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BIG IDEA is an international summer camp in Israel focusing on technology, Israeli innovations and leadership. A community of kids and teens ages 7-18, from Israel and over 30 different countries meet every summer in a beautiful location on Mount Carmel. Over a 2 week session, campers have a hands-on experience in digital arts, web designing, computer programming, fashion design, game productions, robotics, app development and many more, while also exploring Israeli innovation. Mix it up with fun outdoor activities, swimming pool and wave surfing, martial arts and stage arts tracks!

Camp Airy is a boys camp located on 450 acres in Thurmont, MD, just down the road from its sister camp, Camp Louise, and near state and national parks as well as historic sites, including Gettysburg, Frederick, Hagerstown, Antietam, Harpers Ferry, and Emmitsburg. A 24-hour-a-day, on-site security team and an on-site maintenance staff work hard to ensure the safety and security of our campers, staff, and facilities at all times. Camp Airys on-site Health Center provides 24-hour coverage by licensed medical personnel. At all times, there are two physicians and five registered nurses living at camp. The medical team handles routine first-aid and medical needs, administers medications, and monitors ill campers and works with the local hospitals near camp in the event of an emergency.

Camp JRF fills your summer with fun, friendships, and Jewish living. Our summer camp is a joyful, creative, and inclusive Reconstructionist community. Campers swim, play soccer, basketball, baseball, volleyball, and other sports. They sing and explore other arts. They learn from visiting artists, scholars, and rabbis, as well from talented specialists and dedicated college-age counselors. Our campers make lasting friendships, experience a safe and fun summer, explore Jewish tradition, forge their own Jewish identity, and participate in creating a Jewish culture in which our values are lived each day.

Camp Louise is a Jewish girls camp located in Cascade, MD within the Catoctin Mountains of Western Maryland. Each camper is housed in a bunk containing an average of 10-14 campers. Two or more college-aged counselors live in each bunk with the campers. Each bunk contains beds, bunk beds, closets, clothes dressers, and a bathroom, with private toilet and shower facilities. Over a sprawling 400 acres, Camp Louises modern facilities include: Arts & Crafts complex, including separate studios for pottery, copper enameling, and glass fusion Digital video production studio Air Conditioned Dining hall capable of seating over 600 people Outdoor adventure center, featuring our high ropes and initiatives course, 500 zipline, and 27 climbing wall Multiple athletic fields, including two with lighting for evening programming Multiple dance and drama workshop rooms, including a dance studio with special flooring and mirrored walls Multiple music studios for classes and personal instruction Outdoor amphitheater with seating for over 600, fully outfitted with lighting and sound capabilities Radio station Traditional 35mm photography lab Two swimming pools, including a shallow water pool and an Olympic-sized deep water pool.

As a community agency, our mission is to build Jewish identity using the most powerful tool a quality, immersive experience. We believe that the motivating factor for choosing us is our focus and determination to ensure that every child thrives. From our age-appropriate curriculum, to our high quality customer service designed to support campers and parents before, during and after the summer, we are here to help in any way we can. We value and appreciate the trust you place in us to care for your child, and we will do whatever it takes to reinforce the great investment you make in registering your child for a summer at Capital Camps.

Perlman Camp is a Jewish, overnight, summer youth camp for children entering grades 2 through 12. We provide a foundation for campers to develop into independent thinkers and build lifelong connections. Through creative, choice-based programming campers get exposure to new opportunities while also enjoying their favorite activities, and our Judaic programming strengthens our campers Jewish identity. Perlman is an unassuming, down-to-earth overnight camp where children are free to be themselves and explore their Jewish heritage.

Habonim Dror Camp Moshava is a unique Jewish camping experience where children (ages eight to seventeen) engage in high-spirited, creative activities that challenge their minds and feed their souls. In a kibbutz-like environment dedicated to inclusion and social justice, campers develop a strong and personal connection to Israel and the Jewish people, gain leadership skills and self-confidence, form friendships that last a lifetime and have FUN!