teen Leadership development programs
GIRLS LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS FOR TEENS IN GRADES 7 - 9
Is your ‘teen’ ready to explore some leadership development opportunities and grow as a young leader, developing their skill sets along the way? Our 3-Tier Leadership Development Program will surely take your teen’s interest and passion around self-development and ‘making a difference to the next level! Our leadership development programs are a great opportunity for them to learn a combination of leadership and facilitation skills all while making new friends and strengthening the existing bonds between other familiar faces and staff alike.
SPRING 2024 - ‘NEW HORIZON’: FRIDAYS
For leaders currently in grades 7-9 (Current grade for Spring 2024)
This is a leadership program to help in continuing the development of our leadership team as they grow through the ‘leadership tiers’. This is an incredible way to ensure that our young leaders are learning the necessary skills to thrive in their position at camp, or anywhere they choose to spend their time working or other, having had the opportunity to learn, practice and grow their talents. We focus our time together on areas such as:
- teamwork and collaboration
- child behaviour management
- facilitation skills in small groups, such as within their own ‘cabin group’ of children, or large groups, such as around the campfire or during camp-wide games
- Workshop development and leading meaningful/intentional conversations
- learning new campfire songs & skits
- crafting (EVERY staff member should know how to make a ‘boondoggle’ bracelet which, aside from a ‘tie-dye’ t-shirt, is basically the universal symbol of camp! :)
- group games and much more!!
8 - week program ~ April 12th - June 14th
Fridays 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Fee: $250
Led by Camp Director Vanessa Doak
THIS IS A GREAT PROGRAM FOR ANYONE CONSIDERING PARTICIPATING ON OUR LIT PROGRAM THIS SUMMER OR WHO HAS COMPLETED THE LIT PROGRAM LAST SUMMER AND ARE HOPING TO OBTAIN SUCCESSFUL EMPLOYMENT ON OUR STAFF TEAM THIS SUMMER - consistent leadership development is key to confident and competent leaders :)
SUMMER 2024 PROGRAMS:
Pathfinder & Trailblazer - Co-ed Leadership Development programs
Teens going into grade 7/8 (Sept 2024)
The Pathfinder & Trailblazer is a program for emerging leaders who wish to strengthen their leadership skills and experiences in participating in activities ‘with’ children, for those young leaders who are interested in growing their leadership skills and learning what it means to be a great leader and someone to look up to. This program will allow young leaders to still participate as a 'camper', participating in all the camp activities that they know and love as well as develop relationships with campers that will have a tremendous impact on their lives & make new friends!
This is the 1st and 2nd tier of our 3-tier leadership development program and the roles as a Pathfinder & Trailblazer camper will allow these individuals the opportunity to participate for half of their day in the traditional camp activities such as archery, team initiatives, orienteering, water sports etc. with a ‘leadership twist’ on how to facilitate, look for opportunities to create lasting impacts with campers as well as develop a sense of ‘risk management’ to keep our younger campers safe during camp activities. The other half of their day will place them alongside a Camp Counsellor who will guide them throughout the morning/afternoon and provide them with tips and helpful hints on how to be an influential leader when participating with younger campers.
All of our leadership programs will be directly supervised by a ‘Leadership Director’ who will observe their ‘experiential’ involvement with their cabin groups to provide feedback to assist in their leadership growth. Our Leadership Director will also run our leaders through a workshop each week which will also compliment their leadership development here at camp helping them to grow into the best versions of themselves.
Program Details:
Mondy to Friday - 8:30am - 4:30pm
Session #1: July 2nd - 5th (NO CAMP ON MONDAY JULY 1st)
Session #2: July 8-12
Session#3: July 15-19
Session #4: July 22-26
Session #5: July 29-August 2
Session #6: August 6-9 (NO CAMP ON MONDAY AUG.5)
Session #7: August 12-16
Session #8: August 19-23
Session #9: August 26-30
Fee: $300 per week or $70 ‘on-site’ drop-in days (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday) & $80 for ‘off-site’ days (Wednesday)
Includes a Pathfinder T-shirt, group training from their Leadership Director any offsite activities & any off-site activities that would be ‘Trailblazer specific’.
LIT (Leader In Training) Program:
Teens going into grade (Sept 2024)
The Leader-In-Training (LIT) program is a leadership development program in which budding leaders have the opportunity to employ the leadership skills they have developed through the camp/leadership programs, and specific LIT workshops. Each Week LITs are paired with a cabin group leader and are given the opportunity to ‘learn through example’ from that leader. LITs also receive group and one-on-one training from their Leadership Director to assist in their continued growth throughout the program. Each morning will begin with a ‘family meeting’ with their LIT Director and then with their cabin group leader to discuss the day ahead and plan for ‘initiative opportunities’ for our LITs to take on when they feel ready. The absolute best way to learn and grow as a young leader is to learn by ‘doing’ and through the experiential guidance they will receive as LITs they will grow in leaps and bounds!
Leadership campers (LITs) who show a keen interest in working with their peers and younger children are encouraged to apply to become ‘leaders in training’.
Program Details:
Session #1: July 2nd - 5th (NO CAMP ON MONDAY JULY 1st)
Session #2: July 8-12
Session#3: July 15-19
Session #4: July 22-26
Session #5: July 29-August 2
Session #6: August 6-9 (NO CAMP ON MONDAY AUG.5)
Session #7: August 12-16
Session #8: August 19-23
Session #9: August 26-30
LITs are encouraged to participate in a min. of 3 separate weeks throughout the ‘calendar year’ as we believe that by the 3rd week, they really get a great sense of what it feels like to be a cabin group leader.
Fee: $250 per week
*No drop-in options available for this program
Includes a LIT T-shirt, one-on-one support and group training from their LIT Director, any offsite activities & a ‘special LIT outing/event’ nearing the end of summer
*LITs who complete the program (3 weeks min) may have the opportunity to earn their position on our Camp staff team as a ‘Cabin Counsellor’ where they will have their very own ‘cabin group’ of children to guide and nourish throughout their specific program for the following school year/summer.