For campers with special needs ages 5-22
Fun Facts about Camp Arye …
- A summer camp experience for children, teens, and young adults between the ages of 5 and 22 with special needs, including physical, cognitive, emotional, developmental and learning disabilities.
- A staff that embraces each participant’s individuality, and supports campers in an effort to focus on their abilities and to challenge themselves to achieve both new and existing goals. New campers are assessed through the cooperative efforts of the Camp Arye Director and parents or guardians, along with input from school or private service providers.
- A staff to camper ratio of 1:3. Our low ratios give our campers the opportunity for adventure and accomplishment with the safest supervision standards. Families may also provide their own aides if they feel their camper will benefit from a one to one ratio. Click here for the one-on-one rules and regulations.
- Days filled with traditional summer camp activities like adaptive physical education, movement, music, Judaics, adaptive art, swim lessons, socialization and free swim. Theme days include Israel, Animal, and Carnival Days are also scheduled throughout the summer.
Campers will be placed at JCC East or JCC Hoover based on developmental and social skills. JCC staff will meet with camp families to properly place your camper in the appropriate camp setting. Please call the camp office before registering if you are new to our program.
Arye East side For campers 5-22
Campers travel to daily activities in small groups. Groups are formed based on developmental, social skill levels and age.
Arye Hoover For campers 13-21.
Campers enjoy a rustic and intensive camping experience at Camp Hoover, which includes exploring the Hoover Reservoir, biking, hiking, canoeing, and paddle boating and participating in a high ropes adventure course. Campers also enjoy overnights, late nights and field trips. Campers will travel to daily activities in small groups. Groups are formed on developmental and social skill levels.
Mainstream Campers Available for campers entering Kindergarten through 8th grade
Mainstreamed campers have the flexibility of being included with their typically developing peers. We give special consideration to matching personality types of other campers, as well as the primary counselor, to ensure the most successful experience while continuing to ensure our 1:3 ratio. Mainstreaming may be based on year round school experience.
What’s New This Year?
New for 2013 at Camp Arye…
- Jill Fogel is back as the Camp Arye Director.
- Campers can sign up for a minimum of two weeks and stay up to eight weeks of camp.
- For summer 2013, Camp Arye families must become at a minimum summer members of the JCC. Families will have access to all of the JCC’s fabulous facilities including the indoor and outdoor pools, gym, fitness center and more! Contact membership at 614.559.6229 to register for your membership. Membership must be completed prior to camp registration.
- The JCC no longer accepts IO Waivers and Level 1 Waivers.
- Beginning this summer, in our continuous effort to provide the best possible care to our campers and staff, JCC Summer Camp is partnering with CampDoc.com.CampDoc.com is an electronic health record system for camps, and will help us consolidate and integrate camper health information into a centralized and secure location. Their system will give our camp nurse instant access to camper health information, a key component in providing quality patient care. Please visit www.campdoc.com to fill out your form. This form is required by American Camping Association and each camper in Chaverim, Arye and Hoover must complete this form before the start of camp.
Parent Pack
Parent Packs contain all the forms and information you will need for this year’s summer camp session.
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