Tradition
The Camp Shalom Experience
Camp Shalom is what summer is meant to be! Nestled within 75 acres of towering pines along the Farmington River, Camp Shalom was built on a foundation of traditional summer camp values including building character and confidence, developing relationships and, most of all, having fun.
Our campers (and counselors) return year after year because of the feeling of community and belonging that we foster. For more than 40 years at our Windsor location, Camp Shalom has been a place where friendships and memories extend long past summer, often lasting a lifetime.
We offer a traditional day camp experience with both a pool and the riverfront. That means our campers outdoor aquatic adventure includes a lot of swimming, both Red Cross certified instructional and free swim, motor boating, fishing, kayaking, canoeing, paddle boarding, water skiing, knee boarding and tubing.
When they are on dry land, the adventure continues with archery, climbing wall, ropes course, tennis, basketball, volleyball, tennis baseball, Ga-Ga, soccer, mini golf, newcomb, ultimate Frisbee, spike ball, flag football and many more sports.
The campers also enjoy a variety of art forms including kiln fired ceramics/pottery, painting and drawing, woodworking, jewelry making, music, hip-hop, our camp garden or a moment to feed the chickens.
Throughout the summer, we have special themes, friendly competitions, late nights and overnights, campfire cooking, songs, family dinners and moments to applaud each other’s accomplishments.
Camp Shalom is a timeless tradition of extraordinary summers our campers will always remember and people they will never forget.
Late Nights & Overnights
At this time, overnights are not scheduled for the 2023 camp season
Once per session, each unit is invited to spend time at Camp Shalom 'after hours' with their friends and counselors.
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Our youngest age group, Haifa (entering kindergarten and 1st grade) enjoy a late night until 8:00 p.m. The evening includes extra free swim, group activities, dinner, a special themed activity and s’mores and songs by the campfire. At 8:00 p.m. the children are either picked up at camp, or have the option to take a bus to the Mandell JCC, where they can be picked up at 8:30 p.m.
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For our older campers (entering 2nd-9th grade), children have the opportunity to stay overnight in our cabins! If campers are not yet ready to stay over for the full night, we do provide other options where they can enjoy the evening activities, and be picked up at camp by 8:00 p.m.
The overnight schedule includes an extra free swim, time in the cabins to unpack, dinner, a themed evening activity, s’mores and songs by campfire and down time in the cabins with friends before lights out.
The campers and staff wake up to a delicious camp breakfast in the morning!
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Late night and overnight dates and information will be announced closer to the start of the season.
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Our camp nurse and admin staff stay on-site for the duration of each late night and overnight. Evening medications can be arranged with the nurse.
