Camp Chi is a

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in Lake Delton, Wisconsin. Chi caters mainly for Jewish children, grades 3 to 11.

History

Chi was founded in 1921 as the Chicago Hebrew Institute by the

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s of Chicago. In the 1940s and beyond, the camp was supported by fundraising efforts by the Jewish Auxiliary and the Institute Woman's Club via luncheons. In the 1950s, the camp had a summer population of 1500 children between the ages of 5 and 16, and it provided for free summer events and trips to Jewish elderly. It moved to its present site in

Lake Delton, Wisconsin Lake Delton is a village located on the Wisconsin River in Sauk County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,501 at the 2020 census. Lake Delton, along with the nearby Wisconsin Dells, is a resort area and a center for tourism in the ...

in 1957 and became a co-ed camp. The 600 acre facility features summer cabins, two pools, tennis courts, a horseback riding stable, athletic fields, a large winterized gymnasium facility, a year-round conference center and miles of magnificent trails. The director of Camp Chi is Kyle.

Villages

Camp Chi is divided by grade into the following groups: * Garinim (two-week 3rd grade) * Yeladim (two-week 4th and 5th grade) * Shoreshim (4th and 5th grade) * Tsofim (6th grade) * Kadima (two-week 6th and 7th grade) * Chalutzim (7th grade) * Habonim (8th grade) * PNW (Pacific Northwest Trip) (9th and 10th Grade) * Noar (9th and 10th grade) * SIT (Staff In Training) (8 weeks) (11th grade) * Avodah (Ages 18–22 for people with developmental or physical disabilities) * Take Two (Two weekers that can extend to 3 or 4 weeks if they want to during the session) (For Shoreshim, Tsofim, Chalutzim, Habonim, Noar, Avodah)

Keshet and Avodah

Keshet, a program for children with developmental or physical disabilities, began in 2009. Avodah, a work program for special needs adults, began in 2012.

References

External links

Official website
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Chi __NOTOC__ Chi may refer to: __NOTOC__ Greek *Chi (letter) (Χ or χ), the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet Chinese * ''Chi'' (length) (尺), a traditional unit of length, about ⅓ meter *Chi (mythology) (螭), a dragon * Chi (surname) ...