Camp Shomria is a co-ed kibbutz-style summer camp where learning is hands-on, youth-centered and cooperative. In our youth-led community, our campers build life-long friendships as they take ownership over their experience, as they develop their sense of agency and responsibility for shaping the world in accordance with their values.

Camp Shomria is proud of its high quality programming and activities, and of being a vibrant, inclusive, and warm moshava (village) where campers and staff are inspired to find their passions, their motivation, and themselves.

Hashomer Hatzair is a progressive Zionist youth movement that was established 100 years ago and specializes in youth-led experiential Jewish education. Based on the values of equity, community, and social responsibility, our camps, and activities encourage youth to shape their communities and find personal relevance in Judaism, Jewish peoplehood, and Israel.

Camp Shomria engages year-round participants at our campsite in Upstate New York. We grow vegetables, get our eggs from our chickens and, take care of goats. Most of our electricity is supplied by solar panels. Our campers experience the beautiful wilderness of the Catskills, learn important scouting skills, make life-long friends, and are part of a caring and meaningful community.

The games that we play, the way we take care of our camp, and the interaction we have with nature all contribute to the holistic nature of our education.

*We welcome transgender, intersex, non-binary and gender-non conforming campers