The mission of Emma Kaufmann Camp is to provide and promote personal and individual growth, Jewish identity & values, and outstanding activities & instruction led by trained and qualified staff, in a safe and stimulating, child-centered camping environment for children and teens, while preserving and participating in the natural environment around us.

EKC Goals

Personal Growth - Emma Kaufmann Camp provides, supports and teaches positive interaction, independence and provides a family atmosphere in which campers develop social and leadership skills through group interaction and grow & mature in an environment that fosters physical, emotional and moral development; this is displayed through:

• Tzrif (cabin) time: offering meaningful living experiences while placing an emphasis on camper/staff interaction during mornings, Nikayon (clean-up), Menucha (rest hour), dinner prep, mealtimes, and bedtime.
• Teamwork: Group participation and teamwork are stressed in all activities.
• Managing Emotion: helping campers and staff control feelings of success and disappointments

Jewish Identity and Values – EKC staff and camper’s model enthusiasm for Jewish identity and values & celebrate Jewish and Israeli culture through:

• Respect and Appropriate behavior
• Educational experiences
• Shabbat Celebrations
• EKC traditions
• ***See EKC Jewish Plan

Camp Staff – Children will be inspired by their hero’s, our camp staff.  Emphasis is placed on:

• Jewish Staff
• Pre-Camp and On-going training
• Communication
• Targeting return and new staff

Safety

• All staff has appropriate qualifications and training
  Campers are always supervised
  Security and Emergency procedures are in place and practiced

Outstanding Activities and Instruction – Emma Kaufmann campers will gain new skills and abilities through working with qualified, mature, sensitive and caring staff and teacher in a wide variety of camp programs by offering:

• Challenges which campers can successfully accomplish to develop self esteem
• A wide variety of activities
• Quality programming
• A broad opportunity to participate in new games and projects