Videos/Photos/Blog

By Nate Strauss, Camp Director As we enter our final Shabbat of First Session, I look back at an amazing week we’ve had here in Waynesboro. We said l’hitraot (see you again) to our Yalla Bet campers

Just a few days ago, our Counselors in Training (CITs) were given their placements with cabins and other departments around camp. Although the CITs have only been in their cabins for a few days, camp

By Niamh Fitzpatrick, Ropes Staff Here at camp, we take pride in our ropes course – something that is a favorite camp activity for so many of our campers, yet something that takes a lot

By Skylar Chasen, LIT Counselor Our Leaders in Training (LITs – rising 11th grade) spent the first week and a half of camp on an exploration trip throughout the southern region of the country. On

By Lauren Silas, Program Coordinator We enter summer 2024 knowing something is different. The sense of community and Jewish pride flowing through camp is stronger than ever before. I am excited to share some exciting

What an amazing second week of first session and a great Shabbat! To kick off week three of camp, let’s hear from leadership within our Yalla (1st time camper), Macks (10th grader) and LIT (11th

By Nate Strauss, Camp Director As we prepare to welcome our second Shabbat of the summer at Capital Camps, I write you reflecting on the incredible week we’ve had here. Our Kaufmann, Macks, and LIT

By Larry Ginsburg, Senior Jewish Educator What a joy it is to be able to celebrate the Fourth of July at camp! The anniversary of the fruition of a dream, a hope even, for life

By Hannah Stoller, Atzma’im Coordinator Three weeks ago, during specialist training week, I held extensive training sessions with our inclusion focused staff. I asked each of these counselors what they think the word Atzma’im means. Most of

By Jess Dvorak, Athletics Coordinator One of my absolute favorite things about Capital Camps is the wide variety of sports we have to offer for all of the campers – soccer, basketball, tennis, Zumba, volleyball,