Send your child to Camp Wise and you'll be giving them a gift. Not the kind of gift they'll love for a few minutes and then toss aside, but a gift that will stay with them forever. Camp Wise will help your child develop confidence, independence and positive self-esteem. We'll give your child the skills they need to make life-long friendships and they'll learn how to face challenges and overcome them. We'll encourage them to try new activities and they'll gain a love of nature. We'll model for them what it means to be a proud, engaged Jew and they'll learn how to be a true mensch.

Jewish camping has been identified as one of the most important influences a child can have in building a strong Jewish identity. Studies show that a Jewish camp experience while young doubles the chances of having a strong Jewish identity as an adult.

Just talk to some of our thousands of alumni to hear about making life-long friends, meeting husbands and wives, building a strong sense of confidence and developing Jewish awareness and involvement – all at Camp Wise.

Camp Wise is proud to be the overnight camp of the Mandel Jewish Community Center of Cleveland. We serve over 500 children each summer, with 70 percent of our campers coming from the Greater Cleveland area, and the other 30 percent coming from Columbus, Akron, Dayton, Toldedo, New York, Pennsylvania, and all across the country! Only 30 miles from Cleveland, parents like knowing that we're close to home, and kids like us because as they look up at the twinkling stars in the night sky over our 325-acres of forest, they feel like they're in another world.

If you'd like to know more about Camp Wise, click here to read some Frequently Asked Questions, or call us to speak to one of our staff!