Summit Camp & Travel
| Summit Camp & Travel | |
|---|---|
| Location | 168 Duck Harbor Road Honesdale, Pennsylvania 18431 |
| Type | special needs residential summer camp teen travel program weekender trips program center (adaptive skills) program |
| Owner | Shepherd Baum (Director)[1][2] |
| Established | 1969 |
| Website | summitcamp |
Summit Camp & Travel is a camping organization in Rileyville, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded by Mayer and Ninette Stiskin in 1969, the camp serves children with nonverbal learning disabilities and similar social or emotional challenges.[3][4] It is accredited by the American Camp Association (ACA),[5] and offers the following programs: residential summer camp, teen travel, and weekender trips.
They were also featured among the leading special needs camps of the United States in the 2019 edition of New York Family.[6]
History
Summit Camp & Travel was founded by Mayer and Ninette Stiskin in 1969.[7][8] Named after The Summit School in Queens, New York—which Mayer's brother Hershel founded the year before,[9] it was originally established as a place where those students could attend over the summers.[7] According to Newsweek in 1997, Summit Camp & Travel evolved into the largest special needs camp in the country.[10] Despite not being affiliated with the school or its residential center in Nyack, as the student population became more high-functioning over the years, so did the campers enrolled.[11]
In addition to the Stiskins being the initial camp directors and owners, renowned special needs attorney and social worker Regina Skyer[10][12] was the associate director who oversaw the admissions and supervision training of the counselors and unit leaders, with the late Tim Kedge as the program director and head counselor,[13] and Eugene Bell—who founded NJ Y's Round Lake Camp—as the senior director.[5][14][15] When the founders retired in 2008, they sold the camp to Skyer before Bell proceeded as owner[16] in 2009.
When Bell took over as camp director, they have since been enrolling children with spoken language impairments[3][4] during the first summer sessions (as well as on some of the national travel trips).
Programs
Summit Camp & Travel admits children and adolescents who have nonverbal learning disabilities, such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, autism spectrum disorder, mood disorders, and Tourette syndrome.[3][4][17] Professionally trained staff place a heavy emphasis on assisting campers to form friendships with their peers.[4][5][18]
Camp program
The residential summer camp program features children aged 8 to 21 with a camper-to-counselor ratio of 2:1.[19]
Travel program
Consisting of a 5:1 staff ratio in the teen travel program,[20] common travel destinations for older campers between the ages of 15 and 21 include local locations within the United States, in addition to other countries.[5][8][20][21]
References
- ↑ Susan Stopper (May 15, 2017). "Help your kids make friends at camp". MetroKids.
- ↑ Nathaly Pesantez (March 17, 2021). "ADHD summer camps will likely open - safely and differently - in 2021". ADDitude. WebMD.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "The child we serve". Summit Camp & Travel. September 8, 2021.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Mission and philosophy". Summit Camp & Travel. September 8, 2021.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Summit Camp - Summit Camp & Travel". American Camp Association. 2021. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ↑ New York Family (April 18, 2019). "The best summer camps for kids with special needs in NYC and beyond". Queens Family Media. Schnepps Media.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "History of Summit Camp". Summit Camp & Travel. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Judi Bessette (January 23, 2007). "Summit Camp & Travel - New perspectives". Struggling Teens. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
- ↑ Sara Rubinow Simon; Linda Forrest; Ellen Fishman (2010). V'khol Banayikh: Jewish education for all (a jewish special needs resource guide). ISBN 9781934527207. Retrieved February 18, 2019. Search this book on
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Newsweek Staff (October 19, 1997). "Do kids need prozac?". Newsweek. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ↑ Carolyn Jones (July 26, 2001). "Help in site / Summer camps for kids with special needs offer hope for both parents and children". SFGate. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ↑ "Our team: Regina Skyer". Law Offices of Regina Skyer & Associates. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ↑ Ian Stuart (April 29, 2009). "Tim Kedge". The Guardian. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ↑ "Summit Camp & Travel". Wayne County Camp Alliance. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ↑ Melanie Baker (April 3, 2013). "Ask the expert: How does sleepaway camp help children with ADHD develop better decision making skills?". NYMetroParents. Davler Media Group. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
- ↑ Lisa Aro (2016). "Why summer camps work for children with ADHD". ADDitude Magazine. WebMD. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
- ↑ "Summit Camp & Travel - the magic on the hill". Summit Camp & Travel. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
- ↑ "Resident summer camp FAQs - About our summer camp staff". Summit Camp & Travel. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
- ↑ "Our programs - Traditional sleepaway camp for ages 8-21 years". Summit Camp & Travel. 6 December 2000. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 "Our programs - Teen travel for ages 15 to 21". Summit Camp & Travel. 14 December 2012. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
- ↑ "Summit Camp & Travel". TeenLife. TeenLife Media, LLC. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
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