Camp Chi’s village structure helps create a small, intimate feeling at camp. Each village is made up of all of the campers entering a particular grade in school. Each village has one or two Village Leaders responsible for overseeing the care of your camper, supervising staff and providing high-quality programming. It is important to know which village your camper is part of when sending mail or looking for photos online.

Teen Trips

Activities

Campers in 4th-10th grades design their schedules each week with a combination of choice activities, swimming and cabin activities. Each activity period lasts for one hour. There’s a long list of popular activities to choose from, including water-skiing, horseback riding, sports, outdoor adventure, arts and more, as well as counselor-created, unique programs based on campers’ interests.

Activity instruction is a significant part of the Camp Chi experience. The schedules for each Village are designed to support and challenge campers at an age-appropriate level. By having a mix of pre-assigned cabin activities (Cabin Times) along with individual choice activities (Specialties), campers experience a breadth of what camp has to offer while still further developing skills in areas that interest them. Special attention is given to younger campers when they select their own activities.

Swim Instruction

All 4th-6th grade campers and Kadima campers participate in American Red Cross swim instruction 5 days a week. These campers have free swim periods on Saturdays and Sundays. Older campers have free swim periods every day.

Camp Chi’s Health Center is open 24 hours a day. It is staffed by 6 to 7 nurses and a resident physician. The Health Center is centrally located, air-conditioned and well-equipped. The Health Center keeps on-hand over-the-counter pain medication, cough syrup, ear drops, etc. Emergency medical treatment is available at a nearby hospital. Dental treatment and eye glass repair are available in the Dells area at parents’ expense.

Our nurses distribute medications in a professional manner. There is no stigma associated with getting medications at camp. Your cooperation with the medication procedures outlined in the Getting Ready section of this guide assist us with this process, provide for camper safety, and ensure correct distribution of medication.

Campers receive excellent medical attention should they requirement treatment, take daily medications or are admitted for an overnight stay. Your child is our first priority. Be confident that our professional medical staff is committed to ensuring the health and safety of your camper. This mean that they will care for and treat your child first and then make every effort to call you.

Parents will be contacted by Health Center staff if:

• Your child has been admitted to and stays overnight in the Health Center.
• Your child is placed on prescription medication.
• Your child’s medication dosage needs to be changed by our doctor.
• Your child has been taken to an offsite physician or emergency room.
• We have questions regarding your child’s health or changes to your child’s health, such as rashes.

 Parents will not be contacted by Health Center staff when:

• Your child receives a small cut or scrape.
• Your child receives over-the-counter medications, such as Tylenol, Tums, cough drops, etc.
• Your child rests in the Health Center for a short period of time.

Bar/Bat Mitzvah Coaching

Camp Chi can arrange for your child to receive Bar/Bat Mitzvah “coaching” from our Bar/Bat Mitzvah tutors for three 30-minute periods per four-week camp session. Each camper is responsible for meeting the tutor during the assigned time. Whenever possible, these coaching sessions will occur during rest hour or other free periods. This service is available for an additional fee to campers with B’nai Mitzvot occurring prior to November 1, 2010.

Birthdays

It is an old Camp Chi tradition to celebrate each camper’s birthday with a cake (provided by camp), singing and a cabin party. If you would like to phone your child on his or her birthday, please do so by arranging a time in advance with the Lake Delton camp office at 608.253.1681. Please do not send money for a special party. If you would like to do something special for the cabin, please contact Teri Chamlin at 608.253.1681 x2126. Please do not expect phone calls from campers on family members’ birthdays.

Canteen

The Camp Chi Canteen is a full service camp store. Campers visit the Canteen 3-4 times each week depending on their age. Each camper has a canteen account that is established upon camp registration. Campers withdraw from this account to pay for Canteen items, including snacks, Chi Gear (sweatshirts, t-shirts, hats, etc.), games and necessity items (stamps, stationery, shampoo, etc.). Chi’s Canteen Coordinator, Teri Chamlin, closely monitors each camper’s account and will contact you if your child’s account is running low.

In August, you will receive a letter showing your account balance. At that time, you will be able to indicate your preference of either donating your unused canteen funds to the Camp Chi Scholarship Fund or receiving a refund. Please note: If less than $5 remains in your account, the money will be automatically donated to the Camp Chi Scholarship Fund.

Jewish Values

 At the heart of a Camp Chi experience are Jewish ideals and values. As a camp, our Jewish mission and programming continually evolves as we find new, exciting and relevant ways to infuse Judaism throughout the camp program. This summer campers will find a renewed emphasis on the Jewish values of kavod (respect) and chesed (kindness). Other experiential and informal education moments will occur during Shabbat and through the Modern Israel History Program for Noar and SIT campers.

Laundry

During each four-week session, campers will have their laundry cleaned three times. For campers staying for shorter sessions, their laundry will be done one time. A professional laundry service washes, dries and folds the contents of each camper’s clearly marked laundry bag and returns clothes a few days later. Each camper will receive a specially colored Chi laundry bag to use this summer. The minimal charge for this laundry bag will be charged to the camper’s canteen account. Our hope is that this color coded system will decrease incidences of missing laundry. To further avoid missing items, it is imperative that ALL clothing be marked with camper’s FIRST and LAST NAME. Camp Chi is not responsible for lost clothing or other articles at camp.

Lost & Found

Campers have a tendency to misplace belongings while at camp. Staff make every attempt to help campers locate lost and misplaced items. Parents can help this process by labeling ALL items brought to camp with camper’s FIRST and LAST NAME. Camp Chi does not assume liability for loss of or damage to personal items.

After Labor Day, all Lost & Found items which are labeled with a camper’s name will be available at the Chi Office in Skokie. Any items with no name label and items that are not picked up from Skokie by October will be donated to local charities.

Visits

While camp is in session, Camp Chi does not hold a visiting day and does not permit friends or family to visit while passing through the area. Over the years, we have found that these visits are not only disruptive to your camper but to all campers. We encourage any families who want to see camp, to attend the Chi Visiting Day on June 13, 2010