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May 12, 2000/7 Iyar 5760, Vol. 52, No.36
Summer fun on the way
LEISAH NAMM
Come the start of summer vacation, you may be glad to see more of your children. But you can only entertain them for so long. And within a short time, they may need other outlets besides an air-conditioned home where they can work off their energy and have some fun. |
| Trips to the Arizona Science Center, an ice-skating rink, IMAX Theater and a bowling alley are features of Camp Gan Israel, for children 4-12. The camp is held at the Chabad-Lubavitch Center at 2110 E. Lincoln Drive, Phoenix. Other activities include lessons in Jewish culture, discussion groups, swimming, miniature golf, arts and crafts, Hebrew songs, challah baking and Shabbatonim. Cost is $125 per week, with discounts available for siblings. Call 602-944-2753. |
| Lights, camera, action! The Arizona Jewish Theatre Company holds a Curtain Call Theatre Camp for children ages 7-13, at Temple Beth Israel, 10460 N. 56th Street, Scottsdale. The full-day camp explores the excitement of the stage while building confidence and self-esteem. Workshops in voice, dance and acting are combined with techniques such as makeup, audition skills, costuming and set building. A public performance will be held the last week of both four-week sessions. Cost is $500 per session. Call 602-264-0402. |
| From the turn of the century through the 1990s, the Tri-City Jewish Community Center will go "Through the Decades" during Summer Camp 2000. Each one- and two-week program focuses activities around a different decade. Program activities for 3-year-olds through eighth-graders may include family picnics, overnighters, Olympic-style games, swimming, arts and crafts, dress-up days, Israel Day, music, drama, sports, movies and water games. Fees are $100 per week for JCC members and $130 per week for non-members. |
| An additional JCC program is Summer Stock 2000. This six-week after-camp program is open to children entering grades 1-8 and the performance will be "The Wizard of Oz." Tuition is $150. Call the Tri-City JCC, 1965 E. Hermosa Drive, Tempe, at 480-897-0588. |
| Shemesh Day Camp, sponsored by the Valley of the Sun JCC, includes activities such as swimming, arts and crafts, music, drama, sports and Judaica. The camp is open to children from kindergarten through eighth grade, and there is a counselor-in-training program for teens entering their freshman or sophomore years. Cost for Shemesh is $525 per four-week session or $150 per week; and $350 per four-week session for C.I.T.s. Shemesh Day Camp will be held at Desert Springs Elementary School, 6010 E. Acoma, Scottsdale. Call 602-867-CAMP. |
| The JCC also sponsors a preschool camp program for infants through pre-kindergartners, held at Temple Chai, 4645 E. Marilyn, Phoenix. Highlights include an indoor playground, lunch programs, and expanded water play. Cost ranges from $250 for three half-days/week to $425 for five full days/week for a one-month session. Call the Valley of the Sun JCC Preschool at 602-867-2357. |
| Har Zion Early Childhood Center offers a preschool day camp for children ages 5 weeks-5 years. Activities of the two-week sessions include outside water play, art, music, song, dance, Judaica and cooking. For synagogue members, camp rates range from $80 for two half-days to $285 for five full days/week. For non-members, $100 for two half-days to $340 for five full days/week. The camp is held at Har Zion Congregation, 6140 E. Thunderbird Road, Scottsdale. Call 480-948-KIDS. |
| Camp Kaiyitz, part of Gan Yeladeem's year-round program, has a nursery camp, a preschool camp, a youth camp and a counselor-in-training camp. Each session of youth camp, for first- through sixth-graders, has its own themes. This year's themes are T-shirt mania, computers, south of the border and drama. Activities include swimming lessons, drama, computers, cooking, music, and Judaica. Prices range from $68-$140 per one-week session for preschool and nursery camps, and youth camp starts at $85 per session. Call Gan Yeladeem, 15030 N. 64th St., in Scottsdale, at 480-922-7236. |
| Beth El Summer Camp, Yad B'Yad, is for children age 1 by June, through children entering second grade. Camp activities include field trips, water play, Hebrew lessons, a camp-wide Shabbat, drama, art, nature and cooking. Early morning and afternoon daycare is available. Camp rates for the three-week sessions for synagogue members range from $210 for a half-day to $255 to a full day; and for non-members, rates range from $255 for a half-day to $330 for a full day. The camp is held at Beth El Congregation, 1118 W. Glendale Ave., Phoenix. Call 602-944-2464. |
| Temple Solel offers Camp Solel for children age 2 by September through children entering first grade. There are three three-week sessions, each with a different theme. Session one, from May 30-June 16 focuses on "ocean" activities such as water lessons, fishing and beach activities. Sessions two, from June 19-July 7, includes story-telling, drama, animals and games. Session three, from July 10-July 28, is all about Olympic activities including sports, geography, team spirit and exercise. Other weekly activities are music, computers, gymnastics, cooking, puppetry, arts and crafts and Kabbalat Shabbat. Jewish values are integrated into the camp program. Cost per session is $180 for members and $235 for non-members for three days per week, and $265 for members and $310 for non-members for five days per week. The prices also include a $5 per week activity fee. The camp is at 6805 E. McDonald Drive, Paradise Valley. Call 480-991-4545. |
