Camp Coleman Mission
Our mission is to inspire campers and staff to be caring, committed, and connected to the Jewish community through an extraordinary camp experience.
Taste of Coleman: Entering 1st & 2nd Graders
Bonim - Entering 3rd & 4th Graders
Solelim: Entering 6th Graders
Kochavim: Entering 5th Graders
Tsofim: Entering 7th Graders
Nachsonim: Entering 8th Graders
Kesher: Entering 9th Graders
Chalutzim: For Entering 10th Graders
NFTY in Israel (4-week): Entering 11th Graders
Machon Full Summer Program: Entering 12th Graders
The Machon Full Summer Program is a Leadership Development and Staff-in-training program. Our emphasis in this program is to provide participants with an immersive opportunity to work directly with campers and to reflect on their experiences. During the 1st session of camp, participants will learn what it means to be a great staff member and will develop the skills necessary to be an effective role model and mentor to our campers. During the 2nd session, participants will live in cabins with campers and staff and under supervision, will practice those skills.
*Applications are required*
Machon Adventure Program (5-week): Entering 12th Graders
The Machon Adventure Program is a Leadership Development and Staff-in-training program. Machon Adventure participants spend a week living outdoors gaining outdoor living skills. During the Machon Adventure week, participants will learn to setup a campsite and how to cook their own meals. In partnership with Landmark Learning, participants will also receive training and certification in Wilderness First Aid, a 2-day advanced first aid course. The week also includes several outdoor adventure experiences, including whitewater rafting, hiking, and ziplining. You will push your limits both physically and emotionally and take pride in your accomplishments.
Participants of this program will arrive back at camp on opening day of 2nd session and will spend the next 4 weeks incorporating their Machon Adventure experience into our Leadership Development and Staff-in-training program. Participants will learn what it means to be a great staff member and will develop the skills necessary to be an effective role model and mentor to our campers. Machon Adventure participants live in the Machon Village and have daily opportunities to work directly with campers and practice the skills they are developing.
*Applications are required*
MACHON MITZVAH CORPS ATLANTA (6-WEEK): ENTERING 12TH GRADERS
The Machon Mitzvah Corps Program is a Leadership Development and Staff-in-training program. Mitzvah Corps Atlanta is run in partnership with Camp Best Friends, a subsidized, quality summer program for Atlanta children, engaging them in wholesome, organized and productive recreational activities while school is out for the summer. Machon participants will spend 14 days volunteering as junior counselors at Camp Best Friends, while living in dorm-style accommodations in Atlanta. This program is inspired in part by the relationship that Camp Coleman and NFTY have built over many years with the City of Atlanta in running Camp Jenny. As participants do volunteer work, listen to guest speakers, and learn about issues of race and access to education, they will build meaningful relationships with one another and their global peers, understand the complexities and challenges facing various communities, take action on issues they care about, and embrace the ways that Judaism empowers them to enact real change.
Participants of this program will arrive back at camp on opening day of 2nd session and will spend the next 4 weeks incorporating their Mitzvah Corps experience into our Leadership Development and Staff-in-training program. Participants will learn what it means to be a great staff member and will develop the skills necessary to be an effective role model and mentor to our campers. Machon Mitzvah Corps participants live in Machon Village, and have daily opportunities to work directly with campers and practice the skills they are developing.
*Applications are required*