Tag: summer camp benefits
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Camp Reduces Comfort By Providing Misogi
Comfort Is Holding Kids Back — Why Kids Need a Little Misogi at Camp These days, kids are surrounded by comfort. They’ve got screens to keep them busy, parents who step in to fix problems, and food that’s ready at…
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How Adults See Summer Camp
Hey there! I've been the Camp Director at Swift Nature Camp for nearly three decades, and something I've always wondered about is why campers keep coming back each year. Sure, I've asked them, and I usually get the typical responses…
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Sumer Camp Gives A Competitive Advantage
Recently, we came accross the below article in the Washington Post. We found it extremely informative because it highlights the what and the why parents send their children to overnight summer camp. Something we have been wondering for years, because…
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4 Reasons Summer Camp is Good For Kids
As a summer camp director for over 25 years families often ask why camp has such a positive impact on kids. I usually answer with "Camp Magic". Yet researcher have been researching what children need during their summer of no…
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Summer Camp Is More Powerful Than Social Media
Social media is a platform which allows users to share all kinds of information easily. Some choose to update people on their families, other upload pictures of their vacations. However, these platforms also allow us to voice our opinions, write…
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Summer Camp Successful In Staying COVID Free
In the past five months, many people have communicated different versions of a similar quote: "we will never know if we did too much, but we will know quite clearly if we did too little." Now at over two weeks…
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Summer Camp Is OPEN
It is summer 2020 and most Moms don’t usually plan summer camps the week of June 1st. No most parents are actively searching for Open Summer Camps in January and February, Today, many parents are frantically searching for overnight summer…
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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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Summer Camp Builds Acceptance
As a camp director in the camping industry for nearly 1/2 of my life I constantly ask my self what are the positive benefits we provide to children. Oh sure, we play out side and are away from technology and…
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5 Reasons To Send Your Child To Overnight Summer Camp
Sleepaway summer camp is filled with fun! Yet as parents we are always looking for a way not to waste a summer...Residential summer camp has this to offer and much more. 1) Kids gain independence Going to camp offers kids…
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It Might Be Cold Out But Remember The Warm Summer
It’s Warm Outside! If you are anywhere in the midwestern United States, you are having or have had some unseasonably warm days this week. Days where you can sit on your front porch, or patio, or deck. (Well, as long…
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At SNC our Campers Are Superheros
Our Campers are Superheroes We are living in the age of the superhero. Superhero shows are popular on TV networks, it seems like a new superhero movie is released at least once a month. Sometimes the world is a scary…
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