Camp Shane

Pros: structure, encouragement, weight loss, behavior modification, self esteem
Cons: website photos unbalanced between girls and boys.

Note: under "year of attendance" I had to choose 2000, since the years don't go any higher. My son ...

Pros: You will love it here and you'll want to come back year after year!
Cons: Camp does not last all year.

I was a former camper and yes I have come back as a counselor. I have also returned after several y ...

Pros: Campers and staff do lose weight; Friendships are formed (comfort in misery)
Cons: Nutrition inadequate; health/safety hazards; many campers/staff members were "returners" yet still had weight problems

I was a staff member at Camp Shane for one solid month this year. After this point, my sense of ethi ...

Pros: Friendships, weight loss, friendly and dedicated staff, amazing activities, and endless fun.
Cons: Saying goodbye.

Before arriving to Camp Shane, I was nervous and very uncertain of what to expect. However, the very minute I stepped foot onto the grounds, I was greeted by a man named Simon, who made me, and the several other nervous people I was with feel very ...

Pros: amazing staff, lifelong friends, weightloss guaranteed, topnotch support, a truly one-of-a-kind place
Cons: it lasts only 9 weeks!

Camp Shane is a place to make memories, develop meaningful friendships, and learn to love and take care of your body. I've been a staff member for two years and I've experienced things at Camp that I've never experienced anywhere else in the ...

Pros: Almost guaranteed weight loss
Cons: Does not match its glossy advertising. I wish Dr. Phil and Oprah knew this!

I worked at Shane this summer (2004). Would I send my own child here? No. HOWEVER, I did see many campers who were happy, lost weight, and would like to return next summer. I also saw many kids at Camp Shane because they were forced or bribed into ...

Pros: fun
Cons: none

Camp Shane, Best experience, best summer, best overall feeling. Camp Shane was the best summer I have had, even though I was only there for 3 weeks out of the summer, I learned a lot. Everyone at camp was so nice and accepted everyone, unlike where ...

Pros: the weight does come off for every kid
Cons: spoiled kids and the health facilities

I worked there in the summer of 2002, and would like to address the gross misrepresentations stated from some other reviewers.

Kids do only get five minutes to make a phone call home. Camp is supposed to be about them, kids do get five minutes...

Pros: Good friends, Weight Loss
Cons: Poor facilities, Poor Staff, Isolation, Unhealthy approach, Poor follow-ups, False advertisement

Camp Shane is a weight-loss camp in New York that accepts campers ages 8-16. You can stay at the camp from 3-9 weeks. Most campers stay for an average of 6 weeks. There are six activities(typical activities-soccer, tennis, softball, aerobics, swimming,...

Pros: Weight loss accomplished easily, counselors were pretty cool
Cons: if you think the camp is too good to be true, you're right

I was a counselor for the youngest boys at Camp Shane for 2 months this past year, and believe me it was something that if you have never been inside those gates, you would be totally shocked at both the positive and the negitive aspects of the camp. But...

Pros: very caring staff, plenty of activities, program absolutely works- everyone loses weight, food is excellent
Cons: too many campers, needs new gym equipment

I have 50 years of camping experience as a camper, counselor, group leader, and head counselor. I have worked at Camp Shane for 9 summers as a head counselor. It was probably the toughest job that I ever had at a camp but it was and still is the most rew ...

Pros: Clean, results driven
Cons: Institutional feeling, poor food quality, little consideration for campers feelings, not a fun environment

My son had a horrible experience at Camp Shane. It was a rigid, institutional, strict environment. I knew that there would be limitations and that there would be hard work involved for my son to get into shape, that was not the problem. The ...

Pros: Caring community of staff and campers Fun, laughter, and memories
Cons: The summer isn't long enough. It's hard to leave the people and the experience.

I have spent the past two summers at Camp Shane as a boy's counselor for middle school children, and I can truly say that the past two summers have been the most amazing summers of my life. I have built long-lasting friendships with children and adults t ...

Pros: weight loss (during and continued after camp), great campers, great staff, we love it
Cons: nothing- this camp is fabulous

To Whom It May Concern: I am sending this letter for all parents and their children to read about Camp Shane. There are many "weight-loss camps" that produce a change in weight. My daughter has been to them. Camp Shane is the only camp that has ...

Pros: Thank you, Camp Shane! The discipline and determination was worth every penny!
Cons: We need a family weight loss camp. Many parents need to attend also.

One late night in spring 2003, we watched MTV about Camp Shane. My 14-year-old son was very much impressed and excited to see "other kids" like himself. So, I inquired via the web...the next day I received a call from Camp Shane regarding a comment I ha ...