Daily Activities

Creative Arts

Camp Ramah has a wealth of chugim (programming options), taught by engaging specialists, that provide campers with an opportunity to develop skills and experience activities they’ve never before attempted.

Photography

Campers learn how to shoot and develop pictures they will be proud of. Inexperienced campers learn the basics of photography, while those with more advanced knowledge study composition, lighting, and different types of film. The chug culminates with each camper producing a final project which is displayed in our Chadar Ochel (Dining Hall).

Video

Campers have the opportunity to produce mini-movies starring themselves and their friends! Campers learn how to handle and use a digital video camera. They come up with a story-line, write a script, and learn how to storyboard. Actors are assigned parts, and the kids learn about filming and frame composition. Campers then learn how to use our digital editing software, as they edit their raw footage into the final video, adding any special effects necessary. The final film is out-putted to DVD, a copy of which is given to each camper to take home. Many of the final films are shown on the big-screen at the end of camp in our annual Short Film Festival.

Newspaper

Campers work together to produce CRNE’s weekly newspaper, distributed to all of camp every Friday. Campers choose stories to write (features, interviews, etc.), and then spend time putting their articles together — interviewing sources, taking pictures, etc. Working with our staff, the campers refine their pieces into finished articles. Campers then learn how to use our digital editing software, and work together to assemble the finished newspaper.

Drama

Campers participating in drama learn various basic acting techniques — including blocking (how to stage a scene), how to project one’s voice, how to develop “stage presence,” and more. Campers participate in various improv-games, developing confidence in the unpredictability of acting on stage. On Tzad Aleph (A-Side, for our younger campers), every two weeks chug drama culminates in a large Tzad Aleph performance for the rest of the Tzad Aleph campers. On Tzad Bet (B-Side, for our older campers), every edah (division) puts together one large musical performance each summer.

Woodworking

Campers work with our in-house artists to create elaborate and beautiful pieces of art. Campers are able to make objects that are useful (small tables and chairs, trays, pencil-holders, etc.), fun (models of helicopters, animals, boats, etc.), and purely artistic (wall-hangings, sculptures, purely abstract creations, etc.). Every participant in this chug completes one, if not more, finished projects to take home at the end of the summer.

Arts & Crafts

As our largest specialty department, omanut consists of a variety of stations in which campers can choose to participate. These include, but are not limited to:

I. Pottery — Campers are able to work in our two pottery stations, either working on a pottery wheel, learning techniques of centering, trimming, pulling handles, and glazing; or working on the hand-building station, where they use a variety of techniques, primarily slab and coil.

II. Silk-painting — Campers learn how to paint on silk with special paints and “resist” to create a wide variety of pieces, including pillows, wall art, tallitot, challah covers, and other Jewish objects. Campers also learn strategies of color blending and color theory.

III. Jewelry-making — Campers learn how to work with various media to produce a wide variety of jewelry, including necklaces, earrings, and bracelets. Campers work with beads as well as a process with diachroic glass, which requires a kiln firing upon completion of the project.

IV. Drawing & painting — Campers learn how to use a variety of media, including pencils, charcoal, oil pastels, and paints. Subjects include workshops on the human figure as well as portraits or landscapes.

V. One-day projects — These include, but are not limited to: paper-making, marbelizing, print-making, and book-making.

	Daily Activities Creative Arts Camp Ramah has a wealth of chugim (programming options), taught by engaging specialists, that provide campers with an opportunity to develop skills and experience activities they’ve never before attempted. Photography Campers learn how to shoot and develop pictures they will be proud of. Inexperienced campers learn the basics of photography, while those with more advanced knowledge study composition, lighting, and different types of film. The chug culminates with each camper producing a final project which is displayed in our Chadar Ochel (Dining Hall). Video Campers have the opportunity to produce mini-movies starring themselves and their friends! Campers learn how to handle and use a digital video camera. They come up with a story-line, write a script, and learn how to storyboard. Actors are assigned parts, and the kids learn about filming and frame composition. Campers then learn how to use our digital editing software, as they edit their raw footage into the final video, adding any special effects necessary. The final film is out-putted to DVD, a copy of which is given to each camper to take home. Many of the final films are shown on the big-screen at the end of camp in our annual Short Film Festival. Newspaper Campers work together to produce CRNE’s weekly newspaper, distributed to all of camp every Friday. Campers choose stories to write (features, interviews, etc.), and then spend time putting their articles together — interviewing sources, taking pictures, etc. Working with our staff, the campers refine their pieces into finished articles. Campers then learn how to use our digital editing software, and work together to assemble the finished newspaper. Drama Campers participating in drama learn various basic acting techniques — including blocking (how to stage a scene), how to project one’s voice, how to develop “stage presence,” and more. Campers participate in various improv-games, developing confidence in the unpredictability of acting on stage. On Tzad Aleph (A-Side, for our younger campers), every two weeks chug drama culminates in a large Tzad Aleph performance for the rest of the Tzad Aleph campers. On Tzad Bet (B-Side, for our older campers), every edah (division) puts together one large musical performance each summer. Woodworking Campers work with our in-house artists to create elaborate and beautiful pieces of art. Campers are able to make objects that are useful (small tables and chairs, trays, pencil-holders, etc.), fun (models of helicopters, animals, boats, etc.), and purely artistic (wall-hangings, sculptures, purely abstract creations, etc.). Every participant in this chug completes one, if not more, finished projects to take home at the end of the summer. Arts & Crafts As our largest specialty department, omanut consists of a variety of stations in which campers can choose to participate. These include, but are not limited to: I. Pottery — Campers are able to work in our two pottery stations, either working on a pottery wheel, learning techniques of centering, trimming, pulling handles, and glazing; or working on the hand-building station, where they use a variety of techniques, primarily slab and coil. II. Silk-painting — Campers learn how to paint on silk with special paints and “resist” to create a wide variety of pieces, including pillows, wall art, tallitot, challah covers, and other Jewish objects. Campers also learn strategies of color blending and color theory. III. Jewelry-making — Campers learn how to work with various media to produce a wide variety of jewelry, including necklaces, earrings, and bracelets. Campers work with beads as well as a process with diachroic glass, which requires a kiln firing upon completion of the project. IV. Drawing & painting — Campers learn how to use a variety of media, including pencils, charcoal, oil pastels, and paints. Subjects include workshops on the human figure as well as portraits or landscapes. V. One-day projects — These include, but are not limited to: paper-making, marbelizing, print-making, and book-making.
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