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Jefunira Camp includes field games, sports, engineering projects, water play, camp carnivals, games with unique names like Tip the Bucket and Bucket of Fortune, and activities such as acting out skits and storytelling. Campers also take part in lip-syncs and enjoy treats like otter pops as part of the daily camp experience.
• Ages: 4–18 years old
• Schedule: Pre-camp care begins at 8:00 AM, followed by warm ups starting at 9:00 AM
Jefunira Camp was founded in 1991 by Jeff Gamble and Ira Lit and is in its 36th year of summer programming. The camp offers a Junior Camp Program for children entering pre-K and kindergarten who are at least 4 years old, a Day Camp Program for campers entering grades 1–6, a Leaders in Training Program for those entering grades 7–9, and a Junior Counselor Program for teens entering grades 10–12. The Junior Counselor Program is free to join and provides community service hours. Jefunira Camp maintains low counselor-to-camper ratios and uses unique, relatively unknown names for many of the games played. The program includes outdoor, unplugged activities and combines good old-fashioned summer games, activities from around the world, and unique innovations.
The leadership team includes Director and Founder Jeff Gamble, along with Directors Gabe Schacter-Brodie, Mary McClain, and Jayson Gamble. During the school year, Gabe works as a first grade teacher in the San Francisco Unified School District, and Mary was a career elementary school teacher in the same district before joining the Jefunira team full time. Jefunira Camp is accredited by the American Camp Association and has held this accreditation since 1994. The camp is also a member of the Western Association of Independent Camps. Several years after receiving ACA accreditation, the camp chose to join WAIC, which provides independent camp owners with a professional network and support. The camp’s mission is to create a safe and welcoming camp community where children develop self-esteem, self-confidence, and social/emotional skills, with a belief that kids thrive when they are outdoors, unplugged, safe, and having fun.
Parent feedback describes Jefunira Camp as offering “good old-fashioned fun” with activities ranging from storytelling and games to lip-syncs and otter pops. Testimonials note that campers return summer after summer, that sessions feel different so campers do not get bored, and that activities range from sports to acting out skits. Parents also highlight the counselors and staff, describing them as fantastic with kids and noting that their children have attended for many years and “loved every minute of it.” One parent reports that this was “by far” their kids’ favorite camp, with cool activities every day, and another mentions collecting Jefunira photo magnets on the refrigerator from many summers of attendance.
Last updated March 17, 2026.
• Ages: 4–18 years old
• Schedule: Pre-camp care begins at 8:00 AM, followed by warm ups starting at 9:00 AM
Jefunira Camp was founded in 1991 by Jeff Gamble and Ira Lit and is in its 36th year of summer programming. The camp offers a Junior Camp Program for children entering pre-K and kindergarten who are at least 4 years old, a Day Camp Program for campers entering grades 1–6, a Leaders in Training Program for those entering grades 7–9, and a Junior Counselor Program for teens entering grades 10–12. The Junior Counselor Program is free to join and provides community service hours. Jefunira Camp maintains low counselor-to-camper ratios and uses unique, relatively unknown names for many of the games played. The program includes outdoor, unplugged activities and combines good old-fashioned summer games, activities from around the world, and unique innovations.
The leadership team includes Director and Founder Jeff Gamble, along with Directors Gabe Schacter-Brodie, Mary McClain, and Jayson Gamble. During the school year, Gabe works as a first grade teacher in the San Francisco Unified School District, and Mary was a career elementary school teacher in the same district before joining the Jefunira team full time. Jefunira Camp is accredited by the American Camp Association and has held this accreditation since 1994. The camp is also a member of the Western Association of Independent Camps. Several years after receiving ACA accreditation, the camp chose to join WAIC, which provides independent camp owners with a professional network and support. The camp’s mission is to create a safe and welcoming camp community where children develop self-esteem, self-confidence, and social/emotional skills, with a belief that kids thrive when they are outdoors, unplugged, safe, and having fun.
Parent feedback describes Jefunira Camp as offering “good old-fashioned fun” with activities ranging from storytelling and games to lip-syncs and otter pops. Testimonials note that campers return summer after summer, that sessions feel different so campers do not get bored, and that activities range from sports to acting out skits. Parents also highlight the counselors and staff, describing them as fantastic with kids and noting that their children have attended for many years and “loved every minute of it.” One parent reports that this was “by far” their kids’ favorite camp, with cool activities every day, and another mentions collecting Jefunira photo magnets on the refrigerator from many summers of attendance.
Last updated March 17, 2026.
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