Camper program provides first-time scholarships of $1,000-$1,250 towards camp tuition. For more information, please visit onehappycamper.org.
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Camp Wise provides a friendly, supportive, and cooperative atmosphere that fosters individual growth at each camper’s own pace. Campers are encouraged to learn new skills and master old ones, to make decisions, to take responsibility, to be expressive, to live with others, and to have fun. Complemented by our Jewish environment, campers develop a deeper understanding of and appreciation for Jewish heritage and traditions while also developing a true sense of community. Camp Wise is committed to making sure that every camper leaves with a greater sense of self-esteem and selfconfidence, and with memories that will last a lifetime.
At Camp Wise, one of the oldest Jewish overnight camps in the country, our program is grounded in more than 115 years of tradition. When we sing and dance on Shabbat, cheer on our friends during Maccabiah, and listen to counselors telling stories around campfires at the end of an action-packed camp day, we’re sparking new lifelong memories that link our Jewish future to our past.
Camp Wise also sets the gold standard in Camper Care. Our resources to support campers’ physical, mental, emotional, social, and spiritual health make camp a place where all can feel truly welcomed. In experiencing this kind of environment, our campers also learn how to support their peers – they feel empowered to encourage their friend who is nervous on the ropes course, or practice active listening when a cabin-mate feels a little homesick.
Every summer, hundreds of campers try new activities like jet-skiing, music production, outdoor cooking, and more, all while spending time with their best friends and the best staff in the world. With beautiful forests, a pool and lake, and incredible starry skies, it’s easy to see why Camp Wise really is the Home of Happiness!
