Specialty Camps

(grades K - 9)

Check out our awesome Specialty Camps!

All Chaverim and Hoover campers are invited to participate in one (or several) of our exciting specialty camps! With so many choices, we have something for everyone! Please be sure to keep in mind, however, that certain camps are only available for specific age groups.

New in 2010 are Lego Camp (build it, make it, rock it,) Just Dance!, and YogART.

Browse through all of the choices by selecting your camp of interest in the Specialty Camps drop down menu!

Additionally, please read below for important information regarding 2010 Sports Specialty Camps:

The JCC is bringing a new full day camp option to its Summer Camp Program, full day sports camps. This fun and new camp option will be open to all children with the love of sports. Campers will have the opportunity to focus on one main sport each week, but also get to have fun and learn a variety of other sports and games through the week. Please check out below for the highlights of the camp and the sample schedule. For more information please contact Jeanna Brownlee at 559-6274 or jbrownlee@columbusjcc.org

Sports specialty camps will be offered four weeks this summer at Chaverim and two weeks at Hoover.
Each camper will be placed in appropriate age division groups for their sport instruction periods.
Each week will have a highlighted sport that will be the focus of the week. Please see the descriptions below.
While one group is in the main sport instruction time, the other group will be doing all sport activities. Learning the skills of a variety of sports and games.
Other activities during the week at Camp Chaverim are swimming lessons and free swim every day, opening and closing activities, Wednesday afternoon fun events, and Friday Shabbot.
Other activities during the week at Camp Hoover will include opening and closing activites, Friday Shabbot and a trip to Zoombezi Bay for the All Sport Camp.

Sample schedule: 9 a.m. – 9:20 a.m. Opening

9:20 – 9:30 a.m. One group goes to main sport

The other group goes to all sport activities

9:30 – 11:30 a.m. Children in instruction

11:30 – 11:45 a.m. Children change into swim suits

11:45 – 12:30 p.m. Swimming Lessons/Free Swim for Chaverim. Free Swim for Hoover

12:30 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch

1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Groups switch and one group goes to main sport camp and the other is at all sport camp.

3:00 – 3:30 p.m. Closing

All campers will need to bring a water bottle, Kosher dairy lunch, swim suit, towel, sunscreen and wear tennis shoes, t-shirt, short/sweats, and socks. Also appropriate equipment where noted in descriptions. Snacks will be provided.