Camp Chi

Camp Chi is a Jewish summer camp in Lake Delton, Wisconsin.[1] Chi caters mainly to Jewish children, grades 3 to 11.

History

Chi was founded in 1921 as the Chicago Hebrew Institute by the Jewish Community Centers of Chicago.[2] In the 1940s and beyond, the camp was supported by fundraising efforts by the Jewish Auxiliary[3] and the Institute Woman's Club via luncheons.[4]

In the 1950s, the camp had a summer population of 1500 children between the ages of 5 and 16,[5] and it provided for free summer events and trips to Jewish elderly.[6][7] It moved to its present site in Lake Delton, Wisconsin in 1957 and became a co-ed camp. The 600 acre facility features summer cabins, two pools, tennis courts, a horseback riding stable, athletic fields, a large winterized gymnasium facility, a year-round conference center and miles of magnificent trails. Kyle Kolling became director of Camp Chi in 2023, after 23 summers with the camp.[8]

Villages

Camp Chi is divided by grade into the following groups:

  • Garinim (two-week 3rd grade)
  • Yeladim (two-week 4th and 5th grade)
  • Shoreshim (4th and 5th grade)
  • Tsofim (6th grade)
  • Kadima (two-week 6th and 7th grade)
  • Chalutzim (7th grade)
  • Habonim (8th grade)
  • PNW (Pacific Northwest Trip) (9th and 10th Grade)
  • Noar (9th and 10th grade)
  • SIT (Staff In Training) (8 weeks) (11th grade)
  • Avodah (Ages 18–22 for people with developmental or physical disabilities)
  • Take Two (Two weekers that can extend to 3 or 4 weeks if they want to during the session) (For Shoreshim, Tsofim, Chalutzim, Habonim, Noar, Avodah)

Keshet and Avodah

Keshet, a program for children with developmental or physical disabilities, began in 2009. Avodah, a work program for special needs adults, began in 2012.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "Camp Chi in Lake Delton, Wisconsin, United States | Campography". Archived from the original on 2009-08-25. Retrieved 2009-10-27.
  2. ^ "JCC Camp Chi - Wisconsin Jewish Overnight Summer Camp".
  3. ^ "Jewish Auxiliary to Mark Camp Chi Founding Tonight". Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
  4. ^ [link removed]
  5. ^ "Notes on News in Religion". Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
  6. ^ [link removed]
  7. ^ "Jewish Camp Gives Elderly Rich Reward". Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
  8. ^ Kolling, Kyle (2023-12-11). "Note from the Director". JCC Camp Chi. JCC Chicago. Retrieved 2026-06-15.

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