Camp Shane

Pros: staff, activities, computer access, open door policy, kindness, compassion and caring! very impressive!
Cons: happy to report that everything was up to par for our family!

I went to camp shane 30 years ago. It altered my life. So much so that I returned for a second visit in order to maintain my great success in my weight loss. Upon returning from camp, my life totally transformed and I realized how empowering it was to ...

Pros: Friendships, weight loss, self esteem
Cons: Camp only lasts 9 weeks!!!

I attended Camp Shane for the first time as an insecure, overweight 11 year old, and though I was initially afraid of this new experience, by the end of the summer I realized that I had found a new summer home. I spent 6 amazing summers as a camper, and ...

Pros: -Incredible weight loss -Make friends -Overcome obstacles -Gain confidence and self-esteem -No negativity/name calling
Cons: -having such a good thing come to an end.

I started attending Camp Shane in the summer of 2001. I was scared at first because it was a new place and I was never away from my mom for a long period of time before. I was greeted by friendly people with big smiling faces as I made my way to my bunk. ...

Pros: Making new friends, Color Wars, Weight Loss
Cons: Cold showers, and according to my daughter walking up the hill!

This past summer was my daughters first summer away from home. She had seen Camp Shane on TV and wanted to go. Being a teenager is hard enough, but when your peers make fun of you all the time, it is hurtful for the child, as well as the parents. It ...

Pros: campers lose weight
Cons: poor facilities and maintenance, diet too restrictive, unappreciated overworked counselors, very disorganized

I came to Camp Shane to work as a cabin counselor for the summer of 2005. I quit the last day of orientation. Like many others I was fooled by the flashy website. I was concerned when I was hired so quickly, without having my references checked and ...

Pros: Increased self esteem, weight loss, wonderful friendships
Cons: Facilities need updating

This is a copy of the email I wrote Camp Shane after my daughter attended camp this past summer. It was her first experience at any summer camp. She attended for six weeks and is 15 years old. I have been meaning to write ever since I picked Hanna up ...

Pros: Supportive environment, Inevitable Weight Loss, The Greatest People Alive.
Cons: NONE

My name is Erin and I was a camper at Camp Shane for two summers and I will be returning for the summer of 2005 for my second year as a staff member. Camp Shane is an amazing establishment that truly cares for the campers and staff. The summers that I ...

Pros: Weight loss, Nutritional information, Independence
Cons: Not much contact with child

My daughter went to Camp Shane this past summer 2003. She managed to lose 21 pounds. She looks great and most important feels great about herself. If you are thinking about sending a child to Camp Shane my advice is Do It!! It is true that it is expensive ...

Pros: Making lasting friendships; supporting campers; learning about myself
Cons: Camp is only two months per year.

Counselor Summer 2003 and 2005 Many tout the Camp Shane is a feeling not a place. While I scoffed at that saying during staff orientation and throughout the majority of my first summer at Shane, it was the “feeling” that brought me back for ...

Pros: weight loss, lifelong friendships, fun activities, change in attitude!
Cons: it went by soo fast!! :(

I spent 6 weeks at Camp Shane during the summer of 2008, and it was probably the best summer of my entire life! I was definitely nervous, especially reading negative reviews of Shane on sites like this.But the reviews are just stories twisted ...

Pros: Friendly Atmosphere, Great Staff, Everyone has a great time
Cons: Absolutely none

Camp Shane is the best summer camp that I have ever been to. After being a camper at another camp for 7 years and then switching to Camp Shane, I realized that there is no other camp like it. At my other camp, I was cast aside and humiliated because ...

Pros: Dedicated staff, friendships, weight loss, never a dull moment, great outdoors, self-esteem, awesome activities…
Cons: Early wake up, high transportation costs, needs new gym equipment, unbalanced female to male ratios.

Like all new experiences in life, I was unsure what lie ahead of me as I headed for my first day of work at Camp Shane. The summer of 2005 was going to be a summer of many firsts for me. My 1st time to the Big Apple, my first time ever working at a ...

Pros: Confidence,friendships,portioned controlled normal foods. Variety of activities, oh yeah...weight loss
Cons: Need better administrative communication with parents. Need to update bathroom/showers.

My daughter (15 years old) made the decision to go to Camp Shane by herself after watching an episode on MTV. I was very reluctant to let her go to a "sleep away" camp. At that point my husband and I tried to get as much information as possible. All we ...

Pros: Friends
Cons: Some staff, discrimination, the facilities, food, nutrition, training, salary...

Ok, so Camp Shane started about a week ago, I am a staff member, I have been there for about a month. Camp Shane is a dump, they lie, they cheat, they don't do anything according to any sort of standards. Camp Shane is horrible, plain and simple. ...

Pros: -Great Nutritionists, and a varied social setting
Cons: -Irresponsible staff, and a dangerous method of weight loss, combining natural laxatives with diuretics.

I was a camper in 1996 and in 1999. My first experience at Camp Shane was pretty good in terms of a social setting and weight loss. My second time, however, was a nightmare. First of all, the staff (other than the nutritionists) are unsupportive to ...