Camp Shomria provides a welcoming and empowering home for Jewish youth to lead themselves, each other, and their communities with agency and integrity to build a better world.

Our summer camp on beautiful Otty Lake, in Perth, Ontario is the perfect home-away-from-home for campers in Gr.1-10. At Shomria, campers take ownership over their experience and build lifelong friendships and community that keep them coming back year after year.

Winter Camp, also lovingly known as Mosh Choref in Hebrew, is a great opportunity for campers Gr.1-10 to get a taste of Camp Shomria. Mosh Choref is the perfect blend of outdoor winter fun and cozy indoor time together. There’s something for everyone.

We are proud to offer year-round programs including Ma’agalim March Break Camp for campers in Grades 7 – 10 and the Ken for campers in Grades 1 – 10 which runs October – May in Toronto.

Camp Shomria is more than a summer camp. We are proud to be part of the international youth movement, Hashomer Hatzair, founded in 1913. Our values and pedagogy are informed and enriched by our century-old history and legacy. All of our programs are grounded in our values of Youth Leading Youth, Jewish Life Through a Cultural Lens, Learning and Living Unplugged, and Collaborative and Inclusive Community.

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