Camp Gan Israel FAQs — Fort Wayne Chabad Jewish Center
What does a typical day look like at CGI? Campers start off the morning with spirited songs and some warm up calisthenics. They then enjoy sports, including soccer, tennis, and volleyball. The children explore activities such as art, drama, cooking and water activities. The schedule is jam-packed with exciting and educational games, activities, field trips, swimming and experiences. These are designed to develop leadership skills and self-confidence, promote friendship and empathy, and to instill a strong sense of Jewish pride. How is the staff selected and what are the qualifications? The counselors at CGI are talented, passionate, inventive and experienced. Our counselors are graduating seniors and college age. Our junior staff are in high school. We choose counselors because of their dedication to each child’s individual needs and camp spirit. The counselors are committed to ensuring that each child has a meaningful and fun summer experience. All counselors have previous summer camp experience and complete counselor education workshops and training. What safety measures are taken at CGI? Safety is our #1 priority, and we are committed to following best practices regarding health and safety measures without compromising our signature CGI camp spirit. Trips are to locations with a track record of child safety. Attendance is taken regularly throughout the day. All campers wear camp t-shirts and wristbands with the camps information. What does CGI’s social curriculum and policies look like? “Achrayut Initiative” : (Achrayut is the hebrew word for responsibility.) What is the Achrayut Initiative? To clean up after ourselves. "Kavod Initiative" : (Kavod is Hebrew for respect/honor). Staff supports the social development and social interactions of our campers. The Kavod Initiative inspires both curriculum and practices that encourage our campers to be kind and compassionate with each other and help nurture their empathy for other children. What makes CGI special? The ac