Jewish Sleepaway Camp in Maine Opening in July

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Anonymous wrote:I do this Modin not having a board of directors probably made it easier for them to open. I went to a camp similar to Modin and it was a great camp. In the case of my camp, it ran a completely separate program free program for kids from low income families who would be the first in their families to go to college.

I wonder why they made the free program separate, instead of having one inclusive experience for everyone.

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Anonymous wrote:I do this Modin not having a board of directors probably made it easier for them to open. I went to a camp similar to Modin and it was a great camp. In the case of my camp, it ran a completely separate program free program for kids from low income families who would be the first in their families to go to college.

I wonder why they made the free program separate, instead of having one inclusive experience for everyone.

DP. Probably because this free camp was not 3 1/2-4 weeks long like the paid camp. I think it was terrific that poster’s camp provided a free camp for whatever length.

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Anonymous wrote:I do this Modin not having a board of directors probably made it easier for them to open. I went to a camp similar to Modin and it was a great camp. In the case of my camp, it ran a completely separate program free program for kids from low income families who would be the first in their families to go to college.

I wonder why they made the free program separate, instead of having one inclusive experience for everyone.

DP. Probably because this free camp was not 3 1/2-4 weeks long like the paid camp. I think it was terrific that poster’s camp provided a free camp for whatever length.

I'm the PP who went to the camp with a separate free camp. The free camp is a completely different program with an emphasis on leadership skills and mentorship for kids from low-income communities who will be the first in their families to go to college. It is not the same program as the kids from Scarsdale get The the kids go to camp in the summer and then get support year-round to keep them on the college track. Kids who are selected participate from grades 4 through 12. https://projectmorry.org/what-we-do/programs

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Anonymous wrote:I’m really happy to read this! Our DS is hoping to attend another sleepaway Maine Camp, and Camp Modin’s model for Covid19 screening and containment gives me hope that his camp will also open. We are supposed to hear news next week.


So happy for the kids!!!!!!

Sounds very risky. I doubt you will be happy for the kids if everyone gets corvid19. Look at the uptick in cases in maryland when they opened a little bit.

You know, I would be willing to take this risk. The article outlines all of the safety precautions and pre-screenings they will have in place. This camp went through Swine Flu and meningitis outbreaks (mentioned in article) and successfully handled those. My DC’s mental health and isolation from friends is what I am more worried about right now. We have been faithfully adhering to stay at home and social distancing rules.

Don’t forget measles.

Honestly, listing out all the non-pandemic disease outbreaks a camp has endured isn’t really a great way to show they are prepared to knowingly handle another.

+1

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Anonymous wrote:I do this Modin not having a board of directors probably made it easier for them to open. I went to a camp similar to Modin and it was a great camp. In the case of my camp, it ran a completely separate program free program for kids from low income families who would be the first in their families to go to college.

I wonder why they made the free program separate, instead of having one inclusive experience for everyone.

DP. Probably because this free camp was not 3 1/2-4 weeks long like the paid camp. I think it was terrific that poster’s camp provided a free camp for whatever length.

I'm the PP who went to the camp with a separate free camp. The free camp is a completely different program with an emphasis on leadership skills and mentorship for kids from low-income communities who will be the first in their families to go to college. It is not the same program as the kids from Scarsdale get The the kids go to camp in the summer and then get support year-round to keep them on the college track. Kids who are selected participate from grades 4 through 12. https://projectmorry.org/what-we-do/programs

My son’s camp also supports Project Morry — fabulous program!

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Anonymous wrote:We've been looking at this camp as an alternative for our two boys: we are not comfortable that they will do excursions outside the camp. It doesn't make sense even if they go to parks outdoors, they are still increasing exposure risks in a risky season to begin with.

Did you read their Message re opening this summer? There will be no offsite trips this summer, for anyone.

Interestingly, they have removed their detailed message relating to the virus, but I thought I read that there would be no big field trips like the whole camp goes to an amusement park (which would not be open) but smaller ones would still occur.

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Anonymous wrote:We've been looking at this camp as an alternative for our two boys: we are not comfortable that they will do excursions outside the camp. It doesn't make sense even if they go to parks outdoors, they are still increasing exposure risks in a risky season to begin with.

Did you read their Message re opening this summer? There will be no offsite trips this summer, for anyone.

Interestingly, they have removed their detailed message relating to the virus, but I thought I read that there would be no big field trips like the whole camp goes to an amusement park (which would not be open) but smaller ones would still occur.

Was it detailed in the news article in the OP’s first post? I think the camp directors detailed the steps they were taking in the article, not the website.

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Anonymous wrote:We've been looking at this camp as an alternative for our two boys: we are not comfortable that they will do excursions outside the camp. It doesn't make sense even if they go to parks outdoors, they are still increasing exposure risks in a risky season to begin with.

Did you read their Message re opening this summer? There will be no offsite trips this summer, for anyone.

Interestingly, they have removed their detailed message relating to the virus, but I thought I read that there would be no big field trips like the whole camp goes to an amusement park (which would not be open) but smaller ones would still occur.

Was it detailed in the news article in the OP’s first post? I think the camp directors detailed the steps they were taking in the article, not the website.

"the email said the camp would consider sticking to bunk activities for the summer and smaller outings as opposed to full camp trips to outside locations like an amusement park"...from the article..

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Anonymous wrote:We've been looking at this camp as an alternative for our two boys: we are not comfortable that they will do excursions outside the camp. It doesn't make sense even if they go to parks outdoors, they are still increasing exposure risks in a risky season to begin with.

Did you read their Message re opening this summer? There will be no offsite trips this summer, for anyone.

Interestingly, they have removed their detailed message relating to the virus, but I thought I read that there would be no big field trips like the whole camp goes to an amusement park (which would not be open) but smaller ones would still occur.

Was it detailed in the news article in the OP’s first post? I think the camp directors detailed the steps they were taking in the article, not the website.

"the email said the camp would consider sticking to bunk activities for the summer and smaller outings as opposed to full camp trips to outside locations like an amusement park"...from the article..

Maybe just email camp directors or call them to clarify policies? They want to minimize outside risks as much as possible, so highly doubt they will be going off camp boundaries for ice cream and mini golf.