Camps know the importance of transitioning graduated campers into counselors—but what about turning counselors into supervisors? Launch Pad: The Fellowship for Jewish Camp and Community Leaders is a professional development program for first-time supervisory staff.
Launch Pad teaches basic supervision and management skills, empowers Fellows to become Jewish leaders, and opens Fellows to channeling these skills into a professional career. The Fellowship includes a four-day professional development seminar, designed by a team of informal Jewish educators who bring expertise in supervisory leadership training to create a meaningful experience for Fellowship participants. Fellows learn how to integrate Jewish values into their camp supervisory activities. Courses are elective-based and online pre-registration is required.
Teaching transferable skills to these promising Jewish leaders helps them to see value in their camp tenure, and recognize their future potential as a Jewish communal professional.
In 2010, 21 camps participated in Launch Pad:
B'nai B'rith Camp
B'nai B'rith Perlman Camp
Camp Alonim
Camp Galil
Camp Juaea
Camp Livingston
Camp Ramah in Canada
Camp Sabra
Camp Tel Yehudah
Camp Wise
Camp Yavneh
Camp Young Judaea Midwest
Capital Camps
Habonim Dror Camp Gesher
Pinemere Camp
Shwayder Camp
URJ Camp Coleman
URJ Crane Lake Camp
URJ Greene Family Camp
URJ Henry S. Jacobs Camp
URJ Joseph Eisner Camp Institute
Please check back for information on the application process for 2011. For additional information, please contact Rebecca at rebeccal@jewishcamp.org
