Our program begins with enjoyable non-threatening exercises sports, then moves onto extensive sessions on nutrition and cooking.  All of this is designed to help campers lose weight at camp and continue maintaining or loose more weight when they return home.  Beyond these basics, we offer an incredible list of creative activities to keep everyone very busy doing things they enjoy.  We know they key to successful weight loss.
We are well-organized and well-supervised. We schedule major active programs. Then we ask each camper to choose the elective activities they enjoy most, and we give them opportunities to change their schedule throughout the session. We want them to experiment and to have the opportunity to team up with new friends as the days speed by.

 

Our campers share a common goal, and they give each other loads of encouragement ands moral support. Most find it is a very different environment - and a whole lot more positive - than school or a neighborhood can possibly be. And we apply understanding and sensitivity to every camper.

 

At Camp Shane, your child is special! Each camper gets individualized attention and everyone knows that our door is always open. Every evening finds a group of campers on our porch. Our staff members and counselors are carefully chosen for their abilities to relate effectively to your child

  Started in 1968, we are the oldest weight loss camp in the country. We run one camp - and only one camp - allowing us time to provide undivided attention to your child. Camp Shane is the only traditional weight loss camp owned and directed by a Certified Camp Director. Our large adult staff, our " Commitment to Care!" philosophy, and our privately owned property in a beautiful setting, provide the best camp experience you can find.

  Average weight loss ranges 15 to 50 pounds, and those numbers are calculated after more than 25 years experience, based on age, height, weight and length of stay at camp. Then we apply our nurturing skills to help your child reach that goal. At the end of the session, clothes just don't fit anymore.. and it will be the most joyful shopping trip you and your child have ever had!

  Your child will return home with new skills that will help keep the weight off. All campers learn about the value of regular exercise and good nutrition to help them modify their own behavior. Then we communicate regularly with them by mail and phone through the year, for more reinforcement of the hood habits that will keep the weight off.