April 22nd, 2010 will be the 40 year celebration of the first Earth Day here in America. Since then many rivers have been cleaned up and smog eliminated from our cities. Despite all that success, today our kids are suffering.
child expert, Mr. Louv, ,blames parents for not getting their kids out in nature. We are the screen generation, with kids spending nearly 6 hours on the screen every day. Nature-deficit order he links to some alarming trends for children. Rises in obesity, attention disorders, and depression.Environmental Awareness
Summer camps since the early days have been removing children from the city and exposing them to Nature. However, the term camp no longer means a time in the woods. It can be anything from arts to legos. As parents we want our kids to gather more knowledge of Nature and thereby see a reason to protect it.. Check in to this. Environmental Camp .
As an Outdoors Summer Camp, the focus is to blend traditional summer camp activities with an appreciation for nature and environment. We make Nature Fun! Here are some campers thoughts..
“I love all the activities. Especially Archery. But its on the walt there when I found a deer skull that was the best”
“Sometimes learning about nature take place on a walk to the archery range or walking to go for a swim. Its so cool to see the turtles come up and lay their eggs.”
“The zoo and the Nature Center are best cause the animals are fun to play with …I even got to adopt one.”
We have a lot of songbirds. If you listen, you can hear a lot of robins, cardinals, woodpeckers, but its the loons at night that make camp amazing”
Lonnie Lorenz says the camp Director says” It a child’s natural curiosity that makes our Science Camp work.” What kids like best is going on frog hunts and then taking them to the Nature Center for the day. They are always released back from where they were captured. Campers also love our Adventure trips, canoing down an untouched river is wonderful.”
It’s the camps small size that helps us promote each child’s personal growth. We help children make good decisions and leadership in a supportive and noncompetitive environment away from home. Summer camp gives children the chance to make own decisions and learn from them.
To put it in one word, summer camp provides independence, and that’s a major part of growing up. When campers find adult friends called counselors, who model perseverance, listening, teamwork and appreciation of differences, campers set new and high standards for their own behavior. This in turn brings their new found independence more in line with your at-home teachings.
We see Swift Nature Camp as an opportunity for each child to come to a new place and try new things and make new friends. Summer camp is a new world. Who you were before has no bearing on who you want to be, because camp is a new beginning. Many of our campers return year after year saying that “Swift allows me to be my real self with real people” and we feel that’s a good thing.
All this happens in the fun and sun of the north woods of Wisconsin. For staff and campers alike, Swift Nature Camp is more than just a place to be: it is their summer home. So why not join our Swift family this summer?
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