for grades K-6

Thank you for voting us"best sports camp" and "best swimming lessons" in ParentMap magazine.

Come spend the summer at the SJCC Sports Camp, back-to-back winner of the ParentMap Magazine Awards for Best Sports Camp in the Puget Sound. As we look forward to summer 2013, we are going to add a second bus, allowing more kids to participate in this award-winning camp!

 

SJCC Sports Camp encourages participants to make smart choices, meet new friends, and develop teamwork and good sportsmanship. Campers increase their confidence through varied games, activities and events. Swimming in the SJCC pool is an important part of sports camp and encouraged for all campers.

We are also integrating our summer theme of derech eretz into our Sports Camp, with a focus on the spirit of sportsmanship and respect. We want all our campers to leave with the skills and confidence to compete in a variety of sports during the school year. How kids go about competing and winning are equally important.

 

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Welcome Our New Sports Camp Director

SJCC Recreation Manager and Sports Camp Director Jessica Wilkinson is leaving the J this summer to earn her teaching certificate through the Seattle Teacher Residency program at the University of Washington. (And extra congratulations to Jessica for being one of just 25 students accepted to this competitive program.) Jessica helped build SJCC Sports Camp into the award-winning program it is today – a program that's doubled in size under her direction. Through individualized attention, skills workshops, and hands-on learning, her programs have helped kids and teens learn about sportsmanship, respect, teamwork, participation, and friendly competition. We'll certainly miss having her at the J, and we wish her the best of luck in her teaching career. 

While we're sad to see Jessica go, we're excited to welcome our new Sports Camp Director, 
Ken Di Raimondo. To ensure a seamless transition, Ken will have three weeks of overlap with Jessica to learn the ropes of Sports Camp. 

A graduate of the Recreation Department at Western Washington University, Ken is a lifelong sports player who has coached youth basketball, football, soccer, and gymnastics. He has taught 6th grade environmental education for the Bellingham School District and, for the Seattle Parks and Recreation Department, he has planned and led sports programming for teens. 

Sports have always been a part of Ken's life and he's looking forward to a great summer at the J. "I hope to share the values of sportsmanship, teamwork, commitment, and winning/losing with class through Sports Camp this summer," Ken says. "I can't wait to get out there and help everyone have a good and safe time, while sharpening their skills and abilities!"

 

If you have any questions about these changes, please contact 
Mark Rosenberg, SJCC Youth and Family Program Manager and Summer Camp Director, at markr@sjcc.org or 206-388-0830. 

 

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Field Trips
Sports Camp participants will travel to off-campus locations during each session. Field trips might include batting cages, a baseball game, the Henry Moses Aquatic Center, local parks and beaches, a Mariners game, roller-skating, a Sounders clinic, a bike trip, Family Fun Center, Pump It Up, and miniature golf.

Session I
June 17-July 5 (no camp on Wednesday, July 4; 1, 2 and 3 week options available) 
Week 1 and 2 FULL - thank you! (registration for entire session is closed)
Campers will engage in three weeks of sports skills, exploring indoor and outdoor activities such as basketball, field hockey, indoor soccer, dodgeball, kickball, tag games, relay races, tee ball, and more. The camp day will be broken into gym time and outdoor time. Swimming in the SJCC pool every day is an option. Each week campers will go on a sports or recreational field trip, which might include ice-skating, Sky High Sports trampoline park, and local beaches.

Session II
July 8-26 (1, 2 and 3 week options available)
FULL - thank you! (registration for entire session is closed)
Our young athletes will travel each day to parks, beaches, local fields, and also spend time in the SJCC gym. Campers will participate in basketball, baseball, soccer, football, disc games, Capture the Flag, tag games, and more. Each week we will go on a sports or recreational field trip, which might include bowling, skating and stadium tours. 

Session III
July 29-August 16 (1, 2 and 3 week options available) 
FULL - thank you! (registration for entire session is closed)
Action, wackiness and down-and-dirty fun are what this session is all about. Each day campers will enjoy different wild activities, including water balloon tosses, talent shows, gaga, scavenger hunts, and Wacky Olympics. Each week we will go on a sports or recreational field trip which might include Family Fun Center, Vasa Park and professional sports outings.

