Camp Moshava Ba'ir Toronto - Programming!

Updated: 4/1/2010

Daily Programming

Like all Moshavot, our Machane takes great pride in our programming, which combines a full complement of daily activities including swimming, arts and crafts, music, teva (nature), photography, dance, basketball, hockey, volleyball, baseball, soccer, and learning with month-long educational tochniot that experientially explore pivotal moments in the history and experience of Am Yisrael and Eretz Yisrael. Our daily schedule is punctuated by peulot (activities) dedicated to experiencing Tzionut in such diverse ways as living on a kibbutz, touring Israel, serving in the army, organizing a hafgana (demonstration), or going to a café in the Midrechov. At Moshava Ba'ir, we believe deeply in the unique Bnei Akiva brand of camping as a learning and growing experience. One important manifestation of this is the camp "Tochnit" or educational program.
Throughout the summer, our endlessly creative staff employ art, music, dance, and theater to re-create and re-experience powerful moments and places of our history.
Our theme this summer is "Moreshet Avot", and over the course of 7 weeks, we will farm on the kibbutz, party at a celebration of the establishment of the State of Israel, re-experience the amazing stories of the Aliyot of the Edot haMizrach, and get strong during a "Yom Tzava" (army day). We will meet heroes like Herzl, Rav Kook, and David Ben Gurion. We will reach the heights of spirituality in Tzfat, make wine in the Golan Heights, snorkel in Eilat, and sample the tastes, sounds, and smells of Israel in the Shuk Machane Yehuda in Jerusalem- all without leaving camp! This year’s theme at Moshava Ba’ir is "Moreshet Avot" (Heritage of our ancestors)!  Over the course of 7 weeks, we will relive all the famous and exciting stories of Sefer Bereshit & Shmot, through games, songs, and other engaging activities.  Your child will invite guests into Avraham’s tent, dress up in Yosef’s mulit-colored coat, see water turn to blood and navigate through darkness in our Makot (Plagues) carnival, cross the Red Sea, and much more!  All this without leaving camp! 

Swimming

We believe that learning to swim, improving as a swimmer, and just having fun in the pool are integral parts of the summer camp experience. Three days a week our campers have and certified swim instruction and once a week free swim , just minutes away from our beautiful Finch campus.

Electives (Chugim)

We offer daily chugim, specialized electives, in such diverse areas as fine arts, journalism, rocketry, cooking and baking, martial arts, basketball, baseball, fitness, floor hockey.

Sports

Our amazing facility has expansive space both indoors and outdoors for a full sports program that includes basketball, hockey, baseball, soccer, and more. We provide age and developmentally appropriate sports instruction and competition on a daily basis.

Trips

We take major trips on a weekly basis, including parks, museums, sporting events, amusement parks and more!

One highlight of our summer for our older campers (entering grades 4 and 5) is an overnight to Moshava Ennismore!

To view a sample July 2012 schedule click here

Email: mbt@bneiakiva.org