FAQ’s
What ages does Camp Nageela Service?
Our youngest campers are finishing third grade. TeeNageela begins with campers completing 8th grade until those completing 10th grade. Waiter/waitress and staff in training positions are available for those completing 10th grade and above. Staff positions are available to high school graduates.
What particulars make Camp Nageela outstanding?
Camp Nageela builds a community that is open, accepting and growth oriented with a spirit that life should be joyful. (Nageela means joyous!) Our staff draws its strength from traditional Jewish living and practice that emphasizes character development and a positive attitude. This spirit passes on to the campers, as the staff become great friends and role models. If your family values kindness and consideration, responsibility and being a “mentch,” then Camp Nageela is for you.
What safety precautions does Camp Nageela have in place?
Our senior staff has decades of experience in camping , education and youth activities. Our staff is selected primarily from our year around youth program leaders. All aspects of the program and safety precautions are recorded in our operations manual. We particularly focus on water safety, outside trips, personal hygiene including hydration and sunscreen, and proper supervision during activities. Our staff goes through comprehensive safety training before camp. We have a full time registered nurse on premises, and a comfortable infirmary. Numerous doctors are within minutes of the camp, allowing for different insurance options. The local volunteer ambulance service responds within 2 minutes, with an ambulance stationed down the road.
What’s the food like?
According to most of our campers, our meals are simply delicious. We offer a hot and cold breakfast, a hot lunch with a well stocked salad bar, and a full supper with two choices. Fruit is served as snack. Special diets can be accommodated if arranged before camp. A fully stocked canteen with hot and cold food for sale is open during free time and at nights for teens. Of course, all food is kosher and prepared in our new, very clean kitchens.
Why are some camps like yours not coed?
Camp is a community where children are empowered to try new things and act with fewer inhibitions than when they are in their home environment. This fact is what makes sleep-away camp such a life – enhancing experience. Children try new things, and feel safe to be less than perfect, and even to act silly. It is obvious that when adolescents of both genders are together, this potential is diminished greatly. The single gender experience allows the joyous spirit of our camp to shine in all it’s strength.