Camp Keff Summer 2014 Preschool Brochure

Preschool

Summer Camp 2014

Early Bird Savings

Save up to $450 Register by 2/28 and save! See page 11 for details.

No price increase in 2014!

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Welcome to Our Camp Community We are Camp Keff (fun in Hebrew) and we know that a safe, nurturing summer camp experience has the power to be transformative for your young child.

For more than 60 years, children have thrived at summer camp at the PJCC. Keff (fun in Hebrew) is the cornerstone of our philosophy and program, and there is so much more that makes our Camp Keff the best choice for your child.

Camp Keff has been described as irresistibly engaging. Our curriculum ignites imagination and nurtures resilience. Camp is what we do. We love it because we love our campers, who get our very best so that they have their very best summer ever.

Summer begins and a different kind of spirit takes hold at Camp Keff. Our experienced, professional camp staff give their all to the program— they help make summer full of your child’s best days. Camp Keff campers gain confidence, learn to make good choices, and develop their social skills. They grow in compassion and caring, and are encouraged to celebrate self discovery.

Research has proven what we’ve known for years: kids need camp. Kids need Camp Keff. Join our camp family this summer and give your children the gift of Keff — Best Summer Ever!

See you at camp!

L’Shalom In peace, The Camp Keff Preschool Team Lisa, Stephanie, Liz, Melanie, and Rosalina

Camp Keff Checklist for the

Best Summer Ever!

 Inclusive Jewish community ❑

celebrating diversity

 Low camper to staff ratio of 6:1 ❑  Experienced professionals and ❑

educators

Camp Keff Concierge Need help finding the perfect program for your child? We’re happy to help! Call the Camp Keff Concierge at 650.378.2670 or email ececamps@pjcc.org.

 Carefully screened, rigorously ❑

To register, or to learn more, visit campkeff.org

trained staff

Amenities

 Imaginative curricula that ❑ inspire creativity

The PJCC is proud to offer on-site amenities to make your child’s camp experience memorable:

 Loads of fun! ❑

• Heated indoor swimming pool • Two turf fields • Two play structures • Shaded playground • Gymnasium • Two fully-equipped kitchens

Sibling Discount Families with more than one child enrolled in any 2014 Summer Camp Keff program will receive a 4% discount on all programs for each enrolled child.

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Tinok Tiny Tots 18 – 30 Months • Parent Participation • Eight-week sessions Socialization with peers begins with activities geared to your toddler’s interests.

Days are filled with arts and crafts, physical education, and music with our specialists. Water play and outdoor time on our shaded playgrounds provide a perfect setting for your Tinok camper’s developing social skills! Our award-winning early childhood educators provide a great foundation for transitioning into our school-year programs.

18 – 24 Months Two days • Tue / Thu • 6/17 – 8/7 • 9:15 am – 11:15 am $640 M / $700 P Parents stay with their child every camp day.

24 – 30 Months Two days • Tue / Thu • 6/17 – 8/7 • 11:30 am – 1:30 pm $640 M / $700 P Parents have the option to leave when their child is comfortable, and have spent a minimum of six camp days accompanying their child.

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K’ton ton Little People

dates and rates

2 Years • Must be 2 years-old by 7/1/14 • Four-week sessions

Session 1

Session 2

Our experienced early childhood educators help with transitional separation to prepare your child for preschool.

Two days: Tue / Thu

Focused on socialization, exploration, and learning in a developmentallyappropriate setting, activities for your young camper include messy art and sensory projects, cooking, and a healthy mid-morning snack. Programming also includes physical education and music with our specialists, and plenty of active outdoor play on our wonderful shaded playgrounds! Don’t miss the petting zoo, interactive entertainer Mr. Q, a bounce house, and a teddy bear picnic!

• Lunch Bunch until 1:00 pm available.

• Morning and afternoon extended care available.

• Campers staying until 3:00 pm enjoy lunch with their friends and naptime.

• An optional nutritious lunch is available for five-day option only. See page 11.

• Swimming is not available in this program.

