Camp Chi is a Jewish summer camp in Lake Delton, Wisconsin.[1] Chi caters mainly for Jewish children, grades 3 to 11.
History
Chi was founded in 1921 as the Chicago Hebrew Institute by the Jewish Community Centers of Chicago.[2] In the 1940s and beyond, the camp was supported by fundraising efforts by the Jewish Auxiliary[3] and the Institute Woman's Club via luncheons.[4]
In the 1950s, the camp had a summer population of 1500 children between the ages of 5 and 16,[5] and it provided for free summer events and trips to Jewish elderly.[6][7] It moved to its present site in Lake Delton, Wisconsin in 1957 and became a co-ed camp. The 600 acre facility features summer cabins, two pools, tennis courts, a horseback riding stable, athletic fields, a large winterized gymnasium facility, a year-round conference center and miles of magnificent trails. The director of Camp Chi is Kyle.
Villages
Camp Chi is divided by grade into the following groups:
- Garinim (two-week 3rd grade)
- Yeladim (two-week 4th and 5th grade)
- Shoreshim (4th and 5th grade)
- Tsofim (6th grade)
- Kadima (two-week 6th and 7th grade)
- Chalutzim (7th grade)
- Habonim (8th grade)
- PNW (Pacific Northwest Trip) (9th and 10th Grade)
- Noar (9th and 10th grade)
- SIT (Staff In Training) (8 weeks) (11th grade)
- Avodah (Ages 18–22 for people with developmental or physical disabilities)
- Take Two (Two weekers that can extend to 3 or 4 weeks if they want to during the session) (For Shoreshim, Tsofim, Chalutzim, Habonim, Noar, Avodah)
Keshet and Avodah
Keshet, a program for children with developmental or physical disabilities, began in 2009. Avodah, a work program for special needs adults, began in 2012.
Activities
Athletics
- Archery
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Fitness Training
- Flag Football
- Frisbee Golf
- Gaga
- Ice Skating
- Soccer
- Softball
- Tennis
- Volleyball
- Ultimate Frisbee
Aquatics
- Aqua Aerobics
- Boating
- Canoeing
- Fishing
- Funyaking
- Knee Boarding
- Mermaiding
- Paddle Boarding
- Sailing
- Swimming
- Tubing
- Water Basketball
- Wake Boarding
- Water Skiing
Arts
- Arts & Crafts
- Ceramics & Pottery
- Digital Photography
- Glass Fusing
- Jewelry Making
- Judaic art
- Mosaics
- Nature Crafts
- Painting & Drawing
- Textiles
- Woodworking
Outdoor Adventure
- Aerial Adventure Park
- Horseback Riding
- Mountain Biking
- Outdoor Cooking
- Rock Climbing
- Ropes Course (High & Low)
Media
- Electronic DJ
- Film
- Music Production
- Radio
- Recording Studio
Performing Arts
- Camp Play
- Dance (Hip Hop, Poms & Jazz)
- Drama
- Music (Jam Band, Guitar, Songwriting)
Even More!
- CHIne On (Volunteering)
- Israeli Culture
References
- ↑ "Camp Chi in Lake Delton, Wisconsin, United States | Campography". Archived from the original on 2009-08-25. Retrieved 2009-10-27.
- ↑ "JCC Camp Chi - Wisconsin Jewish Overnight Summer Camp".
- ↑ "Jewish Auxiliary to Mark Camp Chi Founding Tonight". Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
- ↑ https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/488882952.html?dids=488882952:488882952&FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:AI&type=historic&date=Mar+27%2C+1949&author=&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=INSTITUTE+WOMEN%27S+CLUB+WILL+SPONSOR+EARNING+LUNCHEON&pqatl=google
- ↑ "Notes on News in Religion". Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
- ↑ https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/564873382.html?dids=564873382:564873382&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=May+10%2C+1959&author=&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=TIME+ISN%27T+FREE+ANY+MORE+FOR+GOLDEN+AGERS&pqatl=google
- ↑ "Jewish Camp Gives Elderly Rich Reward". Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2017-07-05.