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Technology Summer Camps Battle
Today, millions of children suffer from a lack of exposure to outdoor play, summer vacation only increases the concerns of parents about their children spend their days watching television, computer or electronic games.
Even with a challenging economy, many parents realize the benefits of investing in their children's futures with the experiences of summer camp. Summer Camp is a safe and supportive environment that promotes outdoor play, but more importantly it develops important life skills.
Richard Louv, author of "Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder" and President of the Network of Children and nature, believes that "Free play in natural areas enhances children's cognitive flexibility, ability to problem solving, creativity, self-esteem and self-discipline. "And that" children are just happier and healthier when they have frequent and varied opportunities for experiences outside the gates "
The summer camp is the place to build self-confidence, social comfort, relationships with peers, environment awareness and a sense deepest values. It is evident that "Overnight" fields in the highest levels of success in building relationships and building skills for life. just ask Michael Eisner, past president of Disney in his book "Camp" believes in the experience of summer camp.
Along with the benefits of supervised recreation, outdoor play, there are other reasons to consider the field as an important part of youth development:
* Build self-esteem – Research shows self-esteem comes from feeling competent and successful experiences, and youth report significant increases after attending a camp.
* Building leadership skills – Camps play a vital role in promoting leadership skills, giving responsibilities youth is not available in other environments, such as self-selection of activities, maintenance of the areas of youth mentoring camp and campers.
* Learning life skills – Camps provide fun and positive ways to define and cultivate life skills, whether learning through the patience of archery, confidence-building canopy or work as a team to play water polo.
* Exit outdoor children – Camp Summer teaches young people to become "greener" by connecting the campers with the external environment and the opening of the consciousness of our planet. The Children and Nature Network, an organization dedicated to helping children experience nature's joys and lessons, supported summer camps as a way to connect children with nature.
* Press comfort zones – Address new challenges is key to building confidence, ACA and research shows 75 percent of campers strive to learn new things in the camp. ACA accredited camps such as Camp Lincoln / Camp Lake Hubert must meet up to 300 levels of health and safety.
* Have fun – Counselors help campers discover the fun outdoors can be the design security, participatory activities that let children be children, while teaching valuable life lessons.
* Develop quality relationships – Camp to create cultures of the community minimize social pressures, so that campers feel more themselves. Camp fosters a supportive environment for adult relationships, such as exist between counselors and campers, which research shows is a source of emotional orientation.
* Gain Independence – While the idea of sending children to a camp can offer parents uncomfortable feelings, the American Camp Association describes the experience of achievement and social connections outside the home can care for the child's independence.
More information about ACA camps accredited and related studies are available on www.acacamps.org. For more information on selecting a camp to see Summer Camp Advisory
About the Author
Swift Nature Camp is a Minnesota Summer Camp for boys and girls ages 6-15. Our focus is to blend traditional summer camp activities while increasing a child’s appreciation for nature and the environmentat our Science Summer Camp
Whitley Bay Network Archery 2010
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