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Happy April, Capital Camps! As the trees start to bloom and rain rolls in (to help all of the wonderful plants at camp grow), we get even closer to the start of Summer 2024 in Waynesboro, PA. April is

Dear Capital Camps Community, We are thrilled to announce the appointment of Nate Strauss to the role of Camp Director for Capital Camps. Nate brings a profound dedication to a bright Jewish future, a hands-on

Ben Weiner, Atzma’im Counselor and Capital Camps Intern I became aware of the Atzma’im/inclusion program’s existence at Capital Camps only in my 10th grade summer. I believe that that speaks volumes to the incredible job

Hannah Stoller, Director of Inclusion While I love countless aspects of Capital Camps, what has kept me here for 16 years and continues to fuel my love for this place is the Atzma’im program, our

Art comes in many forms here at Capital Camps: it could be through the literal making of art in Omanut (our art room), dancing during Shabbat, acting in our annual camp show, creating music during

A rabbi had a son who used to wander off into the woods. One day, the rabbi decided to ask his son why he went wandering each day. The boy said to his father, “I

Critical thinking is the process of actively conceptualizing, applying, and analyzing information gathered from observation, experience, reflection, or communication. Here at camp, we are offered daily opportunities to hone our critical thinking skills in a

In this week’s Torah reading Moses recounts the revelation at Mount Sinai during which the Jews were given the Ten Commandments. These Commandments were carved on two stone tablets. According to tradition, the first five address the

Something unique about going to sleepaway camp is that you have no choice but to jump in with full force, and there are a lot of feelings that come along with this transition… Excitement to

B’ruchim Haba’im! Welcome! Yesterday we welcomed our second session campers to camp. As I stood in the Welcome Center greeting each car, and each bus, I felt a newness to camp, regardless of the fact