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Worcester JCC Summer Camp - Register Now!

April 9, 2021


We have been providing summer day camp for over 60 years! 


Preschool Camp 

An amazing summer experience designed for young children! 

Our "home base" is the JCC's beautiful air-conditioned Early Childhood Center with fully equipped preschool class­rooms. Our caring professional staff is dedicated to creating an environment where your child will explore and share many adventures including music, sports, arts, Israeli culture and nature. The preschool camp staff is composed of licensed preschool teachers and experienced counselors who warmly welcome your child every day. The staff-to-child ratio is 1 :5 during Summer Camp. Maximum of 15 children in each Preschool 3, 4 and 5 classroom.


Ages 3-5…Full or Half Day

Age 4……..Monday – Friday, Monday/Wednesday/Friday

……………or Tuesday/Thursday


•NEW Electives available

•NEW Full-day schedules

•Daily camp activities

•Air-conditioned classrooms

•Three age-appropriate playgrounds

•American Red Cross swim lessons


Day Camp

Grades: Entering 1st Grade though Entering 6th Grade

Our camp staff is trained to work with various age groups and meet the needs of all children. Each child is provided with individualized attention in a safe and caring environment. We pride ourselves on the delivery of the highest quality programs and fun all summer long!

Camp programming is designed so that families receive the high quality care and value they deserve. Campers in our Day Camp enjoy the use of the JCC’s well-equipped 80,000-square-foot facility, including our outdoor and indoor pool, full-size gym, outdoor fields, playgrounds, art studio, and more!

Children are provided with a camping experience through skits and camp songs, red-cross certified swim lessons, free swims, climbing wall, nature activities at the pond, sports, and arts and crafts, as well as many more structured, fun camp activities!

Lower Unit: Campers entering 1st and 2nd Grade.

Upper Unit: Campers entering 3rd through 6th Grade.

  • Upper Unit Off-Site Electives
  • Archery
  • Tower Hill Botanical Gardens
  • Golf
  • Gone Fishin’
  • Hiking & Nature
  • Horseback Riding

Senior Campers

Grades:  Entering 7th through Entering 9th Grade

As Senior Campers you'll have all the excitement of camp… along with community service mitzvah projects and help in the planning of camp wide activities. Senior Campers will discover hidden talents and build confidence in themselves while making new friends and having loads of fun! You will make a difference for others and yourself with a summer you'll never forget!

Sports Camps Grades 1-9 

We provide expert instruction in a supportive atmosphere of fun and camaraderie. Emphasis is on skill, technique, teamwork and strategy. Facilities include an indoor gymnasium, outdoor ball fields, basketball I tennis courts, 25 yard indoor I outdoor pools, gymnastics studio and outdoor gaga pit. Sports Camps days are subject to change due to field trips, guest appearances, special events and showcases. Sports camps will provide campers with instruction provided by Roberto Fuentes; JCC's Certified Functional Strength Coach during weekly camps.

•All-Sports Camp

•Basketball Camp

•Soccer Camp

•Rich Gedman Baseball Camp

•Wahoo Swim Camp

•Taf Junior Triathlon Camp

•Gymnastics Camp


Financial Assistance 

A number of need-based scholarships are available. For information and a scholarship application please contact the program registrar Erika Austin for at 508-756-7109, registrar@worcesterjcc.org

Click here for our camp guide for more information.

All camp registrations are done via CampDocs.