Summer Camp for Weight Loss … by Rica

If you have a teenaged daughter that is concerned about her fitness and dietary habits, there is a summer camp for weight loss designed specifically for developing new attitudes toward food, fitness, self-confidence, and self-esteem. Listed in the camp directory as “weight loss camps,” the professional staff at Camp California Fitness offers more than a summer camp weight loss program. What is offered at the summer camp is a new life style and attitude towards living a healthy fit life that leads to the desired weight loss. This article will review Camp California Fitness one of the top summer camps geared towards weight loss.

Camp California Fitness is a girl’s summer camp for weight loss and fitness that identifies their goal as helping girls achieve a healthy weight by making lifestyle changes. Girls participate in a number of programs and activities to begin to change the psychology of how they think about themselves upon arrival at camp, and how they will have new attitudes when it is time to return home. At Camp California Fitness, summer camp for weight loss sessions last anywhere from 2 to 8 weeks in length, offering programs the girls will be able to use their entire life.

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A Summer Camp for Young Thespians … by Rica

There is summer camp with hiking, and sports, and the ropes course and such, and then there is Summer Shakespeare Camp. That’s right, with a call to all young thespians to come forward and showplace your talents. For the young Shakespeare lovers comes one of the most fulfilling, and progressive experiences ever. The Orlando-UCF (University of Central Florida) Shakespeare Festival is holding a Summer Shakespeare Camp for students from kindergarten up to 12th grade.

The Orlando-UCF Shakespeare Festival is a non-profit organization that produces professional’s productions of Shakespeare classics and contemporary plays. Their goal is to foster innovative community programs and encourage actor audience relationships. Partnered with the University of Central Florida, the organization is dedicated to molding, and teaching the future thespians of tomorrow. The philosophy of the Summer Shakespeare Camp is to take individual students on a personal journey through the world of Shakespeare. Each student is encouraged to use his or her imagination with the purpose of exploring Shakespeare’s vision.

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By Rica

Nike is a word that is associated with excellence. Field Hockey is a sport also associated with the word excellence. If you are a young field hockey player looking to improve your game, the Nike Field Hockey Summer Camp might be the perfect place for you. Nike partnered with US Sports Camps have come together to provide a quality field hockey summer camp, the Nike Field Hockey Summer Camp for those that are committed to the sport.

At the Nike Field Hockey Summer Camp athletes will train under the tutelage of the best coaches, and athletes in the sport. These carefully chosen professionals are there to inspire, and train athletes to perform smarter by improving technique, build self-confidence, and to make them realize their true potential as a field hockey player. The goal of the staff is to ensure campers acquire new energy towards the sport, new techniques, and new goals towards their development in field hockey.

One specific focus the coaches and Nike Camp Directors have at the Nike Field Hockey Summer camp, is for campers to do their best in developing their individual skills during camp, so that when they return to school in the fall they are prepared for team play. Coaches will specifically focus on the important principles involved to be successful at team play. Most of the staff members are accomplished athletes with incredible skill sets, and they are excited about sharing their knowledge with campers so that they too can improve their athletic skills.

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By T.H.Pankey

When we think of summer camps all sorts of images come up; trees, evening campfires, swimming pools. We don’t usually ever think of beaches and surfboards though, when we think about summer camps. Could you ever imagine that a summer camp would be about beaches and surfboards!

Surf Camp Inc., located in Wrightsville, NC, has a summer camp most people wouldn’t dream of in a million years! A summer camp that’s a surf camp! Who’d a thunk it. You’d have to ask Rick Civelli, marine science teacher and the founder of Surf Camp Inc.

Ever since 1995 when Rick developed a marine science educational learn to surf program for the local aquarium he’s been teaching folks, young and old, how to surf with an eye to ecological awareness. From all of this teaching and his education in Environmental Studies and Coastal Geology came Surf Camp Inc.

The camp, which by the way isn’t just for kids, has lots to do. Of course there’s activities associated with environmental learning and surfing, but island-hopping! How cool is that! And we’re not just talking about the islands off the beautiful North Carolina coast, either. They take their camps to places like Costa Rica and Hawaii, too!

In 2002 Disney came to them. That’s right! In 2002 Surf Camp Inc. was selected by Disney as the only surf camp in America to promote their 2002 summer blockbuster, Lilo and Stitch. Disney even went so far as to partner with major radio stations across the country and gave away Ultimate Surf Camp Adventures at Surf Camp Inc. as grand prizes to winners in each of those cities.

Every day Joes aren’t the only ones that have received free get-aways to Surf Camp. Not so long ago, Surf Camp Inc. was selected by an exclusive NYC talent and brokering firm to be included in the VIP Celebrity Gift Baskets that were given out after a party attended by quite a few celebs. Carson Daly, Christina Aguliera, Justin Timberlake, Lisa Marie Presley, Mary J. Blige, Sheryl Crow, Ethan Hawke, Ed Norton, Selma Hayek, Alicia Silverstone and Ashanti, to name a few, have all received a Surf Camp t-shirt and a week at Surf Camp.

Many publications have taken notice of Surf Camp, too. Time Magazine, Women’s Day, Fine Living, SG Surf Snow Skate Girl Magazine, Travel and Leisure, National Geographic, and yes, Surfing Magazine among others have all written stories about Surf Camp Inc.

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How to Find the Right Residential Summer Camp for Your Child

(ARA) - Many of today’s parents can remember going to a “sleepaway” summer camp some 20 or 30 years ago. Most look back at the experience with great fondness, when society and life in general seemed quieter, friendlier and simpler for children.

These days many of those same parents often dismiss the same summer camp experience for their own children. Why? Research conducted by the American Camp Association (ACA) shows that many parents are concerned about security for their children in our increasingly complex society and instinctively want to keep their children close and safe.

The same research, however, shows that parents want to provide the best opportunities for their children. They want them to have whatever it takes to be happy and successful — good health, the ability to get along with others, thinking and problem-solving skills, self-reliance and a good self-image.

It is interesting and helpful for parents to learn that what they want for their kids is still available — in a residential camp experience. According to Sam Cote, executive director of the family-owned Camp Lincoln for Boys and Camp Lake Hubert for Girls in Minnesota’s lake country, children need their own positive experiences of structured independence in a positive, nurturing environment away from the distractions of the city.

“We’ve found that, generally speaking, the younger the children are when they begin coming to our camps, the more the positive influences of the camp experience tend to be. They build from year-to-year and become part of their character long-term. They have memories, values and friendships that continue into adulthood,” Cote says.

Cote adds that there are several factors parents should consider when selecting a residential summer camp: ACA accreditation; program flexibility, with programs ranging from full choice to structured; length of stay, from anywhere from two to eight weeks; distance from home, comparing the environment you want for your child with your own level of comfort; and price — traditional sleepaway summer camps range in cost from $450 to $1,000 a week. Many times there are tuition breaks and scholarships for children with more limited incomes.

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