WHY SHEKINAH?

There are a lot of very good reasons to send your child to summer camp. A Google search of "Why Summer Camp?" will bring up more than 600,000 pages with reasons to get excited about summer camp. You can also read a piece by Rick Mercer, Canadian TV personality, on what summer camp meant to him and his career here: https://www.ourkids.net/rick-mercer-on-camp.php.

What sets Shekinah apart from many other summer camps is a small group atmosphere. A pair of counselors each leads a group of up to 8 kids, which means that we can learn each other’s names on the first day.  Young people get to experience community and make friendships in a safe environment, step outside their regular, screen-filled lives to experience nature and recharge their spirits.

Campers stay in beautiful, timber-framed cabins! We don't actually spend much time inside, but our cabins offer a comfortable place to sleep, as well as protection from the heat of the day.

We spend as much time outside as possible. We have 287 acres for hiking, biking, playing games, and exploring.  Popular camp activities include canoeing, tubing, disc golf, arts and crafts, archery, camping skills, initiative tasks, climbing wall, and of course our zip line, the Flying Fox!  A highlight for many campers is an “overnighter,” where campers hike away from their cabins to cook supper, eat s’mores, sing songs and enjoy the view of the creek-fed ravine below them.

All of our counselors have graduated high school and are certified in Standard First Aid with CPR/AED Level C. We have a fully certified lifeguard and all staff running the climbing wall and Flying Fox are certified by the Canadian Ropes Course Company. Shekinah is an accredited camp and a member of the Saskatchewan Camping Association.

By the way, the food at camp is fantastic! Thanks to many dedicated - and talented - volunteer cooks, the food is particularly good.  Some favourite dishes are: Potato Wedges, Pizza-in-a-Pan, Yellow Chicken, and Cornflake Chicken Fingers.  And, of course, all desserts!

If you or your children are interested in coming to camp, check out the links on this page.

You don’t need to be a kid to be at camp! Every year we are looking for counselors, CITs (counselors-in-training) and volunteers to make summer camp a special experience for children of all ages.

We are looking forward to meeting you this summer!