Welcome to J-Camp 2010!
For nearly 50 years, the Jewish Community Center of Rhode Island has provided a wealth of recreational, cultural, wellness and educational activities for our community in a warm and welcoming environment. Today, that legacy continues as we serve infants to seniors with diverse programs, services, and classes, combining traditional favorites with dynamic new offerings.
The JCCRI welcomes you-regardless of race, religion, age or ability. J-Camp provides hundreds of children non-stop fun and unforgettable memories. Our summer programs for kids ages 2 through 13 meet the needs of every camper, build lasting friendships, and provide a solid foundation for your child's future. Our success comes from putting kids first, doing all that we can to make each child feel comfortable, welcome and happy. We bring talented professional staff that know how to turn a group into a family. We maintain the highest standards of safety and service, and infuse our programs with unique activities providing lots of fun and meaningful experiences.
Our curriculum focuses on activities that enable children to grow, build relationships, and develop self-confidence and self-esteem throughout the camp season. Each child is treated as an individual and encouraged to explore their self-potential, as well as appreciate the value of being a part of a team, group and a community. Our range of programs ensures a summer of creativity, skill-building, new friends and, most importantly, fun.
We offer excellent staff-to-camper ratios. Many of our talented administrative staff, specialists and senior counselors will be returning to J-Camp this summer. Our staff are selected through an interview process which examines education, training, prior camp experience and the ability to work with children. Camp staff participate in an orientation week and ongoing training, including first aid/safety training, and special programming and skills workshops.
Depending on your child's tastes and skills, you may choose our J-Camp Experience or one of our Specialty Camps that will be offered every week of J-Camp. We look forward to having your child join us for a fabulous summer!
If you have any comments or questions, please don't hesitate to contact us. For Early Childhood camps: contact Shirley (401-861-8800 ext. 130, smoskaluk@jccri.org). For grades K and up: Contact Heidi (401-861-8800 ext. 146, htenneylebron@jccri.org). Some of your questions may be addressed in our general camp information and policies.
J-Camp Key Facts
- Big Kid camps for Kindergarten through grade 7 run weekly June 21 to September 3
- Little Kid or Early Childhood camps run weekly June 21 to August 27
- Members & non-members are welcome!
- Camp Hours • 9am - 4pm
- Early Arrival • 8am - 8:50am
- Extended Day • 4pm - 6pm
- All campers should bring a dairy or vegetarian snack & lunch, bathing suit & towel, sunscreen, water bottle, and hat daily.
- All J-Camp programs are co-ed, with age or grade requirements listed by camp.
- Campers are divided into groups based on grade entering in September 2010.
- To register, use the linked registration form (in PDF format).
- The complete camp guide is also available in PDF format.
J-Camp at a glance
J-Camp at a glance
Big Kids Camps
Week 1: June 21 - 25
Grades K - 7 • J-Camp Experience
Grades 1 - 7 • Basketball Camp with Coach Pierre
Grades 1 - 7 • KidzArt — Master Arts Camp
Week 2: June 28 - July 2
Grades K - 7 • J-Camp Experience
Grades 1 - 7 • Baseball with Coach Rob Malo
Grades 1 - 7 • Dance/Creative Movement
Grades 1 - 3 • KidzArt — Animaniacs
Week 3: July 6 - 9 (no camp Monday, July 5)
Grades K - 7 • J-Camp Experience
Grades 1 - 7 • Outdoor and Water Games Camp
Grades 2 - 7 • Arts Camp