6/16 – 7/11 No camp 7/4 7/14 – 8/8

Option 1 • 9:15 am – 12:00 pm Sessions 1 & 2 • $375 M / $ 420 P Option 2 Sessions 1 & 2 • 9:15 am – 3:00 pm $735 M / $825 P Three Days: Mon / Wed / Fri Option 3 • 9:15 am – 12:00 pm Session 1 • $515 M / $575 P Session 2 • $560 M / $630 P Option 4 • 9:15 am – 3:00 pm Session 1 • $1015 M / $1135 P Session 2 • $1035 M / $1160 P Five Days: Mon – Fri Option 5 • 9:15 am – 12:00 pm Session 1 • $860 M / $965 P Session 2 • $905 M / $1015 P

save up to $450!

Early Bird Savings

Option 6 • 9:15 am – 3:00 pm

Register by Friday, February 28, 6:00 pm

Session 1 • $1585 M / $1775 P Session 2 • $1610 M / $1805 P

See page 11 for details

Lunch Bunch • 12:00 – 1:00 pm Two Days • $70 M / P Three Days • $105 M / P Five Day • $175 M / P

Special Guests July 7 & 8

August 4

August 5

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Friendly Barnyard Petting Zoo From Pastorino’s Farms John Weaver Interactive storytelling featuring global tales of animals, tricksters, friends, and fun Mr. Q Music, songs, poetry, and audience participation

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Haverim Friends 2 Years • Two-week sessions This new program is exclusively for children currently enrolled in our 2013-14 K’ton ton preschool program.

A continuation of socialization, exploration, and learning in a developmentally appropriate setting is emphasized. Exciting themebased activities include art, science, cooking, physical education, and music led by specialists — and, of course, plenty of active outdoor play!

Camp days include pajama day, costume day, teddy bear picnics, and the ever-popular bounce house!

• Optional nutritious lunch available for five-day options only.

See page 11.

• Morning and afternoon extended care available. See page 10.

• Swimming is not available in this program.

Special guests: • June 27 Wild Things • July 11 Dr. Solar and His Travelling Medicine Show • July 25 Andy Z • August 8 Groovy Gravity with Jeremy the Juggler

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Children who stay until 3:00 pm may choose between Underwater Adventures and Naptime.

Underwater Adventures Put on an imaginary snorkel and explore life under-the-sea. Learn about sea creatures that swim, slither, sway, and crawl. Don’t forget about underwater plants and seashells, too! Splash your way through art, science, and cooking activities.

6/16 – 6/27 6/30 – 7/11 No camp 7/4 7/14 – 7/25 7/28 – 8/8

Five Days: Mon – Fri Option A • 9:00 am – 1:00 pm

Naptime

Sessions 1, 3 & 4 • $620 M / $695 P Session 2 • $560 M / $625 P

Recharge and take a nap from 1:15 – 2:45 pm (actual sleep time) in lieu of taking part in Underwater Adventures. Soft music is played in the background, lights are dimmed, and backs are rubbed after a busy morning at camp. A floor mat is provided for each child. Parents supply bedding such as a light sleeping bag and favorite “lovey”.

Option B • 9:00 am – 3:00 pm Sessions 1, 3 & 4 • $790 M / $885 P Session 2 • $715 M / $800 P Three Days: Mon / Wed / Fri Option C • 9:00 am – 1:00 pm Sessions 1, 3 & 4 • $400 M / $450 P Session 2 • $335 M / $375 P

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Early Bird Savings

Option D • 9:00 am – 3:00 pm Sessions 1, 3 & 4 • $555 M / $620 P Session 2 • $465 M / $520 P

Register by Friday, February 28, 6:00 pm See page 11 for details

Session 1 Session 2

Session 3 Session 4

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Yeladim Children Ages 3 – 4 • Must be 3 years-old by 7/1/14 • Two-week sessions Swimming is a camp highlight!

Socialization, exploration, and learning are delivered in a developmentally appropriate environment.

Each session has a theme for campers to explore. Mornings with swimming include 15 minutes of large group basic instruction, and 15 minutes of free play with award-winning certified instructors — once a week for three-day campers, and twice a week for five-day campers. Physical education and music with our specialists, and tons of outside fun on our wonderful shaded playgrounds round out each day.

Each session we welcome special guests that include jugglers, magicians, and live animals. Themed camp days include pajama day, costume day, teddy bear picnic ­— and the ever-popular bounce house!

• Stay until 3:00 pm and choose either an afternoon specialty activity or naptime. Available for Options B and D. • Campers have lunch with their friends each day. Five-day campers may choose an optional nutritious lunch. See page 11.

• Morning and Afternoon Extended Care is available. See page 10.

