Camp Chi
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Camp Chi is a Jewish summer camp
in Wisconsin Dells
, Wisconsin. Chi caters mainly for Jewish children, grades 5 to 11. The camp is located on Lake Blass and is next to Perlstein Resort.
s of Chicago. In the 1940s and beyond, the camp was supported by fundraising efforts by the Jewish Auxiliary and the Institute Woman's Club via luncheons.
In the 1950s, the camp had a summer population of 1500 children between the ages of 5 and 16, and it provided for free summer events and trips to Jewish elderly. It moved to its presnt site in Lake Delton Wisconsin in 1957 and became a co-ed camp. The 600 acre facility features summer cabins, three 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 current Director of Camp Chi is Ron Levin, who has been with the camp since 1980 and Director since November 1983.
Athletics
Cooking
Media
Outdoor Adventure
Performing Arts
Keshet, a cabin built for children with physical disabilities, opened in 2009. The CHIne On program was developed in the summer of 2008 in order to encourage campers to participate in "random acts of loving kindness", referred to as חסד and כבוד in Hebrew. Chi participates in the Hillel Initiative to educate campers on modern Israeli history. Learning about Judaism and Israeli culture are also activities.
Summer camp
Summer camp is a supervised program for children or teenagers conducted during the summer months in some countries. Children and adolescents who attend summer camp are known as campers....
in Wisconsin Dells
Wisconsin Dells
Wisconsin Dells may refer to:* Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin* The Dells of the Wisconsin River...
, Wisconsin. Chi caters mainly for Jewish children, grades 5 to 11. The camp is located on Lake Blass and is next to Perlstein Resort.
History
Chi was founded in 1921 as the Chicago Hebrew Institute by the Jewish Community CenterJewish Community Center
A Jewish Community Center or Jewish Community Centre is a general recreational, social and fraternal organization serving the Jewish community in a number of cities...
s of Chicago. In the 1940s and beyond, the camp was supported by fundraising efforts by the Jewish Auxiliary and the Institute Woman's Club via luncheons.
In the 1950s, the camp had a summer population of 1500 children between the ages of 5 and 16, and it provided for free summer events and trips to Jewish elderly. It moved to its presnt site in Lake Delton Wisconsin in 1957 and became a co-ed camp. The 600 acre facility features summer cabins, three 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 current Director of Camp Chi is Ron Levin, who has been with the camp since 1980 and Director since November 1983.
Villages
Camp Chi is divided by grade into the following groups:- Yeladim (2 week 4th and 5th grade)
- Shoreshim (4th and 5th grade)
- Tsofim (6th grade)
- KadimaKadimaKadima is a centrist and liberal political party in Israel. It was established on 24 November 2005 by moderates from Likud largely to support the issue of Ariel Sharon's unilateral disengagement plan, and was soon joined by like-minded Labor politicians...
(2 week 6th and 7th grade) - Chalutzim (7th grade)
- HabonimHaBonimHaBonim or Habonim may refer to:*A Socialist-Zionist youth movement Habonim Dror.*HaBonim, Israel, a moshav in Israel....
(8th grade) - Noar (9th and 10th grade)
- Staff In Training (SIT) (11th grade)
Activities
Arts- Arts and Crafts
- Ceramics
- Digital Photography
- Glass Fusion
- Jewelry
- Mosaics
- Painting and Drawing
- Textiles
- Woodwork
- Shibori Ori
Athletics
- Archery
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Beach Volleyball
- Cheerleading
- Flag Football
- Frisbee Golf
- Lacrosse
- Soccer
- Softball
- Tennis
- Volleyball
- Strength Training & Fitness
- Ultimate Frisbee
- Aqua Aerobics
- Canoeing
- Fishing
- Funyaking
- Kneeboarding
- Paddle Boating
- Rowboating
- Sailing
- Swimming
- WakeboardingWakeboardingWakeboarding is a surface water sport which involves riding a wakeboard over the surface of a body of water. It was developed from a combination of water skiing, snow boarding and surfing techniques....
- Water-Basketball
- Waterskiing
- Water Tubing
Cooking
- In the Kitchen
- Over the Fire
Media
- Radio
- Video Production
Outdoor Adventure
- High Ropes
- Horseback Riding – Western
- Low Ropes
- Rock Climbing
- Hiking
Performing Arts
- Camp Play – acting & production
- Hip Hop Dance
- Talent show
Keshet, a cabin built for children with physical disabilities, opened in 2009. The CHIne On program was developed in the summer of 2008 in order to encourage campers to participate in "random acts of loving kindness", referred to as חסד and כבוד in Hebrew. Chi participates in the Hillel Initiative to educate campers on modern Israeli history. Learning about Judaism and Israeli culture are also activities.