My favorite Home away from home-Camp Shane
Written: Nov 09 '03
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Pros: very caring staff, plenty of activities, program absolutely works- everyone loses weight, food is excellent
Cons: too many campers, needs new gym equipment
The Bottom Line: Camp Shane is the definitive weight loss and fitness camp. I highly recommend it because it works and the children love it.
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| pudgiepeople's Full Review: Camp Shane |
I have 50 years of camping experience as a camper, counselor, group leader, and head counselor. I have worked at Camp Shane for 9 summers as a head counselor. It was probably the toughest job that I ever had at a camp but it was and still is the most rewarding. I highly recommend Camp Shane for any children who need to lose weight. Although it is billed as a weight loss camp, it has everything and more as compared to a general type camp. All sports are available, with specialists to run them. The arts and crafts programs are an integral part of the program with at least 10 different types of activities including needlecraft, jewelry, leathercraft, ceramics, tye dyeing, silk screening, woodworking, computers, arts and crafts, and batik. These, too, have specialists in charge. The weight loss programs are tremendous with aerobics, taebo, circuit training, dance, and weight training utilizing a gym with lots of equipment. I would like to see more and updated equipment. The campers also learn about nutrition in classes as well as discuss reasons why they overeat in rap sessions. Probably the best part of Camp Shane is the staff. The counselors have been wonderful. The last 2 years in particular were tremendous in that many have returned and are expected to be back this summer. I can honestly say that we have kept in contact since the summer through email. Many have visited each other in foreign countries. The 1 problem that I see would be the large amount of children that we have to program into activities. But so many children apply that it is hard to turn them away. Some of these children do not want to be in camp and they can become behavior problems. But, by and large, most of them love the camp atmosphere and truly enjoy themselves. I would give this camp a 5 star rating. If I didn't like it, I would never have gone back for those 9 years.
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Amount Paid (US$): 3000.00
Type of Camp: Other
Best Suited For: Other
Camper to Counselor Ratio: Fine mix of campers and counselors
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