Two four week sessions will be offered, June 9-July 6,2015 and July 8-August 3,2015

Financial Assistance Available

Financial assistance based on need and diagnosis.

Food at Camp



Camp Ramah Darom boasts a state-of-the-art kosher kitchen facility and impressive culinary team. Our talented Executive Chef, Todd Jones, provides campers with a variety of delicious and healthy kosher menu options throughout the summer. Meals are celiac and allergy-sensitive and are vegetarian and vegan-friendly. Campers have access to healthy snacks throughout the day and have opportunities to visit our canteen for additional treats on occasion. Our kitchen staff has worked together for many years, and demonstrates a high level of professionalism, innovation and services.

Camp Ramah Darom's Tikvah Program will be the first program in the Southeast focused on providing a traditional, immersive, Jewish summer camping experience to teenagers with autism spectrum disorder. The program will be fully integrated into a community that is steeped in Jewish celebration, learning, and ritual.

Ramah Darom has added Dr. Audra Kaplan to its professional staff to serve as director of the new program. A clinical psychologist, Dr. Kaplan has extensive experience with Jewish camps and in working with children with disabilities. She will employ an experienced, mature staff with a ratio of one staffer for every three campers. Campers will benefit from the small group focus and counselors who come from a variety of disciplines, including college students majoring in special education and language therapy.

"Our Tikvah program supports the varied aspects of autistic children, providing more transition time for programs and activities so campers feel comfortable and involved," Dr. Kaplan pointed out. "When campers can participate within their own atmosphere, it creates a powerful experience for them and they return home with a new level of maturity."

Dr. Kaplan, received her doctorate of psychology from The Illinois School of Professional Psychology in 1996 and has a private practice in clinical psychology. The mother of four children, she has decades of experience in day and residential camp programs as a camper,

counselor, educator, director, and consultant. Since 2010, Dr. Kaplan has been the director of Camp Firefly, a residential summer camp program for children with social disorders.

With the new program, Ramah Darom will build upon expertise gained during 10 years of operating its nationally recognized Camp Yofi - a five-day camp for families of children with ASD. Ramah Darom also is expanding the reach of the National Ramah Tikvah Network of programs that serve Jewish children, teens, and young adults with a variety of disabilities.

About Ramah Darom

Celebrating its 18th anniversary, Ramah Darom (Ramah of the South) is a world-class Jewish overnight camp and retreat center nestled on 122 acres in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Ramah Darom offers exceptional experiences in Jewish living and learning to youth, adults, families and communities year-round. Ramah Darom features crystal-clear mountain brooks feeding a picturesque lake, an inspiring 100-foot waterfall, and more than 10,000 acres of wilderness and hiking trails in the adjacent Chattahoochee National Forest.

Camp Ramah Darom is an award-winning, ACA-accredited program that integrates experiential Jewish living and learning with an atmosphere of friendship and fun. In addition to renowned sports and arts programs, campers find a caring approach to social, intellectual, and spiritual growth. For more information about Ramah Darom, call 404.531.0801 or visit our website.