Week 4: July 12 - 16
Grades K - 7 • J-Camp Experience
Grades 1 - 7 • General Sports with Coach Rob Malo
Grades 2 - 7 • Circus and Arts with Marvelous Marvin
Week 5: July 19 - 23
Grades K - 7 • J-Camp Experience
Grades 1 - 7 • Baseball with Coach Rob Malo
Grades 1 - 7 • Performing Arts and Music (2 weeks)
Grades 1 - 3 • KidzArt — Caribbean Fun in the Sun
Week 6: July 26 - July 30
Grades K - 7 • J-Camp Experience
Grades 1 - 7 • Performing Arts and Music (continued)
Grades 2 - 7 • Robotics — Hyper Peppy Robotics
Grades 1 - 7 • Elite National Soccer Camp
Week 7: August 2 - 6
Grades K - 7 • J-Camp Experience
Grades 2 - 7 • Circus, Science and Theater All Together with Marvelous Marvin
Grades 1 - 7 • Outdoor and Water Games Camp
Grades 2 - 7 • Advanced Robotics — The Ultimate Experience
Week 8: August 9 - 13
Grades K - 7 • J-Camp Experience
Grades 1 - 7 • Rick Harris Basketball Camp
Grades 2 - 7 • Robotics — The Mouse: The Wall Hugging Robot
Grades 2 - 7 • KidzArt — Cooking and Arts around the World
Week 9: August 16 - 20
Grades K - 7 • J-Camp Experience
Grades 3 - 7 • Travel Camp
Grades 1 - 3 • KidzArt — Secret Agent Camp
Grades 1 - 7 • Hands-on Camp — Make it and Take it Home: Science Projects
Week 10: August 23 - 27
Grades K - 7 • J-Camp Experience
Grades 1 - 7 • Get Fit: Sports/Fitness/Nutrition Camp with Coach Piere
Grades 2 - 7 • Arts Camp
Week 11: August 30 - September 3
Grades K - 7 • J-Camp Experience
J-camp • Big Kids Camp
for children ages 6 and up
J-Camp Experience for Grades K - 7
Are you curious and do you enjoy doing different activities every day? Then this is the camp for you! Broken into two age groups, J1 (grades K – 2) and J2 (grades 3 – 7) fill their days with exciting activities and challenging opportunities to discover new interests, develop new skills and explore new surroundings. Recognizing that each camper has unique interests and abilities, children will participate in a variety of daily activities to make each day as exciting, stimulating and inspiring as possible. In addition to this, campers have daily instructional and free swim.
Weekly Camp Prices for J-Camp Experience
Members: $200;• Non-Members: $230
Week 3 (4-day) Pricing
Members: $160 Non-members: $184
Weeks 1 (June 21 - 25) and 11 (August 30 - September 3)
Camps are available by the day or week.
Daily rates: Members: $40/day Non-Members: $46/day
Overview of J-Camp Experience
sports and outdoor games • nature exploration and environmental awareness • swim lessons and free swim • multimedia art • outdoor water play • creative movement • science • arts projects • cooking • music and instruments • ultimate construction
Features
small staff-to-camper ratios • weekly field trips • all activities run by specialists in visual arts, performing arts and sports • special themed weeks • daily swim
Sample Daily Activities
All activities are run by professionals and specialists in each area.
Sports: general sports, soccer, baseball, floor hockey, tennis, basketball and kickball
Visual Arts: drawing, painting, jewelry, sewing, scrapbooking, construction, puppet making, and a variety of multimedia art
Performing Arts: music, instruments, drama, costume design, fashion design, play writing and advertisement
Brain Stretch: board games, Legos and K’nex, computer games, J-Camp newsletter, brain teasers, multicultural games and activities
Special Activities: ultimate construction, circus, science, cooking, talent show, color wars
In addition to the activities, J-Campers go on weekly field trips and have daily instructional swim. J1 and J2 will have a completely different schedule. Groups will only be united during arrival time, lunch and dismissal. J-Camp occasionally does special activities with all campers.
