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Summer Camp
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Camp Cedar Hills, traditional summer camp activities like swimming,
canoeing, tubing, archery, arts-and-crafts, nature study, worship,
music, picnics, drama, fishing, hiking, orienteering, campfires, dance,
storytelling, sports, and games are the framework around which Nielsen,
camp counselors, and volunteer chaplains work to build the spiritual
awareness and growth of young campers.
Like most camps, Cedar Hills provides a wonderful array of outdoor
and indoor activities to engage the camper in coming to know themselves
within the context of a loving and caring community. Through our
activities, we challenge both campers and staff to ‘stretch themselves.’
We intentionally move people out of their comfort zone to learn more
about their personal capacities and God-given gifts. We also challenge
people to examine their assumption about who they are in the larger
community. What makes Cedar Hills different from many camps is that
‘common thread’ that holds us all together in our unique position in the
created order. At Camp Cedar Hills, we try to remove the barriers that
keep us from knowing God’s love, as well as the barriers we often place
in the way of our coming to love each other. We teach that God loves all
of creation and that we have a unique responsibility as humankind to
partner with God in reflecting God’s love by paying attention to how we
live our lives. This…is the philosophy that drives all of our play and
learning. The Camp Cedar Hills community learns this at a feeling level
because all at camp are encouraged to model behaviors that are
consistent with our belief that God is love and God has blessed all in
creation to be worthy recipients of God’s grace.
 Each
week of camp we can house 60 campers with adequate staff. The
safety and well-being of our youth are our primary concern. Our
professional staff includes a Consultant Physician, Resident Nurses,
Resident Chaplains and our Program Directors. We will train about
30 youth staff this year in the areas of safety, conflict resolution and
community living. At Cedar Hills, we are dedicated to providing
the safest environment and highest quality program.
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What can I do at
Camp?
Athletics, Drama, Archery,
Fishing, Hiking, Nature Study, Picnics, Canoeing,
Swimming, Arts and Crafts, Music, Christian
Education, Worship, Low Ropes Course, Orienteering,
Talent Night, Experiential Games and Activities and
much more. |
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Camp provides each child of God the
opportunity for self-discovery and "God-discovery" within the
context of play. Camp is a very recreational experience.
We offer a wide variety of activities and many choices for the
individual camper to make their experience enjoyable.
Cedar Hills' property is large and rugged.
It requires that our campers and staff be fully ambulatory.
If you have a disability which causes you to question your
ability to participate, please call us to discuss your
particular concern. We work hard to accommodate personal
needs within the boundaries inherent in our facility. |
 Partial
scholarships are available to help defray the cost of camp. You
can request a scholarship application from the Cedar Hills office and it
will be mailed directly to your home. We do ask that all families
make some level of contribution. It helps us to assist as many
youth as possible. Also, our experience has been that when there
is a personal investment on the part of the camper or family, we
experience a healthier level of participation by the camper.
Please call us if you need financial assistance. Your request and
information is kept confidential and we will do all we can to have your
child be able to attend this wonderful program.
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