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Summer is for Camp!
Overnight Summer Camp is more than Fun in the Sun it helps kids develop life skills they will need in the 21st Century

Parents who went to overnight camp as a child can always tell you a cherished story they still remember in exact detail. To them memories of summer camp are lifelong reminders of experiences with a lifetime’s worth of value.
Few places on earth can provide a child with opportunities for never ending daily fun the way the best camps can. All of that great fun would be reason enough for anyone to want to be at an overnight camp, but summer camp offers much more to a child’s life, whether it’s a nature camp or animal camp or a science camp or a nonspecific resident camp.
Children’s camps are healthy places to be. Physical exercise is a natural part of a healthy child’s life, and camp is a natural provider of constant, safe exercise. The overnight camper’s intellect and imagination get plenty of exercise as well.
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Campers grow into themselves, setting newer and higher standards for their own behavior. The kids camp daily context is activities that encourage perseverance, listening skills, teamwork, and the ability to recognize similarities and appreciate differences in each individual. Self discovery becomes a lifelong habit.
Summer camp is a new chance to rediscover a growing life. Sleep-away camp is an opportunity for each child to come to a new place and try new things and make new friends. Everyone starts as an equal with a chance to just be oneself around others. Summer camp is so much more than the most affordable childcare choice parents can make”
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Jeff and Lonnie Lorenz, directors of Wisconsin’s Swift Nature Camp for Twenty years, believe summer camp is a unique opportunity for dimensional childcare at the best value. The camp experience will add to ordinary child care the making of memories, the opportunity to come to a new place and try new things, the chance to gain skills and independence, and the time to make new and lifelong friends. Plus save $200 when you mention that you saw us on Patch. Valid till 6/1/16