Kids Need More Than Earth Day
Nearly 40 years ago America celebrated the first Earth Day On April 22, 1970. At the time it was important to stress the importance of one planet. Celebrate life and to bring information on environmental issues Now earth day is a world wire day.Earth Day
Richard Louv, child advocacy expert, directly blames the lack of nature in the lives on today’s wired generation. He calls this phenomenon nature-deficit order and he links it to some of the most alarming trends for our kids. Including rises in obesity, attention disorders, and depression. Kids in Nature
Summer camps since the early 1900 have been getting kids outdoors and informing children about the environment. Yet, when folks talk today about camp it could be a skateboard camp or a math camp at a college campus. Summer camp is a wonderful way to get your child to have greater appreciation for the environment. Swift Nature Camp is a place that can help you develop you child’s joy in nature. .Environmental Camp
Swift Nature Camp is a Wisconsin Outdoors Summer Camp for boys and girls ages 6-15. The focus is to blend traditional summer camp activities with an appreciation for nature and environmental concerns. Making Nature Fun while teaching how important it is to protect the environment. Here is what a campers are saying.
“Swift combines the best summer activities with learning. We have fun. doing all the activities but it the beauty of the nature that makes this place special”
“Last year a turtle came right up by our cabin and laid its eggs.”
“I love the animals in the Nature Center…I even brought my snake to show all the other campers.”
Listen, you can hear loads of birds especially in the morning. But its the loon at might that i really love.”
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.”
For SNC camp is more than nature our small size allows us to promote each child’s personal development by providing fun, friendship and leadership in a supportive and noncompetitive environment away from home. While children are home all year long, that’s your time to plant the seeds and direct the thinking patterns which guide your child to how they should behave and socialize. But at summer camp children will have an opportunity to act on their own, be self-reliant and try things for themselves.
Our Counselors are wonderful role models that promote 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 linewith what yu are trying to do at home. We are on your side.
The amzing thing about SNC is it gives each child a new place to try new things while making new friends. It is a new world. All you need is a personal development plan and you can be who ever you want to be. Some campers return year after year saying that “Camp gives me a place to bemyself with real people.”
the northwoods is a great place for fun & sun. All who come to Swift Nature Camp find this to be their summer home. So be a part of our family this summer?
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About the authors: Jeff and Lonnie Lorenz are the directors of Swift Nature Camp, is an overnight Summer Camp with a a non-competitive, traditional focus . Boys and Girls Ages 6-15 enjoy nature, animals & science along with traditional camping activities. Swift specializes in Teen Camp programs for the Teenage Campers as well as a First time Camper Program.
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