Sample Daily Schedule
9 - 9:10am — Arrival
9:10am — Circle and announcements
9:20- 10:20am — Activity
10:20 - 10:40am — Light snack
10:40 - 11:45am — Activity
11:45am - 12:15pm — Lunch
12:15 - 1pm — Relaxing Activity (choice of: Board Games, Sing Along, Brain Teasers, Fuse Beads, Reading)
1 - 1:40pm — Instructional swim
1:40 - 2:30pm — Activity
2:30 - 3:45pm - Activity
3:45pm - 4pm Popsicle and dismissal
WEEK 1 • JUNE 21 – 25
J-Camp Experience
Grades K – 7
See above for description and pricing.
Basketball with Coach Pierre
Grades 1 – 7
Members $220 Non-Members $245
Players of all levels and abilities will enjoy, learn and have tons of fun with Coach Pierre, who will focus on fundamentals of basketball such as: dribbling, jump shots, passing, rebounding, free throws, defense, court positioning and lots of play time. Daily free swim included.
KidzArt — Master Arts Camp
Grades 3 – 7
Members $225 Non-Members $250
You and your friends will be creating art like the masters! Learn from the modern art masters to the classics using many unique techniques developed by famous and popular artists. Sculpting, painting, drawing all included. Daily free swim and outdoor activities. Join us on Friday, June 25 for the opening of our J-Camp Art Gallery where most of your child’s artwork will be displayed.
WEEK 2 • JUNE 28 – JULY 2
J-Camp Experience
Grades K – 7
See above for description and pricing.
Baseball with Coach Rob Malo
Grades 1 – 7
Members $225 Non-Members $250
Enhance your baseball skills both at the plate and on the field during this exciting week of baseball camp. After a successful week at J-Camp in 2009, Coach Malo is back for 2 more weeks so choose your week or come to both! This camp is great for any young baseball player who is looking to improve skills, work hard, make new friends and have fun. Campers will learn and/or improve fundamentals of hitting, fielding, throwing and base running. Currently coaching Cranston High School West baseball team, Rob has also coached all-star players who are now successful baseball players. Campers must bring baseball gloves, bat, water bottle and a hat. Daily free swim included.
Dance/Creative Movement Camp
Grades 1 – 7
Members $220 Non-Members $245
Under the guidance of Miss Dawn who brings over 20 years of experience teaching ballet, jazz and modern dance, campers will learn a variety of dance disciplines including ballet, jazz, hip hop, tap, and more. From elementary dance steps to intricate routines according to each dancer’s rhythm and experience, all campers will benefit from professional instruction while enjoying high energy fun filled days culminating with a dance performance on Friday, June 25. Daily free swim and arts and crafts activities are included.
KidzArt — Animaniacs
Grades 1 – 3
Members $225 Non-Members $250
Are you crazy about animals? In this colorful camp you will be swinging from trees with monkeys, swimming with humpback whales and even send yourself back millions of years to create your own cave painting (all imagined, of course!) All animals, all the time. So many different mediums to choose from including watercolor, chalk pastel, marker, and oil pastel. Daily free swim and outdoor activities included. Join us on Friday, July 2 in the J-Camp Art Gallery to see your child’s artwork.
WEEK 3 • JULY 6 – 10
No Camp on Monday, July 5J-Camp Experience
Grades K – 7
Please see page 6 for info and price.
Outdoor and Water Games Camp
Grades 1 – 7
Members $210 Non-Members $235
Spend the day outdoors on the JCC fields! Play ultimate frisbee, frisbee golf, capture-the-flag, manhunt, tag, pickup games of soccer, and any number of other favorite group games! Come in your bathing suit and water shirt, because you’ll also be enjoying time on our outdoor water slide, participating in water games, and cooling down in the sprinklers. Campers will have a chance to cool off in our air-conditioned building during several breaks throughout the day, and will enjoy daily free swim in our pool!
Arts Camp
Grades 2 – 7
Members $220 Non-Members $245
Do you love all kinds of art? This is the camp for you! Campers will experiment with a different form of art each day; recycled sculpture making, painting, drawing, collages, and beadwork. At the end of the week, campers will be able to bring home several finished projects to give to their family and friends! Daily free swim and outdoor activities included.