Session Themes

DateS and rates

Book Worms

Outer Space Adventure

Session 1 • 6/16 – 6/27

Session 3 • 7/14 – 7/25

The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Corduroy, Where the Wild Things Are — the classics that your camper can recite!

These stories come to life in creative art, cooking, and dramatic play.

Explore five classics your child will fall in love with.

Why is the sun hot? Why does the moon glow white at night? Why do the stars twinkle? Through art and science projects, books, and visuals, your camper will come home with the answers about the skies above them!

My Mitzvah Garden Session 2 • 6/30-7/11 Watching a garden grow is one of the most exciting experiences for a young child. Campers learn about Jewish values that teach us to protect the earth, and why beautifying the planet is a mitzvah (good deed)! They learn how plants grow through art, science, and hands-on gardening.

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Butterflies and Beetles Session 4 • 7/28 – 8/8 Bugs — whether they fly or crawl, children are fascinated with insects.

Campers learn the importance of bugs and their contributions in nature.

“Create” bugs and insects with cooking and art projects.

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Session 1 Session 2

Session 3 Session 4

6/16 – 6/27 6/30 – 7/11 No camp 7/4 7/14 – 7/25 7/28 – 8/8

Five days: Mon – Fri Option A • 9:00 am – 1:00 pm Sessions 1, 3 & 4 • $620 M / $695 P Session 2 • $560 M / $625 P Option B • 9:00 am – 3:00 pm Sessions 1, 3 & 4 • $790 M / $885 P Session 2 • $715 M / $800 P Three days: Mon / Wed / Fri Option C • 9:00 am – 1:00 pm Sessions 1, 3 & 4 • $400 M / $450 P Session 2 • $335 M / $375 P Option D • 9:00 am – 3:00 pm Sessions 1, 3 & 4 • $555 M / $620 P Session 2 • $465 M / $520 P

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Yeladim Afternoon Specialty Activities Stay until 3:00 pm and choose a specialty activity or naptime.

Available for campers attending Options B or D.

Awesome Athletes

Young Scientists

Naptime

Sessions 1 & 3

Sessions 2 & 3

All Sessions

Young athletes sample soccer, basketball, and other non-competitive outdoor games. Basic strategy and coordination skills are the focus.

Outstanding instructors from Soccer and Smiles and Mini Hoops teach campers to be all-stars!

Curious young minds want to learn about everything. The best way to learn is through observation and hands-on activities! Fun experiments and science projects include exploration of absorption, gravity, magnets, and ooey-gooey mixtures.

Little Chefs

Picasso’s Buddies

Your child is welcome to take a nap from 1:15 – 2:45 pm (actual sleep time) in lieu of the specialty activity. Soft music is played, lights are dimmed, and backs are rubbed after a busy morning at camp. A floor mat is provided for each child. Parents supply bedding such as a light sleeping bag and favorite “lovey”.

Sessions 1 & 4

Sessions 2 & 4

Budding chefs learn how to cook using math and science! They measure and count, use colors and shapes, identify and taste healthy foods you never thought they would try.

Meet the great artists through stories and beautiful art projects. Emerging artists learn about famous artists including Pablo Picasso, Claude Monet, and Georgia O’Keeffe. Art is explored using a variety of mixed media, discovering different textures and techniques.

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Early Bird Savings Register by Friday, February 28, 6:00 pm See page 11 for details

Special Guests June 27

Wild Things

July 11

Dr. Solar and his Travelling Medicine Show

August 8 Groovy Gravity with

Jeremy the Juggler August 25 Andy Z

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Shalom Week Goodbye Ages 2 – 5 • Five-day session • 8/11 –8/15 Wrap up a fantastic summer with messy art, hands-on cooking activities, physical education, music, a bounce house, and pony rides! Enjoy lots of water play in wading pools and water tables!

Extend the day 1:00 – 3:00 pm and enjoy a carnival with activities including spin art, snow cones, and face painting.

• Swimming is not available in this program.

• Morning and afternoon extended care available.

See page 10.

• Optional nutritious lunch is available. See page 11.

Five Days • Mon – Fri 9:00 am – 1:00 pm • $330 M / $375 P 9:00 am – 3:00 pm • $395 M / $450 P

Extended Care Morning Care • 7:30 – 9:00 am Breakfast, stories, games, and playground time.

