Should-Be Opening Day Thoughts from Jo-Ellen
written by Jo-Ellen Unger, CAA Director In Whistle a Happy Tune from The King and I by Rodgers and Hammerstein, whistling is suggested so “no one will suspect I’m afraid.” Anyone who knows me knows I am not a big proponent of telling people not to share their...
A Letter for Opening Day
Dear CAA Community, Today is June 23, the scheduled opening day of summer 2020 at 6 Points Creative Arts Academy. Today should have been full of highlighted lists, nervous first-time counselors, reunion hugs, and laughter filling Westtown hallways. The year-round team...
The Story of a Song
written by Eliana Rubin, 2018-2020 Theatre Arts Mentor In the summer of 2018, I worked at the URJ 6 Points Creative Arts Academy (CAA) as their Theatre Arts Mentor. During staff prep week we had a session from Keshet, an organization to help educate Jewish folks on...
6 Points Creative Arts Condemns Systematic Oppression
Dear Creative Arts Community, At camp we are anchored by a set of core values, the five we name and the ones we don’t explicitly name yet live each day. The values of tikkun olam (to repair the world), kavod (respect) and kehillah (community) are not only Jewish...
Summer 2020 Update
Dear 6 Points Creative Arts Community, It is with broken hearts that we share our plans to cancel all in-person activities held on our site for summer 2020. If at any point new information emerges and conditions change that lead us to be able to provide in-person...
One Stop Shop for At-Home Resources
We know there is a lot of content out there right now, and it can be overwhelming. In efforts to minimize work for families, we’ve created this list of resources you can use with your family or for yourself. We’ll continue to update the list as we discover more Jewish, arts programs!
A *Cool* Summer at CAA
Our Showcase is an amazing opportunity to highlight the incredible work that our campers, staff and faculty have put into their art each session. The decision to open the event to families and community members in 2019 yielded such positive results! From the energy of...
What is Prayer like at CAA?
Written by Rabbi Elisa Koppel, Session 3 Faculty Dean Since I was first a camper in 1983, I’ve spent time at 6 different URJ Camps. While they all have some aspects in common between them, each camp has its own traditions, its own melodies, its own style of prayer....
Creative Writing Finds its Place
Written by Kara Hoffman, Offering Written by Creative Writing Shabbat Prep, led by Carly Husick Creative Writing, CAA's newest Arts Major, has found its place in the Friday night Shabbat experience. At Creative Arts, Shabbat is like no other. Campers and staff begin...
Meet Our Camp Council Chair
6 Points Creative Arts is thrilled to welcome Deborah Sternberg as the chair of our Camp Council. Deborah Sternberg grew up in the Baton Rouge, LA Jewish community. Her religious values and leadership skills were shaped through her heavy involvement in the reform...