WEEK 4 • JULY 12 – 16
J-Camp Experience
Grades K – 7
See above for description and pricing.
General Sports Camp with Coach Rob Malo
Grades 1 – 7
Members $225 Non-Members $250
Run the bases, hit the ball, kick, score a goal, dribble and dunk! Sports Camp concentrates on different sports, drills and rules of each game played. Every drill is a fun game as campers sharpen their skills and try them out in scrimmage games. Coach Rob Malo will also teach about basic nutrition and some important healthy habits and exercises that will help kids to maintain a healthier life style. Coach Rob has over 15 years of teaching experience in physical education to students grades K – 12. Daily free swim is included. Campers must bring a hat and water bottle, and wear sneakers and comfortable clothes.
Circus and Arts with Marvelous Marvin
Grades 2 – 7
Members $225 Non-Members $250
Learn how to juggle scarves, balls, clubs, spin plates, walk on stilts, master the rhythm sticks, twirl rings, clown around, fall down, goof, be silly, create routines and discover your own talents and skills. Campers will create their own circus acts, props and show that will be shared with friends and family on Friday, July 30. Marvin has been teaching and entertaining children and families for over 20 years. To learn more about Marvin, go to www.marvmarv.com. Daily free swim, outdoor play and lots of arts and crafts included.
WEEK 5 • JULY 19 – 23
J-Camp Experience
Grades K – 7
See above for description and pricing.
Baseball with Coach Rob Malo
Grades 1 – 7
Members $225 Non-Members $250
Enhance your baseball skills both at the plate and on the field during this exciting week of baseball camp. After a successful week at J-Camp in 2009, Coach Malo is back for 2 more weeks so chose your week or come to both! This camp is great for any young baseball player who is looking to improve skills, work hard, make new friends and have fun. Campers will learn and improve fundamentals of hitting, fielding, throwing and base running. Currently coaching Cranston High School West baseball team, Rob has also coached all-star players who are now successful baseball players. Campers must bring baseball gloves, bat, water bottle and a hat. Daily free swim included.
Performing Arts and Music (2 weeks)
Grades 1 – 7
Members $420 Non-Members $470
Act, sing, dance, design an make costumes, stage manage, make props, play an instrument or make sounds and music, design invitations, make the play poster for advertisement, be the back stage crew!! If you like any of those things, this is the camp for you! Choose your favorite thing to do or do it all and join us as we put our play together with a grand finale to be performed on Friday, July 23. Music workshops include percussion, instrument building and sound effects. Daily free swim included.
KidzArt — Caribbean Fun in the Sun
Grades 1 – 3
Members $225 Non-Members $250
Head to the tropics where time stands still and relaxation is the law! You’ll create many cool projects and drawings using brilliant colors and soothing scenes. Collages and different media in the hottest colors will brighten your summer and keep you chillin’. Daily free swim and outdoor activities included. Join us on Friday, July 23 at the J-Camp Art Gallery to see your child’s artwork.
WEEK 6 • JULY 26 – 30
J-Camp Experience
Grades K – 7
See above for description and pricing.
Performing Arts and Music (continued)
Grades 1 – 7
See description in Week 5.
Robotics — Hyper Peppy Robotics
Grades 2 – 7
Members $225 Non-Members $250
Build and take home your own Rockit Robot. It’s sound activated. Use the clap of your hands or the sound of your voice to get it moving. It has a very sensitive touch/sound sensor. When it comes in contact with an object it will automatically go into reverse, and then turn left before embarking on a new course. It’s fast!!! You’re able to adjust its sensitivity to sound. You will see first-hand the many gears, circuit boards, microphone, and its easy-to-assemble mechanical drive system. You will also get to build other robots working in a small group. Be a part of robotic technology and have fun investigating the future effects it will have on our lives! Full day camp with daily free swim included.
