Special news for this coming summer's Cherokee Girls
As new members of our Senior Camp, the program "keeps getting better." While groups remain small and personal, Cherokee Girls participate in more advanced swimming and sports instruction, expanded creative and performing arts programs, choice activities, and special senior camp events.
We are currently busy planning this program, including many new and exciting activities for you. Here is a preview. Also, for a typical weekly schedule, click here.
SWIMMING AT CAMP HILLARD
Cherokee girls swim twice a day in our 2 Olympic-size senior camp pools
Pool # 6 is a 25-meter long pool that is 3 1/2 feet in the shallow end and 9 feet in the deep end and includes a 3/4-meter diving board.
Pool # 7 is a 25-yard pool which is 3 feet to 5 feet deep. This state of the art swim facility allows our older campers to continue to improve and be challenged at all swimming levels.
The pool complex also is highlighted by our 135 foot long Water Park Slide!
Our fully certified swim staff provides Cherokee girls with an opportunity to develop individual skills in a challenging, safe, and supportive environment.
Our swim program also features:
• 40-minute swim lessons each morning.
• Small Camp Hillard Aquatics Groups organized by ability. All groups are taught by certified instructors.
• Instruction in all major strokes, diving, deep-water techniques and water safety.
Campers can also earn American Red Cross swim cards. Lots of encouragement and practice is provided throughout the summer to help you meet this challenge.
Afternoon Free swim is a highlight of the day!
• 40-minute long periods.
• Free swim is full of fun, including the water park slide, boat races, swim races, water polo, water basketball, and our special swim events such as our crazy dives contest and annual swim races.
• Proper safety and supervision at all times.
• Towels are provided by Camp for all swim periods.
CHEROKEE GIRLS SPORTS PROGRAM
Superb sports instruction in basketball, softball, soccer, field hockey, flag football, tennis, lacrosse and gymnastics with a focus on the fundamental skills. Game play is highlighted by weekly sports leagues. Extra tennis, gymnastics, golf, and archery are available through the weekly elective program, Individual Activity Choice.
Our emphasis is always on developing athletic skills, learning, and having fun.
In addition to game play in all sports, weekly instruction provided by some of the finest coaches in the area.
• Basketball instruction focusing on the skills of shooting, passing, dribbling, man to man and zone defenses, triple threat, including full court games.
• Weekly Softball clinics to develop the fundamentals of the game.
• Soccer clinics to learn the basics of shooting, passing, receiving, trapping, and game strategy.
• Archery - Extra archery periods are scheduled for this very popular activity.
• Volleyball - Our beautiful volleyball courts allow Cherokee girls to experience this fun sport!
• Outdoor Adventure – Cherokee girls also have Extra periods scheduled for Flying Squirrel, Climbing Wall and the big zip line!
SPORTS SPECIALIZATION PROGRAMS
This program is the best of both worlds! A hybrid between specializing in a sport of choice and participating in the traditional camp program.
Cherokee Girls have the option of specializing in sports 2 mornings a week. The core sports include soccer, softball, and basketball.
This program, led by some of the finest coaches in the area, focuses on advanced skills and game play.
There is a great VARIETY OF SPORTS for Cherokee Girls including:
• Archery • Mini Golf • Basketball • Softball •
• Lacrosse • Soccer • Walled Soccer • Field Hockey •
• Flag Football • Ping-Pong • Boxball • Ga Ga • Volleyball •
• Gymnastics • Tennis • Golf • Horseback •
CREATIVE AND PERFORMING ARTS
Cherokee Girls participate in an expanded Creative and Performing Arts Program including Theater, Music, Arts & Crafts, Ceramics and Pottery, Jewelry & Bead Making, Dance and Nature. All of the Senior Camp arts programs are more involved in terms of the projects selected.
The PERFORMING ARTS Program features special Performances combining music, theater, dance and choreography. These shows are truly a memorable experience for our Cherokee Girls!
Music is a Camp Hillard favorite. Campers sing popular songs and learn the traditional Camp Hillard songs. Campers also practice for the annual Tribal Song & Cheer Contest. Go Cherokees!
CREATIVE ARTS
At Camp Hillard we don't just have art, we have HILLART! Cherokee Girls are scheduled regularly for a variety of quality projects. The girls are also scheduled for an additional period called Arts Choice every week.
Our variety of HILLART ACTIVITIES includes:
• CARTOONING • CRAFTS • CLAY • BEADS • DRAWING •
• FRIENDSHIP BRACELETS • GARDENING • JEWELRY • KNITTING •
• LANYARDS • MODEL MAKING • NATURE • PAINTING •
• PORTRAITURE • SCULPTURE • T-SHIRT DESIGN • SCIENCE •
• TIE DYEING • WOOD CRAFTS • 3-D ART •
SPECIAL PROGRAMS
• Individual Activity Choice - This popular Senior Camp program provides campers with an opportunity to choose an activity they would like to concentrate on. The program offers many choices so that campers can take part in different activities. The more popular choices include:
• BASEBALL STATIONS • MINI GOLF • GOLF SKILLS CENTER • PING PONG •
• SPORTS GAMES ROOM • ARCHERY • PICKLE BALL •
• SCATCH • GYMNASTICS • ZIP LINE • CLIMBING WALL • TENNIS •
• GA-GA • FLYING SQUIRREL • ZUMBA • CHEERLEADING •
• Expanded Tennis Program
Cherokee Girls enjoy tennis as part of their weekly schedule and can choose advanced tennis during Individual Activity Choic. Campers can also participate in our annual end of summer Cherokee tennis challenge.
• Optional off-site Horseback Riding Program
This very popular program allows campers to get more advanced and formal riding instruction at Twin Lake Farms in Bronxville. The program is for riders of all levels. An extra fee is required for this program.
• Golf Skills Center
The Golf Skills Center provides campers with the opportunity to learn golf skills in a fun and successful way. This facility incorporates practice putting greens to teach putting skills, a sand trap, a 3 station golf driving range and a 6 station SNAG range. The golf skills center utilizes a program called SNAG Golf (Starting New At Golf), a program that introduces golfers to the fundamentals of driving, pitching and chipping skills. SNAG Golf utilizes special equipment to correctly teach the game of golf in a way that's easier for less experienced players. The driving range allows more experienced campers to drive real golf balls with real clubs. This program is offered during individual activity choice.
CHEROKEES SPECIAL EVENTS PREVIEW 2025
Each summer Camp Hillard features both annual and new special events. Special Events such as the Festival of Fun, the Camp Carnival, Marshmallow and SMores Roasts, a special senior camp talent show, the Hillard Idol Capture the Flag, and so much more!
These events are scheduled throughout the summer and complement the regular program. Here are some of this year's highlights:
• Annual Lollipop Hunt
• Marshmallow and S'mores Roasts
• Tribal Song and Cheer Contest
• Ice Cream Party
• Special Camp Show
• Talent Show
• Festival of Fun
• 97th Year Celebration
• Carnival Extravaganza