Placement
We take the utmost care at SJCC Sports Camp to place your child with other children of similar ages and abilities. Children are grouped according to school grade; each team has its own special activities. A senior counselor and junior counselor will supervise each group of 10-12 children. You may request we group your child with friends of the same age; we will try to accommodate your request but we do not guarantee placement.

Typical Sports Camp Daily Schedule
A typical day at SJCC Sports Camp includes recreational swimming, sports skills, training exercises, fun and games, weekly field trips, friendly competition, ruach (spirit) challenges, and quiet activities that give campers a chance to relax with friends. We arrange the schedule so the daily routine is appropriate to the needs of each age group.

9:30 a.m.   Check In 
9:45 a.m.   Morning Activity: all-inclusive games such as Fire in the Forest or Jurassic Park
10 a.m.      Warm Up/Stretching
10:15 a.m. Travel to Outdoor Fields
10:45 a.m. Skill Development - one of three weekly sports (football, baseball, soccer), learned with kids of the same age and ability
Noon          Lunch/Playground
12:30 p.m. Group Games/Contests - all-camp games such as Capture the Flag, dodgeball or townball
1:15 p.m.   Scrimmages 
2:15 p.m.   Return to the J
2:45 p.m.   Swim 
3:45 p.m.   Snack Time and Announcements
4 p.m.        Closing Circle

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Sports Camp at Seattle Jewish Community School
June 24-28 and July 1-5 - no camp on July 4
Campers will have two weeks of sports, with indoor and outdoor activities like basketball, field hockey, indoor soccer, dodge ball, kickball, tag games, relay races, tee ball, and more. The camp day will be split into gym time and outdoor time, plus swimming at the Helene Madison pool one to two times per week. Campers will go on a sports or recreational field trip each week, which might include ice skating, Sky High sports and local beaches.

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Week Ten Camps
Sports Camp Travelling All-Stars
Grades K-6
August 19-23
Campers will engage in one week of sports skills exploring indoor and outdoor activities such as basketball, Frisbee golf, soccer, flag football, dodge ball, kickball, tag games, relay races, tee ball, and more. The camp day will be broken into gym time and outdoor time. Swimming in the SJCC pool every day is an option for Traveling All-Stars Campers. Each day campers will go on a sports or recreational field trip. Trips might include parks, local beaches and a stadium tour.

Watts Basketball Camp
Grades 3-8
August 19-23
Join Husky standout Donald Watts and special guest NBA Legend Slick Watts for a week-long basketball camp. A fun-filled week practicing the "FUN-da-mentals" of the game with the most awesome and encouraging staff in town, will leave your young hoopster talking about it for the rest of the summer. Dedicated to youth development, this camp reaches kids at all skill levels. You won't find any benchwarmers in our camp; EVERYONE makes the team.

We're all about sharing our love for basketball and for life in an active way that helps kids learn without even realizing it. Each day basketball skills are paired with life skills (e.g. passing with communication, defense with discipline and work ethic); while throwing in fun activities and games. Our campers get to try "slick" moves while having a ball, changing their "I can'ts" to "I CANs."

That's Watts Power!

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LOCATIONS
SJCC MI Campus and Mercer Island athletic fields – all sessions
3801 East Mercer Way
Mercer Island WA 98040

Seattle Jewish Community School – weeks 2 and3 only (June 24-28 and July 1-5 - no camp on July 4)
12351 8th Avenue NE
Seattle WA 98125

DATES
one, two and three week sessions available
Session I:   June 17-July 5 (no camp on Wednesday, July 4) Weeks 1 and 2 FULL - thank you! (registration for the entire session is closed)
Session II:  July 8-26 FULL - thank you! 
Session III: July 29-August 16 FULL - thank you! 
Week Ten: August 19-23

HOURS
Monday through Friday, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m.

COST
Three-Week Option
$600 per session

One-Week Option
$250 per week

For more information contact SJCC Recreation Manager/Sports Camp Director Jessica Wilkinson at JessicaW@sjcc.org or 206-388-0826.

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What happens in Sports Camp?
Take a look at the fun times on Wacky Olympics day:

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3801 East Mercer Way
Mercer Island WA 98040
206-232-7115 

 

 
12351 8th Avenue NE
Seattle WA 98125