This camp will be run by Sciensational Workshops for Kids, Inc. It is dedicated to providing the highest quality programs to make science interesting, fun, and educational for elementary school age children in a hands-on approach. To learn more visit http://www.sciensational.net
Elite National Soccer Camp
Grades 1 – 7
Members $225 Non-Members $250
This camp is designed for players who are interested in developing their individual skills and technical ability, refining existing skills and learning during scrimmages and small-sided games. Coach Scott Cannon and his staff have taught these fundamentals to young soccer players for over 20 years throughout the US. Players will improve their soccer fundamentals and work toward the development and refinement of playing and tactical skills. Through positive reinforcement by his experienced staff, they build a sense of teamwork, fair play and friendship. Daily free swim is included. Bring soccer cleats and sneakers, shin pads, water bottle and a hat daily.
WEEK 7 • AUGUST 2 – 6
J-Camp Experience
Grades K – 7
See above for description and pricing.
Circus, Science and Theater All Together with Marvelous Marvin
Grades 2 – 7
Members $225 Non-Members $250
Do you like the circus? Do you like science? Do you want to create a science circus? Join Marvelous Marvin in this weeklong adventure learning about clowns, volcanoes, juggling, photosynthesis, stilt-walking, magnetism, balancing, falling and more. It’s going to be fun! Actually, it’s going to be a blast! We’ll do experiments, play with circus props, and put it all together in a show for other campers, parents and friends to enjoy. Laugh and learn with Marvelous Marvin. Daily free swim and outdoor activities included.
Outdoor and Water Games Camp
Grades 1 – 7
Members $210 Non-Members $235
Spend the day outdoors on the JCC fields! Play ultimate frisbee, frisbee golf, capture-the-flag, manhunt, tag, pickup games of soccer, and any number of other favorite group games! Come in your bathing suit and water shirt, because you’ll also be enjoying time on our outdoor water slide, participating in water games, and cooling down in the sprinklers. Campers will have a chance to cool off in our air-conditioned building during several breaks throughout the day, and will enjoy daily free swim in our pool!
Advanced Robotics — The Ultimate Experience
Grades 2 – 7
Members $225 Non-Members $250
In this camp you’ll be building and taking home the Jungle Robot, an advanced level robot. There are many steps in the assembly process, one of which is the gear box. You’ll get to see and learn how different types of gears mesh and are driven by a motor. You’ll connect the motor, battery and microphone to a circuit board, which will program your sound activated (clap of the hand) robot. There will be time set aside in this workshop to put your imagination and skills to the challenge. Working in small groups, you’ll build different robotic creatures and vehicles. They will eventually be tested for speed, strength and endurance. Tires, motors, gears, wires and controllers are used to move these robots across the floor. Daily free swim included.
This camp will be run by Sciensational Workshops for Kids, Inc. It is dedicated to providing the highest quality programs to make science interesting, fun, and educational for elementary school age children in a hands-on approach. To learn more visit http://www.sciensational.net
WEEK 8 • AUGUST 9 – 13
J-Camp Experience
Grades K – 7
See above for description and pricing.
KidzArt — Cooking and Arts Around the World
Grades 2 – 7
Members $225 Non-Members $250
Join your friends as we launch into an exciting galaxy of drawings and projects. Voyage to realms both real and imagined. Design your own planet as you experiment with sculpture, painting, drawings and projects to thrill any outer space explorer. When you arrive be ready to begin an art journey out of this world! After doing arts, campers will prepare and eat delectable recipes from the Americas, Middle East, Europe and Asia while learning about each culture and costumes. Full day camp with daily free swim, arts and crafts and outdoor activities.
Rick Harris Basketball Camp
Grades 1 – 7
Member: $225 Non-Members $250
Rick Harris is the Head Men’s Basketball Coach of the Community College of Rhode Island. The objective of Hoop Skills Basketball Camp is to improve the basketball skills of each camper with a program designed to teach individual fundamentals as well as team concepts. The skilled coaching staff will reinforce the importance of positive attitude, teamwork, and fun. Players will be grouped according to age and ability. Daily free swim is included.
