2012 JCC Summer Camp - General Information
Last Updated on Monday, 30 April 2012 14:55
Experience the magic of JCC Summer Camp!
Jewish Community Center | 3600 Dutchmans Lane | Louisville, KY 40205
P: 502-459-0660 | F: 502-459-6885
JCC Summer Camp is more than just a place where children come to play during the summer. It is a transformative experience that children will remember for the rest of their lives. Every camper will discover, grow and learn within the supportive and safe environment that JCC Summer Camp provides. Whether it’s the new friends your child will make or the first time your child swims across the pool, every camper will come home with new stories about the activities and people at camp. JCC Summer Camp is an experience like no other and it is hard to put into words but it’s all about the smiles and laughter and excitement and campers never wanting to leave and always wanting to come back. We cannot wait for summer 2012!
JEWISH VALUES AT CAMP
Jewish values are an integral part of your child’s JCC summer camp experience:
- Singing Ruach (spirit) every morning.
- Participating in tikkun olam (repairing the world) through service projects.
- Performing mitzvot (acts of kindness) during the camp day.
- Learning the importance of Tzedakah (charity) through a camp-wide fundraiser for the Charity of the Summer.
- Celebrating the Sabbath every Friday morning.
COMMUNICATION
Communication is very important to the success of JCC Summer Camp. All information about camp activities will be emailed. In addition, photos will be uploaded to the JCC Louisville Summer Camp Facebook page at least twice a week. If a specific situation arises with a camper, parents will be notified by camp staff. All camp staff is available during the summer to answer questions generally about the programs or specifically about a child or situation.
CAMP STAFF
Our dedicated and responsible camp staff are carefully selected for their skills, experience and interest in working with children. They are excellent role models and mentors and bring creativity and enthusiasm to camp every day.
All staff receives extensive training prior to the summer and ongoing supervision during the summer to ensure they are providing the highest quality care for all children. In addition, all staff are trained in creative programming, group dynamics, child development, conflict resolution, safety procedures and more. Click here for Camp Director contact information.
FACILITY
The JCC has the perfect facility for your child’s summer camp experience. Our 17-acre facility includes 2 softball fields, 2 soccer fields, 1 gaga pit, 1 field hockey field, 2 playgrounds, 1 outdoor basketball court, 3 tennis courts, and a covered pavilion with picnic tables. Camp’s indoor space includes 2 full size gymnasiums, auditorium with theatre stage, indoor child-friendly activity space, heated indoor pool and a full dance studio. The outdoor pool complex includes a nine-lane 25 meter heated lap pool, leisure pool with a diving well and remodeled baby pool.
MORNING CIRCLE
Every morning campers begin their camp day with music, singing, and dancing 
during the JCC morning circle. Every camper gathers with their groups to sing and dance to camp songs and cheer loudly to win the prized spirit stick for the day.
COMMUNITY GARDEN
The JCC’s community garden provides hands-on experiences for campers to learn how to grow food and how to eat healthy. They water, weed and pick fruits and vegetables in the garden. Most of the fruits and vegetables are donated to the Jewish Family & Career Services’ food pantry.
SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN
JCC Summer Camp programs will accommodate children with special needs who are ready to be mainstreamed in a group camp experience at the discretion of the Camp Director. One-on-one advocates are welcome at camp. Call the Camp Director at 238-2708 for more information. We reserve the right to recommend alternative summer programs.
CAMP CONDUCT POLICY
Every effort will be made by staff to ensure a positive camp experience for your children. In the event that there are behavioral difficulties, which are deemed irreconcilable, children may be removed from any JCC summer program either in part or in full. Availability of refunds, partial or full, will be determined by Center staff.
CAMP COMMITTEE
Jasmine Farrier, Chair, Catie Bayne, Bari Calderon, Terri Cleary, Jacquelyn Craig, Sara Dentinger, Kim Franklin, Brett Friedman, Sean Goodpaster, Amy Greenamyer, Eileen Renco, Amy Ryan, Hunter Weinberg
FUNDED IN PART BY
- C.D. & Lois Kline Baron Camp Scholarship Fund
- Florence Kreitman Isaacs Summer Camp Fund
- Sadye and Maurice Grossman Community Service Camp Fund
- Gail Cassen Schwartz Youth Sports & Fitness Fund
The JCC is open and accessible to everyone regardless of age, race, religion, national origin or special need.
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