Tag: Summer Camp
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Camp Corner 12/19
Camp Newsletter & Reunion Information
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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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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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Camp Corner - Happy Halloween
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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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Summer Camp A Place For Play
I recently found this comic and it really brought home the point of how times have changed in my lifetime. The addictive behavior of technology is a powerful force. The most recent impact is the closing of nearly 800 Toys…
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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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Camp Corner News February
All the latest News from SNC
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Can Summer Camp Return Society to Civility
Has America Fallen? I believe that we can all agree that in the past 3 years or so, our society has become less civil. We use more profanity in public. We are more polarised, it's We VS Them. Life has…
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The Best Internship for any College Student
As a summer camp owner, each spring as I speak to college students about becoming a summer camp counselor. Often I get a response “I am not a teaching student. How will camp help me?” Will future employers want you…
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A Camp Nurse Recommends - Water
Anyone that has been to Swift Nature Camp can tell you that camp water is amazing. The taste is clean and the temperature is iced cold, it must have something to do with an extra deep well and natural sand…
Published in Parents
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Testimonials
This is my 5th summer, I love it.
Tyler