Tag: overnight summer camp
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Is Technology All Bad for Children?
As the owner of Swift Nature Camp for over 25 year we have seen many changes in why parents send thier children to Overnight Summer Camp. Prior to cell phones and tablets parents were excited that children would be able…
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Skywalker At Swift Nature Camp
If Anakin Skywalker had gone to Swift Nature Camp, he would not have become Darth Vader. For a child in pseudo-slavery with a single parent, young Anakin Skywalker was surprisingly well adjusted. His mother had educated him well and clearly…
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Summer Camp Success for Staff
Recently, I was wondering why after 25 years of overnight summer camp we are still relavent to society. Of course, it came down to relationships in particular or camp staff. They are a great bunch of young adults that come…
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Parent News - Camp Corner
What are the effects of the internet on your child? Yes, summer camp can help.
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Chicagoland Open House 2019
Come to the Swift Nature Camp Informational Open House in Chicagoland May 27th - MEMORIAL DAY. Our Open House is a wonderful time to learn more about camp by meeting the Directors (Lonnie & Jeff), staff and other campers. If…
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Overnight Summer Camps Near Me?
Every day parents search the internet for sleepaway camps near me. Yet. parents often are not searching the right key terms. No, overnight camps near me is not the right way to find a residential camp. The issue is the…
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Environmental Education Summer Camps in Wisconsin
Summer camp is a special place it give children a place to call home that is less structured has less pressure than their home routines of school and sports. Plus it gives kids a chance to experience life in a…
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History of Residential Camp in Wisconsin
Ramblings of a Camp Director It was 1966 and it was my first year at Camp Minocqua, a boys camp in the Northwoods of Wisconsin. Dr. John P. Sprague, founded Camp Minocqua for Boys in 1905 on Tomahawk Lake. The…
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Summer Camp Improves College Scores
Summer Camp May Improve College Admissions Odds Kelli B. Grant | CNBC -Sunday, 27 Apr 2014 | 10:00 AM How you spend your summer vacation isn't just fodder for first-day-back-in-school essays. It could provide a boost on college or job…
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21st Century Life Skills Taught at Summer Camp
Overnight summer camp is more than Fun & Games. Sure, the plan is to have fun and make new friends. Research is showing that computers and robots will take away many jobs in the future. But what technology can not…
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10 Reasons For Overnight Summer Camp
10 Reasons to Send Your Child to Overnight Summer Camp Camps are fun. But why are they important? In a world gone tech crazy, sometimes the great outdoors is just that: great. Here are 10 reasons why every child should…
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Why Camp Creates A Child's "Happy Place"
My “Happy Place” is often the response campers give when we ask them to describe their time at Swift Nature Camp. As the Director, part of my job is to stand back and observe. What I see from Campers &…
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