Sending your child to a Wisconsin Summer Camp is a great idea if you have done your homework. The American Camp Association suggest you try these top questions.
Camp Philosophy. What's the camp's philosophy? It should be one you're comfortable with. It should match for your child by being competition or cooperation emphasized. If it's a camp run by a religious organization, what religious observances or practices are part of the program? If you're looking at a sports camp that touts an affiliation with a celebrity athlete,be sure the sports star actually spend there.
How does the Summer Camp get and train its staff? Counselors should have criminal background checks, First aid training and maybe even Drug Testing. What's the training all about?
What about return rates?The approved return rate for kids and staff is around 50%. See if you can chat with a few returners. Still looking for that perfect camp Check out this Wisconsin Summer Camps
What's the ratio of counselors to campers? ACA guidelines for overnight camps call for a 1:6 ratio for ages 7 and 8, 1:8 for ages 9-14; and 1:10 for ages 15-18. Day camp guidelines call for 1:8 for children ages 6-8; 1:10 for children ages 9-14; and 1:12 for ages 15-18.
What's the age of Staff ? Eighty percent of the staff be 18 or older and that all staffers be at least 16 and a minimum of two years older than the campers they supervise.
Is a Nurse at hand? The ACA recommends that an sleepaway camps have a physician or nurse on the site daily. If your camper has medications, food allergies or a medical condition, be sure you ask all your questions and are comfortable.
How does the camp handle conflicts and Discipline? Find out what the camp's rules are and what breaches would result in a camper being sent home. You should be comfortable that the camp's practices are in line with your parenting practices.
What does a camp Day look like? This will help you decide if your child will be happy with the level of physical activity or the amount of time devoted to arts and crafts. Ask how much freedom a child has to choose activities.
How does the camp provide transportation? How often are the van inspected? Who is driving, what's the training.
Ask for references. Finally and most important, get the names of parents with children the same age who have attended the camp.
Still looking for a resource to help you sort out all the summer camp confusion? Try Selecting a Camp
Camp Philosophy. What's the camp's philosophy? It should be one you're comfortable with. It should match for your child by being competition or cooperation emphasized. If it's a camp run by a religious organization, what religious observances or practices are part of the program? If you're looking at a sports camp that touts an affiliation with a celebrity athlete,be sure the sports star actually spend there.
How does the Summer Camp get and train its staff? Counselors should have criminal background checks, First aid training and maybe even Drug Testing. What's the training all about?
What about return rates?The approved return rate for kids and staff is around 50%. See if you can chat with a few returners. Still looking for that perfect camp Check out this Wisconsin Summer Camps
What's the ratio of counselors to campers? ACA guidelines for overnight camps call for a 1:6 ratio for ages 7 and 8, 1:8 for ages 9-14; and 1:10 for ages 15-18. Day camp guidelines call for 1:8 for children ages 6-8; 1:10 for children ages 9-14; and 1:12 for ages 15-18.
What's the age of Staff ? Eighty percent of the staff be 18 or older and that all staffers be at least 16 and a minimum of two years older than the campers they supervise.
Is a Nurse at hand? The ACA recommends that an sleepaway camps have a physician or nurse on the site daily. If your camper has medications, food allergies or a medical condition, be sure you ask all your questions and are comfortable.
How does the camp handle conflicts and Discipline? Find out what the camp's rules are and what breaches would result in a camper being sent home. You should be comfortable that the camp's practices are in line with your parenting practices.
What does a camp Day look like? This will help you decide if your child will be happy with the level of physical activity or the amount of time devoted to arts and crafts. Ask how much freedom a child has to choose activities.
How does the camp provide transportation? How often are the van inspected? Who is driving, what's the training.
Ask for references. Finally and most important, get the names of parents with children the same age who have attended the camp.
Still looking for a resource to help you sort out all the summer camp confusion? Try Selecting a Camp
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Swift Nature Camp, a non-competitive, traditional coed Wisconsin Summer Camps. Boys and Girls Ages 6-15 enjoy nature and science along with traditional camping. Swift specializes in programs for the first time camper as well as adventures for teens. Children's Summer Camps