Summer Camps

from Sioux Falls Woman Magazine - February/March 2021

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for Anyone Any Age to Attend Summer Camp TOP REASONS10

By Max Haggar

While researching on why summer camps are so beneficial to our children, I discovered that all of the reasons for sending your child to camp are also excellent reasons for families, adults and seniors to attend camp. Camps are available from A (Astronomy) to Z (Zumba) including day camps, overnight camps, faith based camps or camps focused on cooking, hobbies, meditation, music, nature, science, sports, special needs, skills; the list is endless. If you have a specific interest for yourself or your child; there is a camp specifically designed to meet that interest. My queries noted multiple benefits in attending camps in general with the following traits repeatedly mentioned.

TOP 10 REASONS FOR ANYONE ANY AGE TO ATTEND SUMMER CAMP

10. Spend your day being physically and mentally active:

Camps offer strength building, stamina boosting indoor/ outdoor options.

9. Experience success, become more confident and gain resiliency: Experience activities and opportunities designed for personal success. The right encouragement and nurturing provides an environment to help endure setbacks and try new things. 8. Experience diversity: Expose yourself to people of different backgrounds, cultures, ethnicities, religions and races.

7. Unplug from technology: Take a break from computers, Xbox, phones and the internet. Rediscover your creative powers and engage in the real world, real people, activities and emotions.

6. Develop life-long skills: The variety of activities offered at camp makes it easy to discover and develop skills you never believed you had.

5. Grow more independent: Make decisions by yourself – for yourself.

4. Enjoy free, unstructured time: Carefree living where you can relax, laugh and be silly all day long.

3. Learn social skills: Cooperate with and respect each other.

Share chores, resolve disagreements and realize the value of sincere communication and teamwork.

2. Reconnect with nature: Experience and appreciate the great outdoors, plants and animals.

1. Make friends and have fun: Camp – “Where strangers become friends and friendships last forever.” n

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YMCA Camp Leif Ericson

Session 1: June 7-18 Session 4: July 19-30 Session 2: June 21-July 2 Session 5: August 2-13

Session 3: July 5-16 All sessions serve ages 4-15

Since 1920, our Sioux Falls Family YMCA camps have provided generations of campers with a safe, meaningful and life-changing outdoor camping experience. Children return year after year to enjoy our beautiful camp property, nestled along the forested shoreline of the Big Sioux River.

2301 E. 26th Street, Sioux Falls 605.336.2267 | camp@siouxfallsymca.org siouxfallsymca.org/ymca-camp-leif-ericson

2021 at Swan Lake!

2021 Camp Dates: Cottontail: June 14 ($25) Chipmunk: June 15 ($25) 3rd grade: June 16-18 ($130) 4th grade: July 6-9 ($170) 5th grade: June 27- July 2 ($260) 6th grade: July 11-16 ($260) Junior High: July 18-23 ($260) Senior High: July 25-30 ($260) Family Camp: July 2-4 ($80/person)