Summer 2024

Sessions, Dates + Tuition

Plan your perfect Pembroke summer and explore our tuition programs

Full-Season and Single Session Options

Camp Pembroke offers a 7-week summer in two 3.5 week sessions. Friendships here bloom quickly, and deepen over time. The longer campers stay, the more new skills they master and the more confidence and independence they gain. Financial aid is available.

We recommend that first-time campers sign up for a regular session so they can settle in. If you or your child prefer to dip in a toe more gently, we offer a 2-week Taste of Pembroke during Second Session for younger first-time campers. Questions? Please ask!

Summer 2024 Dates + Tuition

2024 Enrollment

Enrollment opens
Monday, September 18, 2023

Early Bird Priority
Re-Enrollment +
Tuition Discount

Monday, September 18 – Monday, October 2
Special opportunity for returning campers and their siblings, space permitting.

Your deposit is always required to process your application.

First-Time Camper Applications

Apply in September! Placement starts October 3.
Please apply early to be first in line! 

Along with your automatic Cohen Camps Welcome Grant, we encourage you to explore OneHappyCamper funds for first-timers in Jewish camping.

The Cohen Camps are nonprofit organizations working year-round to prepare for summer. All Camp Pembroke tuition and contributions enable Pembroke to provide the highest-quality camper experience.

The 2024 Tuition will be announced in mid-September 2023. The rates below are 2023 rates and will be updated as soon as they are available.

Full Season

Wednesday, June 26-
Wednesday, August 14, 2024
Sunday, July 21 is Visiting Day
for Full Season Camper Families
  • First-Time Camper
    $11,700 ($800 deposit)
  • Early Bird (ends 10/2/23)
    $11,900 ($1,200 deposit)
  • Regular
    $12,200 ($800 deposit)
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First Session

Wednesday, June 26-
Sunday, July 21, 2024
  • First-Time Camper
    $7,150 ($600 deposit)
  • Early Bird (ends 10/2/23)
    $7,200 ($900 deposit)
  • Regular
    $7,400 ($600 deposit)

Second Session

Monday, July 22-
Wednesday, August 14, 2024
  • First-Time Camper
    $6,850 ($600 deposit)
  • Early Bird (ends 10/2/23)
    $6,900 ($900 deposit)
  • Regular
    $7,100 ($600 deposit)

Taste of Pembroke

Monday, July 22-
Sunday, August 4, 2024
Option for Rising Grades 2-5
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Tuition Due Dates + Policies

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Minimum of 50% of tuition is due to continue to hold your child’s spot (by check, eCheck, Visa, MasterCard, or Discover)

If you pay your tuition in FULL by this date, you enjoy an additional discount! Please see “Pay-in-Full Offer” below for details.

 

MONDAY, APRIL 1, 2024

100% of tuition is due to continue to hold your child’s spot (by check, eCheck, Visa, MasterCard, or Discover)

Coming soon: information about online payments, payment plans, and uploading forms.

Please refer to your Application Packet for complete policies and terms.

  • All deposits are non-refundable once a place in camp has been reserved for your child.
  • Unless other arrangements are made with our office, spaces at camp will be held for those families who have paid 50% of the tuition by February 1, 2024. Tuition must be paid in full by April 1, 2024, unless prior arrangements have been made. The camp reserves the right to release reserved spaces to campers on the wait list after these dates.
  • Enrollments received on or after April 2, 2024 must include full payment.
  • All cancellations must be received in writing via email.

Tuition Programs + Financial Assistance

The Cohen Camps strive to make the Jewish camping experience accessible and available to as many families as possible. Many institutions in the Jewish community make this a priority, too. Financial aid and scholarships are available from many different resources including synagogues, local Federations, private funders, and the Cohen Camps.

The following are some of the sources for financial assistance for first-time campers and all camp families. You are also welcome to call the office at 781.489.2070 to ask for other resources.

All new Cohen Camps campers automatically enjoy a special welcome: $500 off the Full Season or $250 off First or Second Session.

We will apply this Welcome Grant to your account directly. No further action needed on your part!

In addition, many campers who are new to Jewish overnight camping qualify for the Foundation for Jewish Camp (FJC) One Happy Camper (OHC) program. See the next item below for how to apply.

 

Many campers who are new to Jewish overnight camping qualify for the Foundation for Jewish Camp (FJC) One Happy Camper (OHC) program. This terrific resource provides need-blind grants of up to $1000 for your first-time camper’s tuition, and up to $500 for each subsequent camper in your household!

Eligibility and grant amounts are determined by your local sponsoring organization. Your family must apply for One Happy Camper directly.

You will receive two confirmations: one to let you know that your application was received, and a second one when your grant gets approved. Please let us know when you receive this second confirmation indicating you are approved.

The following Federations have OHC programs and have supported Cohen Camps campers in the past:


One Happy Camper funding may also be available through the PJ Library.

To find other sponsors not listed above for the One Happy Camper grants, visit www.onehappycamper.org.

Many of these organizations listed above also provide needs-based financial aid to help families pay for camp.

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Keep camp in the family! Enroll multiple children or siblings at this camp – or at any of the three Cohen Camps (Tel Noar, Tevya and Pembroke) – and save. Your first camper attends at regular tuition, and all your additional campers receive a reduced rate: $350 off the Full Season or $200 off First or Second Session.

Please note: only one discount per child, so first-timer children in the same household will receive the higher First-Time Camper Welcome Grant, and then the Multi-Child Discount when applicable in subsequent years.

 

 

As a returning camper, you can sign up in the fall at Early Bird tuition rates and priority placement before we open enrollment to new families. The deadline is FIRM, so please apply quickly!

 

Complete the application process and pay your tuition in full by January 31, 2024 to enjoy a discount for each camper:

  • $200 off the Full Season
  • $125 off First or Second Session
  • $75 off for the 2-week Taste of Pembroke
  • $250 off for Dor L’Dor

 

You may use any form of payment to pay in full by this date:

  • Preferred: Cash, eCheck, or mailed check
  • Credit cards also accepted

 

Currently-enrolled camper families, please invite your friends to join the Cohen Camps family. They’ll get a First-Time Camper Grant–and you’ll get a $150 Referral Thank You at the end of their first summer! Refer a Friend here.

Please note: open only to currently-enrolled camper families.

 

The Cohen Camps Scholarships offer partial tuition assistance to families based on financial need. We believe that the Jewish summer camp experience should be available for every Jewish child, regardless of ability to pay. We allocate tuition assistance using a fee scale based on family size, income, and expenses, and require a current tax return. Families must reapply for assistance each year.

We send out the Cohen Camps Scholarships application form in November/December. Please contact the Cohen Camps office at 781.489.2070 as soon as possible for information, forms, requirements, and deadlines. The Scholarship Committee will only consider applications where a camper’s deposit has been paid.

Please note that CJP, Boston’s Jewish Federation, provides additional camp scholarships based on these same Cohen Camps forms. The CJP deadline is earlier than the Cohen Camps deadline. To receive the maximum possible aid, we encourage you to complete your application by the earlier CJP deadline, which will be specified in your Cohen Camps Scholarships application materials.

 

Many Jewish Federations, synagogues, and other Jewish community organizations provide needs-based financial aid to help families pay for camp. The following list highlights some of the organizations that have supported Cohen Camps families in the past.  We encourage you to reach out to organizations and synagogues directly to explore your options. Please do so as early as possible, because these funds are often limited.


If you discover any resources we should add to this list, please let us know!

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Questions? Let us help!

Please call the office at 781.489.2070.

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