Camp Kehilla

Wheatley Heights, NY • Established 1994

Camp Kehilla Details

Summer Address
75 Colonial Spring Road
Wheatley Heights, NY 11798

Winter Address
300 Forest Drive
East Hills, NY 11548

516-484-1545

Camp Kehilla's Website

Affiliated with Sid Jacobson JCC

Day Camp

Our camp has a special needs inclusion program in which children are mainstreamed.

Session Lengths: 2 Weeks, 3 Weeks, 7 Weeks

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The Camp Kehilla Story

Welcome Families to another Great Year at Camp Kehilla! Camp Kehilla has been a pioneer in Special Needs Day Camp Programming for Over 20 years! During that time, we have continued to bring new opportunities and experiences while maintaining the integrity and passion you have come to expect. Program features include:

Catering to youth and young adults with a variety of special needs.
Core focus on building social skills, lasting friendships and self-esteem.
Individually tailored to grow with campers at each stage of development.
Comprehensive Vocational Experiences for older participants.
Free transportation from Nassau, Suffolk and Queens
Newly built air conditioned sports complex, outdoor fields for all sports, nature trails, multiple playgrounds, and
4 Olympic sized swimming pools at the Henry Kaufmann Campgrounds.

We offer four Division Options: Division 1: Ages 4-9

Daily Activities including Adaptive Sports, Music, Drama, Arts and Crafts, Tae Kwon Do, and more!
Red Cross Certified Swim Instruction
Weekly Field Trips
Sensory Integration
Social Skills Groups
PT/OT available through district partnership
3:1 Camper-to-counselor ratio
Inclusion Opportunities

Division 2: Ages 10-15

Daily Activities including Adaptive Sports, Music, Drama, Arts and Crafts, Tae Kwon Do, and more!
Red Cross Certified Swim Instruction
Two Weekly Field Trips
Sensory Integration
Team Building Activities
PT/OT available through district partnership
3:1 Camper-to-counselor ratio
Club Period

Division 3: Ages 16-21

Activities including Adaptive Sports, Music, Drama, Arts and Crafts, Tae Kwon Do, and more!
Daily Free Swim
Two Weekly Field Trips
Community Service Projects
Team Building Activities
4:1 Camper-to-counselor ratio
City Adventure
Club Period

Vocation Experience: Ages 16-21

Life skills and Vocational Training
Full integration at multiple on and offsite internships
Weekly Field Trips
Daily Free Swim
Camp activities including adaptive sports, music, drama, arts and crafts, and more!

Featured Activities at Camp Kehilla

Arts & Crafts Drama Music Red Cross Instructional Swim Sensory Integration Swim Lessons Swimming Vocational Training Program

Our Camp Leadership

Director of Camp Kehilla | Pam Zimmer

Pam Zimmer grew up attending her town camp and has worked in the camping world for more than ten years. After receiving her BA in Judaic Studies from Stony Brook University, she pursued a career in Special Education, earning a Dual MS. Ed from Long Island University. After graduating, Pam taught 4th grade inclusion as well directing a local summer camp inclusion program. In 2013 she joined the Sid Jacobson team full time as the Director of Camp Kehilla and Special Needs Program Coordinator. Her favorite part about camp (aside from her awesome campers) is Pool time!

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"Hosting Shlichim during the summers remains a wonderful experience for our family. Each year we meet dynamic and fascinating young Israelis with whom we maintain contact long after the summer has gone. Our kids are the greatest beneficiaries of the experience, finding in the Shlichim individuals who they come to regard as older siblings. It is an event we look forward to every year with good reason and plan on continuing for years to come."

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Connecting with Israel

“Although it was so new, Israel brought upon me a familiar sense of belonging much like what I feel at Camp Chi every summer. The ability to be in a place where one feels so free and proud to be a Jew is a feeling that makes me so proud to be involved in my Jewish heritage.”

- Joshua Krawitz, 17, Camp Chi, JCC Chicago