GIVAH IS A DAY CAMP WITH THE CAMARADERIE AND SPIRIT OF AN OVERNIGHT CAMP.
Please make sure to send in a medical form for each child that you are registering for Camp Givah. If there is a need to withdraw or change the initial registration, Givah must be advised in writing. NO REFUND will be made after Monday, May 31, 2021. If a camper withdraws or is removed while in camp, NO REFUND will be given.
Camper scholarships are available. To apply, please fill out this form prior to April 11, 2021.
Funds are provided from Temple Israel Restricted and Endowment Accounts and from scholarship funds from the Jewish Federation of Northeastern New York.
Camper scholarships are available. To apply, please fill out this form prior to April 11, 2021.
Funds are provided from Temple Israel Restricted and Endowment Accounts and from scholarship funds from the Jewish Federation of Northeastern New York.
Prior to attending camp, all campers and staff at Temple Israel’s’ Camp Givah must have received the vaccinations recommended in the standards of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). The only recognized exemption will be if a physician certifies that a given, specific vaccination will be detrimental to a child/person’s health. (Requests for exemptions based upon personal preferences, philosophical concerns, or religious beliefs will not be entertained.) Proof of such vaccinations will be required before applicants will be allowed to participate in camp.
***If you have a child over 4 years of age, please make sure your child has received the 2nd MMR, 2nd Varivax, DTAP5 and polio4.
***If you have a child over 4 years of age, please make sure your child has received the 2nd MMR, 2nd Varivax, DTAP5 and polio4.
FORMS: (Click to open form in a new tab)
2021 Create Camp Givah Account
2021 Camp Registration Form
2021 Medication Consent Form
2021 Medical Form
2021 Scholarship Form
*If you registered your child in 2020 you may already have a Camp Givah account. Please email Rachael Schertzer at tidirector@tialbany.org to check.*
Guidelines for Parents
If your child complains or shows signs of the following symptoms at home, please refer to these guidelines:
If your child complains or shows signs of the following symptoms at home, please refer to these guidelines:
- Rash or eye inflammation – Any child with an unexplained rash or eye inflammation should be kept home until the condition is diagnosed by a physician.
- Fever – If a fever is present for any reason, a child should be kept home until the temperature has returned to normal for 48 hours and all symptoms have disappeared.
- Cold – A child with acute early symptoms of a cold should stay home to prevent serious developments and to protect classmates and teachers from exposure to infection. If this practice is followed, fewer absences due to respiratory illness will occur.
- Stomach Ache – Any child who has vomited during the night or in the morning of school is required to keep that child home. Occasionally a young child may experience a stomach ache before leaving for school, parents are asked to use their judgement as to whether this is simple anxiety or an actual illness.
- COVID-19 Related symptoms - Any child who is expecting symptoms of COVID-19 should to kept at home for at least 48 hours. These symptoms can Include Fever or chills, Cough, Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, Fatigue, Muscle or body aches, Headache, New loss of taste or smell, Sore throat, Congestion or runny nose, Nausea or vomiting, and Diarrhea. If a child has these symptoms for longer then 48 hours they should remain to be kept at home.
