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Camp Adler For Children With Special Needs

Click links for the following:  Camp Brochure  •  Camp Calendars  •   Camp Prices

For information, please contact the Adler Camp Office, x356 or shanover@miyjcc.org

Camp Adler

Our goal is to create a fun, nurturing

and supportive environment with typical day camp activities, both in-building at the MIYJCC and at our Offsite Camp, where campers are assisted by our professional staff to develop skills, build self-confidence and make lasting friendships.

 

Programs Include...

Full Inclusion or Shared Camp placement

  options determined by Director and Parent

 

Camp placement based on social,

  emotional and cognitive abilities

 

Specialized counselors trained by qualified 

  staff, including special education teachers

 

Low child-to-counselor ratio

 

• Consultations with related service providers

Camp activities include sports, rock wall

  and zip line, day trips, music, art, nature hikes

  and more

 

Special education swim instruction led by 

  Red Cross certified instructors

 

Daily lunch is nutritious, kid-friendly, kosher,

  peanut/tree nut-free and includes pizza Fridays

 

An intake will be scheduled prior to

  registration to ensure the best fit between

  campers and programs

We would like to gratefully acknowledge the funding provided by the Lisa Beth Gerstman Foundation and administered by the Samuel Field Y.

Inclusion Programs
Designed for campers who have had success in a partial or full-inclusion environment with shared support.
School-Age &
Tween Inclusion
Entering Grades K-8

At Our Campgrounds

Entering Grades K-6  •  M-F: 9:00am - 4:00pm

Tween Inclusion Travel Camp

Entering Grades 7 & 8
 

CLICK HERE to learn more about Tween Trailways Travel Camp

ACES: Adler Camp for Enrichment Services
ACES...
Day Camp
For Ages 5-12
M-F: 9:00 am-4:00 pm

A self-contained program within a shared camp environment. Includes visual schedules, fewer transitions and smaller group sizes than inclusion programs. For campers who need a structured setting, but would like to be a part of a true camp experience.

 

• Academic support available

• Social skills enrichment

• PT, OT and speech therapy

• Activities including: Swim, sports, arts & crafts

• Inclusion opportunities throughout the day

 

Note: If your child needs a full self-contained camp, please call Sharon for more JCC camp options on Long island.

TAC...
Teens At Camp
For Pre-Teens & Teens
M-F: 9:00 am-4:00 pm

Designed to foster peer interaction, communication, and relationships. Campers develop essential self-advocacy and vocational skills, and focus on health, fitness and nutrition. Includes swim, day and overnight trips*, community service and inclusion opportunities.

 

*Additional overnight trip fees may apply.

HAC...CITs
Helpers At Camp
For Teens
M-F: 9:00 am-4:00 pm

The Adler center now offers a new CIT program to train our campers to work within different placements in the camp environment with the additional support of our Adler staff. Placements may include working with campers, maintenance of campgrounds, supplies, food service, towel service and more! Participants will also go to occasional travel on trips to fun filled places.

*Additional overnight trip fees may apply.

Adult Travel Camp
Ages 21+
M-F: 9:00 am-4:00 pm

The group will spend one day at the Mid-Island Y JCC, one day at the Suffolk Y JCC, and one day at the Henry Kaufman Campgrounds. Participants will have the ability to participate in sports, art, drama, swimming, and vocational activities and more. Lunch will be included daily. Bussing will be provided between locations.

An intake will be required prior to the start of the summer

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