Special news for this coming summer's INA Girls
(Iroquois, Navajos, and Apaches)
As members of our Upper Senior Camp, the INA GIRLS program keeps getting better. The INA GIRLS' program balances traditional Camp Hillard activities with exciting and challenging new programs, special activities and special events.
While groups remain small and personal, INA Girls participate in more advanced creative and performing arts programs, Sports Specialization, Green and White Spirit Week and a variety of choice periods in sports, arts and adventure.
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
INA girls swim twice a day in our 2 Olympic-size senior camp pools
INA's 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, complete with racing lanes and flip turn markers. This state of the art swim facility allows our older campers to continue to improve and be challenged at all swimming levels.
In addition, our 135 foot long Water Park Slide adds another element of excitement to our Sr. Camp Pool Complex!
Our fully certified swim staff provides INA's 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 new 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.
INA GIRLS SPORTS PROGRAM
As an INA, you will get a chance to further develop all of your sports skills, participate in more advanced sports clinics and be involved in many new activities including our Sports Specialization Programs.
Superb sports instruction in basketball, softball, soccer, field hockey, lacrosse, gymnastics, and tennis with a focus on the fundamental skills. Game play is highlighted by sports leagues featuring longer periods for longer games. Larger fields, higher baskets, and larger soccer balls and basketballs are utilized. Extra tennis, gymnastics and archery is available through the weekly elective program, Individual Activity Choice, as well as our very popular weekly Indoor Tennis program.
Our emphasis is always on developing athletic skills, learning, and having fun.
There is a great VARIETY OF SPORTS for INA's including:
• Archery • Pickle Ball • Lacrosse • Field Hockey •
• Softball • Ping-Pong • Basketball • Soccer •
• Boxball • Street Hockey • Tennis • Gymnastics •
• Volleyball • Golf • GA GA • Flag Football • Walled Soccer •
In addition to game play in all sports, there are weekly sports clinics in softball, soccer, hockey, basketball, and lacrosse, to develop the fundamentals of the game. Instruction is provided by some of the finest coaches in the area. Last summer Lacrosse was a real big hit!
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.
INA Girls have the option of specializing in sports 2 mornings a week. The core sports include soccer and basketball.
This program, led by some of the finest coaches in the area, focuses on advanced skills and game play.
CREATIVE AND PERFORMING ARTS
The INA Girls participate weekly in more advanced Creative and Performing Arts Programs.
The PERFORMING ARTS Program features special Performances combining lines, music, dance and choreography. These shows are longer and more involved and are truly a memorable part of the Camp Hillard experience for INA Girls!
In addition, INA Girls are scheduled for weekly music.
CREATIVE ARTS
At Camp Hillard we don't just have art, we have HILLART! INA 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 •
EXCITING SPECIAL PROGRAMS
• Horseback Riding Program (optional):
This program allows campers to get more formal riding instruction at Twin Lake Farms in Bronxville. The program is for riders of all levels. This program is optional and requires an additional fee.
SPECIALTY ACTIVITIES FOR INA'S
• Individual Activity Choice - This popular program provides campers with an opportunity to choose an activity they would like to concentrate on. The program offers many choices so that campers have an opportunity to take part in different activities. The more popular choices include:
• ARCHERY • MINI GOLF • ZUMBA • PICKLE BALL • PING PONG •
• SPORTS GAME ROOM • SCATCH • GYMNASTICS • VOLLEYBALL •
• TENNIS • ZIP LINE • GA-GA • FLYING SQUIRREL • GOLF SKILLS CENTER •
• BASEBALL STATIONS • CHEERLEADING • CLIMBING WALL •
• Golf Skills Center and Driving Range
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.
• Expanded Tennis Program
INA's enjoy tennis as part of their weekly schedule and during Individual Activity Choice. In addition, our Upper Senior Campers are offered an opportunity on selected days to choose extra tennis lessons in camp. Our end of the summer INA tennis challenge is another highlight of the program.
INAS SPECIAL EVENTS PREVIEW 2025
Each summer Camp Hillard features both annual and new special events. These events are scheduled throughout the summer and complement the regular program, highlighted by a special senior camp event, the Hillard Idol talent show.
Here are some of this year's highlights:
• Marshmallow and S'mores Roasts
• HILLARD IDOL Talent Show
• 97th Year Celebration
• Special Camp Show
• Capture the Flag
• Festival of Fun
• Carnival Extravaganza