Robotics — The Mouse: The Wall Hugging Robot
Grades 2 – 7
Members: $225 Non-Members: $250
The Mouse is sleek, smart, and simply amazing! It has two motors, a three-speed gearbox, and WOW, can it go fast! It can feel its way along walls and around corners. We will show you how you can take your amazing Mouse home and make a maze for it to go through. It’s all yours to make and keep. Learn about gears, sensors, electronic components, circuit boards and much more. You will also get to build other things. Design robots that you will build. Learn about robotic technology, the wave of the future. Join us in learning and having fun! Daily free swim included.
This camp will be run by Sciensational Workshops for Kids, Inc. It is dedicated to providing the highest quality programs to make science interesting, fun, and educational for elementary school age children in a hands-on approach. To learn more visit http://www.sciensational.net
WEEK 9 • AUGUST 16 – 20
J-Camp Experience
Grades K – 7
See above for description and pricing.
Travel Camp
Grades 3 – 7
Members $260 Non-Members $300
Enjoy five different field trips including outdoor adventures and water parks. Travel camp encourages appreciation of the environment, teamwork, responsibility and spirit. Field trips are: kayaking, Water Wizz, Canobie Lake Park, picnic grounds and water slides. Locations are subject to change.
KidzArt — Secret Agent Camp
Grades 1 – 3
Members $225 Non-Members $250
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to train as a secret agent with your friends. Please report to KidzArt for this thrilling spy camp filled with fun, creative projects, drawings, painting and puzzles to solve! No prior experience necessary. Daily free swim and outdoor activities included. Join us on Friday, August 20 at the J-Camp Art Gallery to see your child’s artwork.
Hands-on Camp — Make it and Take it Home: Science Projects
Grades 1 - 7
Members $225 Non-Members $250
In this hands-on, fun, and exciting program, you will discover how amazing science is. You will make and take home a wide assortment of toys designed to teach you science concepts in a hands-on way. Grow and take home a crystal tree. Make an energy bead bracelet and watch as those amazing beads turn from white to a rainbow of colors before your eyes. Build a working electric motor. Make your own sharpie pen T-shirt and learn some cool chemistry (student supplies a 100% cotton T-shirt). Make your own bubbling blobs and explore the properties of a density tube. Make silly putty—glowing goo— green flubber and other cool projects. By the way...we will make ice cream in our own amazing, different, Sciensational way! Daily free swim included.
This camp will be run by Sciensational Workshops for Kids, Inc. It is dedicated to providing the highest quality programs to make science interesting, fun, and educational for elementary school age children in a hands-on approach. To learn more visit http://www.sciensational.net
WEEK 10 • AUGUST 23 – 27
J-Camp Experience
Grades K – 7
See above for description and pricing.
Get Fit: Sports/Fitness/Nutrition Camp with Coach Pierre
Grades 1 – 7
Members $220 Non-Members $245
Campers will participate in a walking club each morning tracking their steps with a pedometer and their journey in a journal. Campers will learn about nutrition, healthy cooking and meals and even make dishes with fruit and vegetables. Campers will also enjoy samples of different fitness programs all modified and geared to campers’ individual skills and endurance. Bring a hat and water bottle, and wear sneakers and comfortable clothes. Daily free swim included.
Arts Camp
Grades 2 – 7
Members $220 Non Members $245
Do you love all kinds of art? This is the camp for you! Campers will experiment with a different form of art each day; recycled sculpture making, painting, drawing, collages, and beadwork. At the end of the week, campers will be able to bring home several finished projects to give to their family and friends! Daily free swim and outdoor activities included.
WEEK 11 • AUGUST 30 – SEPTEMBER 3
J-Camp Experience
Grades K – 7
See above for description and pricing.
