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as swimming, tennis, gym games, martial
arts, jewelry, clay, scrapbooking, cooking,
yoga, lego robotics, basketball, and a
wide variety of other interest areas.
Kids’ Night Out programs are offered
approximately every other month on a
Saturday evening. The programs are for
grades K–5 and give parents a chance to
go out and kids a chance to have an
exciting evening of games, crafts, dinner,
and a movie.
School’s Out / JCC’s In programs featuring
field trips or special activities are offered
from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. whenever Hebrew
Day School and/or Ann Arbor Public
Schools are closed for a day but the JCC is
open. School’s Out days are open to students
from HDS, AAPS, and other schools
and are for JCC members in grades K–5
(middle school students may also participate
as helpers for a reduced fee).
Vacation Fun Days programs featuring field
trips and special programs are offered daily
from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. during the December,
February, April, and Passover school breaks.
Vacation Fun Days are open to students
from HDS, AAPS, and other schools and are
for JCC members in grades K–5 (middle
school students may also participate as
helpers for a reduced fee).
JCC Snow Day programs for JCC members
in grades K–8 are offered from 10 a.m.
to 6 p.m. whenever AAPS schools are
closed due to winter weather conditions
but the JCC is able to safely open. Special
activities are run at the JCC on those days.
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The JCC also offers afterschool or Sunday
afternoon birthday parties featuring
themes such as sports, arts and crafts,
cartoon characters, and more.
Teen Programming
email: deborahhuerta@jccfed.org
Deborah Huerta, youth director
Middle School Game Nights for students
in grades 6-8 are offered on occasional Saturday
evenings. The Game Nights feature
movies, dinner, and arcade games at the
JCC from 6:30–10 p.m.
The JCC has started a series of Mizvahs &
Munchies events for high school students.
Each event features a combination of community
service /mitzvah projects, social
activities, and munchies or dinner. The events
are held on Saturday evenings or Sunday
afternoons at the JCC or other locations.
The JCC also provides support to Echad
BBYO, the Ann Arbor chapter of the B’nai
Brith Youth Organization, which is open
to teens in 9th–12th grade and organizes
social events, community service activities,
and leadership training experiences
throughout the year
In addition, each summer the JCC takes
a team of Ann Arbor athletes ages 13–16
to the JCC Maccabi Games. The JCC
Maccabi Games are an incredible opportunity
for teens to experience a week
of Olympics-style sporting competition,
community service, and social activities
with Jewish teens from around the world.
Adult Programming
The JCC offers a variety of cultural and
educational classes, workshops, and
programs to enrich the lives of adults in
the local Jewish community. Programming
consists of lecture series with guest
speakers, film programs, art exhibits, social
events, and celebrations of the Jewish
holidays, rituals and traditions. Exercise
classes including zumba, callanetics,
Israeli dancing and volleyball are offered
throughout the week. The JCC also houses
the Gelman Jewish Heritage Video Collection
with over 200 videos for home viewing.
Family Programming
Family programming offers opportunities
for families to meet, have fun together,
and participate in a variety of activities,
such as holiday celebrations, family entertainment
and recreational outings, family
fun days, social action projects, and sporting
events. Jewish education and values
are incorporated into the programs.
Camp Raanana
email: deborahhuerta@jccfed.org
website: www.campraanana.com
Deborah Huerta, camp director
Camp Raanana, the JCC’s outdoor summer
day camp for children entering kindergarten
through eighth grade, offers the perfect
environment for children to explore
new interests, gain self-confidence, interact
with other Jewish youth and have fun
outside. The camp offers nine one-week
sessions each summer and provides swim
lessons, arts & crafts, music, Judaics, nature
exploration, sports, free swim, Shabbat
celebrations, and weekly special events or
all-camp field trips.
The camp is located on its own beautiful
private beach front at Independence Lake
County Park. The facility includes a large