Camp Shane Arizona

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We know that you're evaluating weight loss camps because you want your child to lose weight. However, the single most important consideration when selecting a camp is whether your kids will be safe. We want our campers to be both emotionally and physically safe. We don't want to have their minds or bodies hurt. To learn more about weight loss camps for girls and weight loss camps or boys, please click here.

Over the years, we have invested extensive time and thought into creating programs that keep kids safe by implementing numerous programs. Here are some examples.

How We Create a Caring Environment:
* No teasing, no name calling or putdowns
* Everyone feels safe, cared for and treated with kindness
* Everyone is included in all activities with praise just for trying
* Before they even arrive, we ask campers to sign this pledge
* When kids sign, they promise to do their best possible to be supportive of others at camp
* But we're always there to remind them what they promised
* Just one thing that makes Camp Shane so unique

An Important Technique to foster friendships and caring at weight loss camps

* T.E.A.M. means "Together Everyone Achieves More"
* We run specific activities and give rewards to stress "We're all part of the T.E.A.M."
* Better than school, better than neighborhood
* Feeling and being included creates new levels of self-esteem

Beautiful property with extensive facilities

* Equipment, buildings and grounds in top-notch condition
* Resident Safety Director inspects every aspect of the weight loss camp daily
* Counselors sleep in the same cabins as the campers
* Children are never left alone without supervision
* Many mature adults on staff and many former campers

We are located in high desert country, 80 minutes north of Phoenix, Arizona. Campers arrive from all over the world. For U.S. campers, one phone call gets your flight booked. We take care of everything else. We use Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport where there are many discounted flights offered. Our staff (in bright orange tee shirts) and chartered buses will be waiting at the airport. We will never leave without waiting for your child - no matter what we meet them, have them call home and take them to camp in beautiful buses. We have been doing this since 1968 and never have a problem!

Impressive campgrounds
"About an hour north of Phoenix, tree-lined Ash Creek flows between three lava crowned mesas. Here old West meets new West. High, rocky cliffs shelter hawks and challenge hikers. Massive cottonwood trees hide ancient grinding stones and shade young campers. Trails once traveled by ancient traders and pioneering cowboys are now traversed by hikers and mountain bikers." From Arizona Highways Magazine. The camp is located on 300 acres at a 4000-foot elevation and is totally surrounded by 25,000 acres. Yep, you read it right! It's spectacular.