Every Summer a pilgrame begins that of Teenagers going to overnight summer camps in Wisconsin. For many this experience may have begun as a child and just continues but for others it is a new experience. Either way a an Overnight Teen Summer Camp in Wisconsin can have profound positive effects on your teen now and later in life. Below are just a few of the ways our teenagers personally grow and develop at Summer Camp.
Leadership Activities
As our children mature in to the teen age years they are increasing looking to gain additional responsibility. At Swift Nature Camp teen are the older brothers and sisters at camp. They role model for the younger children and even help them in learning new skills. Having the younger campers look up to you gives teen a positive feeling along with a feeling of belonging and responsibility to others. That's what leadership is.
Learn Skills
An overnight teenage summer camp provides a full of physical activity. Teenagers are stronger and are more wiling to take risk allowing counselors to focus on developing skills. At Swift Nature Camp no better place is this shown is the overnight adventure trips that teens participate in. These trips are longer and more difficult to stretch a teens skill level give each teen a feeling of accomplishment. Teen who find a hobby or a life passion are often healthier and have lower rates of obesity.
Increasing Responsibility
Camp is all about personal responsibility and this is even more true for teens. Often parents far to often remind teens to do all the normal hygiene activities. As teen’s in crease responsibility to make good choices for their health which in turn the reinforces benefits and consequences. Often, when another reminds teens it takes better than a parents. Having teens accountable for their actions with regard to behavior and interactions with fellow campers. Even the most dependent teen can learn to rely on himself when he spends time away from mom and dad. What is amazing is often these habits can continue once back home. . 
Improving Teamwork
Teamwork is what camp is all about. This is even more true at Swift Nature Camp as we see teenagers grow to build a tight community within their cabin. It is this strong, value centered community that changes teens. While away at a sleepaway summer camp teens will increase their ability to work with others even if their cabin mates are from a variety of backgrounds and countries. Campers at a teen summer camp must learn to work collaborate with peers and be an effective member of a positively motivated team.
Gaining Friendship
Teens often are trying to find their place in this world. Camp provides a place that is supportive of who they are on the inside. We have often heard campers say, "They make the best friends at camp". Why when you live with someone, you see the good the bad and the ugly. You realize that person has good days and bad, yet you are their for them. Not even school can build friendships like camp.
No Screens
Today we all are on our screens. Camp provides an escape from screens helping teenagers rediscover the face to face real world with real people. Camp provides so many activities and personal relationships most teens do not miss their electronics while at camp. We all can use a little less screen time.
Appreciation
Teens can often be self centered and to consumed on their appearance and how they are perceived by others. While at camp where they brave the elements camp provides the opportunity to appreciate some of the simpler things in life. These include a dry warm bed,hot food at dinner cooked over a flame and friends that are there for them. Not to mention nothing is better than when a cabin of teens heads down to the waterfront to watch the sun set into the lake.
When teenagers head off to an overnight summer camp you know they will have the time of their life while increasing their social, mental, and physical health.