Haverim and Yeladim • Two-week sessions Three Days • Mon / Wed / Fri • $90 M/P Five Days: Mon – Fri • $135 M/P K’ton ton • Four-week sessions Two Days • Tue / Thu • $120 M/P Three Days • Mon / Wed / Fri • $180 M/P Five Days • Mon – Fri • $270 M/P Shalom Week Five-day session • $80 M/P

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Afternoon Care • 3:00 – 6:00 pm Indoor and outdoor activities, games, art, and an afternoon snack.

Haverim and Yeladim • Two-week sessions Three Days • Mon / Wed / Fri • $165 M/P Five Days: Mon – Fri • $265 M/P K’ton ton • Four-week sessions Two days • Tue / Thu • $220 M/P Three days • Mon / Wed / Fri • $330 M/P Five days • Mon – Fri • $530 M/P Shalom Week Five-day session • $150 M/P

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Information You Need to Know To Register

Nutritious Lunch ­Option— only $6 per meal

Visit campkeff.org. Click the registration link to get started.

An optional nutritious vegetarian lunch prepared daily

by Choice Lunch (www.choicelunch.com) is available for purchase. Each meal is individually packaged and delivered to your child. Food allergies or other dietary restrictions, are accommodated at no additional cost. This option is available for five-day camp sessions only.

Camp Keff Concierge Need help finding the perfect program for your child? We’re happy to help! Call the Camp Keff Concierge at 650.378.2670 or email ececamps@pjcc.org. To register, or to learn more, visit campkeff.org.

Registration Dates Thursday, January 9 Priority registration begins for PJCC Center and Community Members and returning Summer 2013 campers.

• Thursday, January 16 Public registration begins

Additional Registration Information Campers may not be enrolled in multiple programs within the same or overlapping program dates. No refunds are given after Monday, June 2, 2014. No camp on Friday, July 4.

Financial Assistance

• Monday, June 2 Final camp payment due

The PJCC is proud to provide financial assistance to families with financial need. To apply, contact us at 650.378.2704.

Priority will be given to qualifying applications received before Tuesday, April 1, 2014. Paper registration forms are required for those applying for financial assistance.

• Monday, June 2 Camp withdrawal refund deadline

Contact Us

PJCC Center and Community Membership and Priority Registration

Information, registration forms, and online registration for 2014 Summer program information are available at campkeff.org.

• Friday, February 28 Early Bird registration closes at 6:00 pm • Tuesday, April 1 Financial aid application deadline

Become a PJCC Member and receive priority camp registration and Member pricing. For more information, call 650.378.2704.

Early Bird Savings Save up to $450! $50 off per week on five-day camps $30 off per week on three-day camps $20 off per week for two-day camps Registrations received by 6:00 pm on Friday, February 28, 2014, automatically receive the early bird rate. Registrations received after 6:00 pm on Friday, February 28, 2014, are at full price.

Sibling Discount

Can’t decide? Let us help you choose the right program for your child! Call our camp concierge at 650.378.2670, email ececamps@pjcc.org, or stop by the PJCC.

Camp Mission Statement We provide an environment where campers, families, and staff members develop and maintain friendships, grow through creative and developmentally appropriate activities, increase self-confidence, and have a positive association with Jewish culture.

Discover CATCH Program The Discover CATCH program nurtures a love of physical activity and encourages children to develop life-long, healthy-eating habits. Through a Jewish lens, children learn to make healthy choices while enjoying gardening, nutrition, and fun physical activities.

Families with more than one child enrolled in any 2014 Summer Camp Keff program will receive a 4% discount on all programs for each enrolled child.

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Mark your calendar!

Camp Parents Orientation & Open House Thursday • June 12 Preschool Camp Parent Orientation Friday • June 13 Preschool Camp Family Open House Family Programs Tuesday • June 24 Family Keff (Fun) Night Tuesday • July 8 Family BBQ & Pool Party Tuesday • July 22 Family Movie Night Friday • August 1 Shabbat Family Picnic Registration Dates Thursday, January 16 Priority registration begins for PJCC Center and Community Members, and returning PJCC Summer 2013 campers Thursday • January 23 Public registration begins Early Bird Savings Deadline Friday • February 28 • 6:00 pm Tuesday • April 1 Financial aid application deadline Monday • June 2 Final camp payment due Monday • June 2 Camp withdrawal refund deadline

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