Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Help your Child Learn Responsibility

By Lonie Lorenz


Animal Summer Camp ? Let your kids play with animals this summer as a part of the fun they can have at summer camp. Find a science camp, or a more broadly defined summer camp that includes animals as a part of their program offerings.

Getting to know animals through firsthand interaction reawakens a child's sense of connection with nature. Experience with animals as a camper can begin a growing and lifelong respect for nature.

Swift Nature Camp's pond aquarium offers a unique way to see the world from the perspective of another animal: pond life from a frog's point of view. The Wisconsin camp also maintains a live animal collection they call Nature's Neighbors. Campers can bring their own small animals to camp with them where the animals can live in the camp's Nature Center and be available to all the children.

Working in conjunction with the Wisconsin DNR and the U.S. Park Service, Swift Nature Camp has also developed a hands-on environmental learning program which includes field trips, such as visits to a fish hatchery and state parks; hands-on field projects, like goose banding and butterfly counts; and exciting camp presentations, including visits with live owls.

Campers are individuals, and Swift Nature Camp has created a voluntary merit program that allows each child to mix skill development and play in ways that suit his or her personality. Experience with animals can be refined into skills in areas like pet care, insects, bird watching and horseback riding.

The summer camp you choose should facilitate a blend of play and challenge that is free of the stress of the school environment. The presence of animals in a natural environment can open the door to discovery, adding depth to the fun of going to a traditional summer camp.

When looking for a Children's Camp It is best that parents do the research first. Once you pick the top 3 camps for your kids and then give them a choice to pick the camp that they feel is best.




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