Camp Tel Noar

Camp Tel Noar is a Jewish summer camp for children ages 8 through 15. It is located in Hampstead, New Hampshire, in the United States, which is about 1 hour north of Boston. The camp sits on Sunset Lake (Wash Pond) and has about 275 campers.

History

Camp Tel Noar (CTN) was founded by Eli and Bessie Cohen in 1945 as a Zionist camp. Originally for young adults, CTN currently is a Jewish children's camp for ages 8 to 15.

Age groups

*Olim/Olot - grades 3,4,5,6
*Tzofim/Tzofot - grades 7,8
*Bogrim/Bogrot - grades 9,10

There is a color war for 3 to 4 days where two teams, Galil and Negev compete. It is the highlight of a lot of kids' summers.

Facilities

Buildings

One of Camp Tel Noar's special features is their "Chug" style bunks. These "chugs" are three bunks that are attached and share a lounge and bathroom. CTN also has single bunks for the older campers. The other facilities include a gym, rec hall, dining hall, arts & crafts building, and other support buildings.

1998 fire

During March 1998, a fire was caused by the roofing company working on the dining hall in the winter. The fire destroyed the dining hall and kitchen. For the summer of 1998, the camp rented trailers that could be used as a dining hall and kitchen. [http://www.eagletribune.com/news/stories/19980714/HA_005.htm]

Areas of Camp

*The Big Diamond is the softball field directly in front of the dining hall.
*The Dell is near A&C, which is used primarily for soccer. There is also the Dell Volleyball Court ("Dell Net").
*The Archery Range is located at the top of the Dell Hill.
*The New Diamond is located behind the bunks and is used the least out of all the fields.
*The Chapel is located at the back end of the Dell and is used only for Friday and Saturday Shabbat services.
*The area around the flagpole is used for line up and raising the flags.

Activities

Water sports

*Swimming
*Boating and canoeing
*Windsurfing
*Sailing
*Waterskiing

Land activities

*Aerobics
*Basketball
*Field Hockey
*Lacrosse
*Martial Arts
*Running
*Soccer
*Softball
*Street Hockey
*Newcomb
*Ultimate Frisbee
*Volleyball
*Tennis
*Archery
*Kickball

Arts

*Arts and Crafts
*Photography
*Dance
*Drama
*Music

Nature

*Nature
*Camping

chedule

Camp Tel Noar only operates in the summer months of June, July, and August. The campers arrive on the last Wednesday of June and leave seven weeks from there. Staff are required to arrive one week early for orientation. During the year, the facility is mainly closed off, but the dining hall is used for the Federation of Jewish Men's Clubs' Laymen's Institute [http://www.fjmc.org/newengland.html] and local events.

Sunday through Thursday, a six period schedule is run and on Saturday, a relaxed Shabbat schedule is run.

ee also

*Camp Pembroke
*Camp Tevya

External links

* [http://www.camptelnoar.org Camp Tel Noar Website]
* [http://www.cohencamps.org/TelNoar.htm Eli & Bessie Cohen Foundation - Camp Tel Noar]