EDEN VILLAGE CAMP INC

Operates a summer camp site with specialized facilities including an organic farm, apothecary, and teaching kitchens to support educational and culinary programming.

Offers culinary arts programming where campers cook alongside professional chefs to prepare meals for the community, and runs an herbalism program where campers create plant-based remedies and learn botany and DIY apothecary skills.

Provides structured bunk-based activities in specialties such as tincture making, shelter building, basket weaving, and farm harvesting, along with multi-day elective immersions and daily free-choice periods for recreational and creative pursuits including swimming, circus arts, archery, music, and art.

Operates multiple summer camp sessions, including 33-day, 20-day, and 54-day continuous programs, for campers entering grades 3rd through 10th, providing a structured schedule of activities, meals, and communal living.

Offers crafting programs where campers make jewelry, clothing, candles, and Judaica using natural materials such as beeswax, wool, and lake clay.

Organizes nightly group events such as scavenger hunts, night hikes, campfire songs, spa nights, pool parties, theater games, camp plays, and dance workshops, and facilitates age-group-staggered bedtime reflection sessions to process daily experiences and practice communal care.

Provides financial aid to more than 40% of campers, allocates nearly 25% of its annual budget to financial assistance, and ensures no camper is turned away due to financial constraints; offers gluten-free and vegan meals at every meal, provides meal alternatives for various allergies, and ensures equal access to all resources and materials.

Hosts immersive weekly Shabbat celebrations featuring challah-making, services, gourmet feasts, musical gatherings, and community rituals, along with morning gratitude practices including song sessions, egalitarian services, mindful harvesting, and Torah yoga.

Operates an on-site organic farm managed by campers, involving planting, composting, harvesting, animal care, irrigation, and garden construction, and sources all meal ingredients from local, fair trade, and ethically-run businesses, preparing food from scratch and serving three kosher, organic, nutritious meals daily using farm-grown produce.

Has stewarded the growth, vision, and culture of Eden Village Camp over a 15-year period and led operations, strategy, and sustainability initiatives since its founding, including serving as lead architect of its food and sustainability programs.

Offers in-person tours for prospective campers on an ongoing basis throughout the year to introduce families to camp facilities and programming.

Provides noise-canceling headphones, fidget toys, crosswords, and comic books to support campers’ emotional and sensory needs, and maintains regular communication with families to support camper well-being.

Offers a 1-on-1 Kruvim program providing full-time shadow support at no additional cost for a limited number of campers, develops individualized support plans in partnership with families, and provides executive functioning and social skills support to enable participation in the overnight camp experience.

Employs rising 12th-grade students as junior staff in a 9-week summer program serving as bunk counselors, lifeguards, or kitchen staff, and supports the growth of teen trips and programs while overseeing summer staff hiring and guiding campers to become future staff members.

Provides programming in survival skills including fire-building, tool-making, foraging, and outdoor safety, and offers adventure activities such as rock climbing, ropes courses, and archery to build confidence and trust.

Offers specialized leadership programming for 10th graders focused on community building, farm-to-table cooking, and Jewish communal life, and runs a three-week wilderness and urban adventure program for 11th graders including backcountry camping, cultural exploration, and reintegration at camp.

Provides waterfront programming on an 8-acre lake, including recreational and Red Cross-certified swim instruction, canoeing, kayaking, paddleboarding, and sailing.

Offers online instructional videos teaching earthskills such as whittling, making tinctures, ink, cheese, and other crafts to extend camp learning beyond the summer.