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Hello, craft aficionados, and welcome to Crafts Zone! This is your portal into a realm where imagination and education intertwine. Our bespoke crafting workshops are designed to engage both your creative flair and your thirst for knowledge. To keep you abreast with the latest trends and techniques in crafting, we've devoted a fifth of our sessions entirely to learning. Prepare yourself for an exciting journey of creating and connecting as these constitute the major portion of our workshops, a staggering 70% to be precise! You'll be offered ample opportunities to convert your innovative concepts into tangible creations and also get to know other art enthusiasts. Embrace the joy of crafting something magnificent along with forging friendships with like-minded individuals. And we certainly can't overlook the aspect of relaxation! Here at Crafts Zone, we set aside 10% of our time to simply unwind and recharge. We fully endorse the therapeutic effects of crafting and are firm believers in the stress-relieving properties of creative expression. So, come and soak in the serene, artistic ambiance. Be sure to keep an eye out for our forthcoming workshops. At Crafts Zone, your creative voyage is just getting started!

Parents can rest assured knowing that when they entrust their children to us, they will be in an environment where Judaism is embraced and celebrated. Our campers spend their days living with a super-star staff that acts as role models, living Jewish values-not just teaching them. We provide a complete immersion that allows children to see the world through a Jewish lens, giving them a fuller appreciation of the richness of Judaism and strengthening their Jewish identities along the way. Campers at our camp enjoy activities and programs that foster life-long friendships and cultivate values such as Rachamim (compassion), Kavod (honor and respect), Derech Eretz (civility), G’milut Chasadim (kindness), and Tikkun Olam (repairing our world). In addition to these values, campers also learn communication, collaboration, creativity, grit and empathy – the predictors of success in camp, school and beyond. As campers leave at summer’s end, they take these values and skills with them, ensuring that their experience at our camp has been meaningful and impactful.

With the sole intent of establishing a nondenominational day care facility that would serve as an outreach program to the community, St. Paul’s Children’s Center was formally founded in 1972, by a group of dedicated parishioners who were determined to succeed. Such a daunting task required years of perseverance and a commitment to a vision of a day care facility that would serve the needs of the community at large. Under the leadership of Mrs. Curtis R. (Patricia) Buttenheim, the Center officially opened its doors in June of 1972. The subsequent success of the venture inspired the Rector, Dr. G. Douglas Krumbhaar, to remark that “the day care center is off to a rousing start and seems to be filling a void in our community.” The next few years proved crucial to the center’s survival. While the financial struggle was not easy; complying with new state mandates and building codes, the revamping of programs, and the constant re-scheduling of staff to meet the demands of ever-changing lifestyles of families presented even greater challenges.