Camp Shane

Pros: Productive Changes, Warm Friendships, Healthy Lifestyle
Cons: Limited to one season only, Not having water aerobics.

I had such a wonderful experience working as both a Guidance Counselor and as Camp Mom this past summer at Camp Shane.   I have taken home with me the proper tools needed to assist me in living a healthier lifestyle than I was prior to ...

Pros: Thank You
Cons: Thank You

This letter is long overdue, but well deserved.  My son, Noah, had made a decision on his own to change his life path this past summer.  He had done all the legwork himself to find the right program for weight loss and lifestyle change.  ...

Pros: Have fun, lose weight, gain self confidence, learn about how food
effects your health.
Cons: None

I highly recommend Camp Shane for any family who has overweight children or children who just don't eat right and who do not get enough physical activity.  Also for those parents who are trying to change their kids eating habits without any ...

Pros: Fun, good exercise, good food, good friends, fun activities, sunday special events days, nice staff
Cons: hard work.

 There are too many words that describe Camp Shane and my experience there, but if I had to write one paragraph about it, this is what I would write: Camp Shane is an amazing, life changing camp. When I got to Camp Shane in summer of 2009, I was ...

Pros: meeting life long friends and losing weight at the same time
Cons: getting up early in the morning..but its totally worth it :)

Camp Shane changed me in more ways than one. I arrived at camp clueless as to what was to become of my experience there. When I walked through those gates I didnt know what to expect. I didn’t know that I  would change in more ways than one. I ...

Pros: Great Campers
Great Staff
Great Morale
Involved Directors
Gets Results
Increases Self Esteem
Happy Place
Cons: The winter is too long for camp to start again.

I have been part of the Camp Shane family for over 5 years. Every summer seems to be better than the next. This past summer was such an incredible experience for both staff and campers. The food was amazing. I have struggled to lose those extra 15 pounds ...

Pros: A great place that leaves you feeling great about yourself.
Cons: None :)

When I first decided I wanted to be a part of the Camp Shane family, I definitely had no idea what I was getting myself into. The summer I spent at Camp Shane in Ferndale, NY was by far one of the best summers I have ever had, and one I will never ...

Pros: Gets results
Cons: Everything else

I am writing as an unfortunate victim of Camp Shane in the year 1999,ten years ago. My mother thought I was too fat, and picked the camp for me, so I accepted it. Right from the get go, I knew things would be bad. The facilities are outdated, and ...

Pros: I made friends that are very supportive that I have kept in contact with.
Cons: Incompetant counseling staff for crisis situations.

I went to this camp for five years and the third year (when I was eleven but I am eighteen now) I was there, I was molested by a counselor. I never told anyone, which was why I was sent back by my parents for the following two years.I never enjoyed it ...

Pros: We all trust that the staff will help us through camp. 
Cons: People don't trust themselves to take a leap and try for what they came for.

I am a 12-year-old girl who is going to Camp Shane for the third time in 2009. It was really hard for me my first year, being away from home for 6 weeks, but that was my choice. This is a story of my first year at Camp Shane: My bunk and I just came up ...

Pros: Great activities, great friendships, great weight loss, GREAT FUN!
Cons: NONE!

I love Camp Shane! I am usually away from home for most of the year since I go to boarding school, so when school ends, it's only about a week until it's back to Ferndale. I count down the days until I'm there. I got a "VIP" entrance as first one in the ...

Pros: This camp is a no-brainer for anyone looking for a life-stle change .
Cons: I can't think of one negative thing to say about this wonderful camp.

In 2007, I was becoming greatly concerned about my granddaughter's health due to her being so overweight. She was only 11 years old and weighed almost 190lbs. I knew I had to do something before diabetes, high blood pressure or other ailments associated ...

Pros: Councillors in every hut which was really consoling during times of homesickness.
Cons: NONE, maybe she was so faraway on another continent but hardly fault of Camp Shane.

Leonora came to Camp Shane last summer and completed a 6 week session which she loved.We are an English family living in Marrakech, Africa and she has lost more weight since returning to Marrakech and has kept it off. She lost over ...

Pros: weight loss, new friends, awesome experiences
Cons: it ended!!

Camp Shane was hands-down the most amazing experience in my life. Although it only lasted six weeks, the memories will last forever. I never thought it was possible to lose weight and have fun at the same time! I am fourteen years old, and have already ...

Pros: You make so many friends that will last a lifetime!
Cons: I honestly cant think of anything negetive about my experiences at camp.

I've met so many awesome people at Camp Shane. I've been there twice and both times I met people from all over the world. All the staff there are wonderful and treat you like family. While your there your having so much fun that you don't even realize ...