Are You A First Time Camper?

Posted by Lonnie Lorenz on April 26, 2011
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Parents have you ever thought about Summer Camp? Not quite sure how to start the search? Now, it is easy! A camp tailored to the needs of of children who are going for the first time has been created. Swift Nature Camp’s directors, Jeff and Lonnie Lorenz, After listening for years to parents and children, have created a special 12 day program specific to meet the needs of all new campers and their parents.

Discovery Camp, a Children’s Summer Camp is a twelve-day First Timer’s Program offered near Minong, Wisconsin at the Swift Nature Camp. The program utilizes Swift Camp’s highly trained staff at a ratio of two staff members for every cabin of six new campers. The program acknowledges This might be a child’s first extended time away from home. So it’s important that every new camper will find a staff member on hand at all times. Feeling special is what every child wants, and the first priority of this program is to foster the sense that camp is there for them and exists for their benefit.

Our staff studies each camper personal profile. We look for specific individual needs as we learn about each child and gain awareness of their wants, needs and fears. If any camper has medical circumstances or special needs these will discussed by the staff in confidence with the camp nurse. By the time a child arrives at camp, the staff will feel as if they already know that new camper. This preparation is immediately beneficial to the first-time camper from the moment he or she steps off the bus and is warmly and personally greeted.

The first day of Discovery Camp is Orientation Day. New campers get a complete tour of Swift Nature Camp, including a visit to the Health Center, the Mail Box, and every activity area. Every activity is introduced with a discussion about the importance of safety and the basic safety information for that activity.

The goal of the staff is to promote a caring, nurturing friendship with the children. The first day campers write a Respect List for all to agree to and sign, and each night will end with a bedtime story. The cabin is the place where community begins. First time campers are gently brought into a sense of connection and community with others who begin on equal footing.

One of the things that makes Discovery Camp, so special forFirst Time Campers is it’s well rounded variety of camp activities. During morning activities campers are invited to instruction at two activity areas. These activities include Swimming, Canoeing, Nature Center, Arts and Crafts, Archery, and more. Campers are encouraged to try new and different activities, giving each of them the opportunity to discover and explore what activities he or she might enjoy and eventually excel in. This is always done as a challenge by choice. In the afternoon, campers make their choice from the daily activity board.

Our goal at Swift Nature Camp is to encourage each child to learn independence in a safe, age appropriate environment. Often parents ask: “why 12 days?” We have found it to be the optimum time for a first time camper to leave homesickness behind and gain a comfortable sense of autonomy. Their has to be enough time passing that campers can not just count the days till their parents return. Probably, the greatest lesson camp teaches is that one can leave home and return . To which very few things will have changed.

The directors of Swift Nature Camp think it’s important that parents feel confident their child’s first time away from home is in a safe, nurturing and secure environment. As a part of the Discovery Camp’s first timer program, parents are encouraged to visit and call about the progress of their child.

References are readily available for parents who would like to find out why this is the Best first-timer camp for their child. Discovery Camp, a special program for the first time summer camp experience, Learn more about this special place for your child!

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Swift Nature Camp is a Children’s Summer Camp for boys and girls ages 6-15. We blend a traditional Camp activities with an appreciation for Nature and Science. Our program is perfect as a First Time Camp or as an Teen Overnight Camps .

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