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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, you’re Jewish right? You should totally send your kid to camp Airy/Louise. It has rave reviews and I wish we were Jewish so I could send my kids there.[/quote]

OP here--I have only heard good things about Airy/Louise and it's something I would strongly consider if my daughter gets out of her "I'm too bored of Hebrew school/organized Jewish activities" funk (though I'm not actually sure how much these camps in particular emphasize Judaism).

The one thing that turns me a bit off about Louise though is, from pictures I've looked at, it almost doesn't look "campy" enough. The facilities themselves are gorgeous and it's in a beautiful location, but it doesn't seem very "woodsy," there's no lake, etc. And by "campy" I don't mean anything about how nice/expensive seeming the camp is--I don't think my kids would want to go to a SUPER rustic camp with tents instead of cabins, no modern facilities whatsoever, etc. I know of EXTREMELY expensive camps up North that I would consider to be "campy". What I mean is that most camps offer somewhat similar activities, but one of the ways a camp can really set itself apart with its activities IMO is how they take advantage of their natural surroundings and being outdoors. I have endless wonderful memories from the overnight camp I went to as a kid, but the things that REALLY jog my memories are the smells and sensory experiences of being in the outdoors at camp, swimming in the lake, horseback riding (though I know most camps nowadays offer an extra charge for that), etc. On the Louise website, if you look at pictures of their outdoor facilities/activities, it seems that they are all very basic and take place on the (already fairly limited) campground. It's a camp that seems to focus way more on what their facilities offer than what their natural surroundings offer, and I think the best type of camp offers both.

So that's the main thing that's been keeping me away from Airy/Louise, though I do realize it's kind of minor and I often come back to it and reconsider (this of course would still only happen if I can convince my daughter that "Jewish camp" is more fun than Hebrew school!). Does anyone know about Airy/Louise and have any insight on this? Capital Camps I realize is in a similar location, but they IMO from what I've seen do a much better job at making the camp feel "campy," i.e. they have a lake, more extensive outdoor activities, a farm with animals, etc.[/quote]

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