Please note: Leadership is completely full for the 2010 summer.  If your child is in 6th, 7th, 8th, or 9th grade, please feel free to complete the application, and we will place your child on the wait list.  If a space becomes available for your child we will let you know.

Trek is the second level of Leadership Training for 13 year-olds who have completed 7th grade.  Campers may still enter the Leadership Training Program at this level.  Leadership Trek campers learn more about group dynamics, responsibility, and relationship-building.  Trek campers develop greater independence and self confidence.  They will have a sense of personal accomplishment and improved camping and problem-solving skills.

Campers participate in a 26-day session.
June 5 - June 30, 2010 (boys)
July 6 - July 31, 2010 (girls)

Leadership Trek campers spend 26 days at camp to review old skills and learn new skills such as: swimming, river canoeing, orienteering (including the use of compass and reading topographical maps), low-impact camping, plant identification, water purification, and other outdoor living skills.  To practice, they plan for and participate in backpacking day-trips and an overnight river trip during the first part of their summer stay.

In the second half of their session, they undertake an eight-day trip which, consists of two connected outdoor adventures that together are 60 miles long.  The first is a 24-mile backpacking trip on the Ozark Trail.  The second part is a river trip down the Current River, beginning at Owl’s Bend and ending at Big Springs.

Leadership Trek campers will:

• increase self-confidence and self-awareness
• build positive relationships with fellow campers and a deepened understanding of the value of teamwork
• be the group's leader for a specific amount of time, responsible for the group's daily agenda and travel itinerary
• assist in the planning of the 8-day trip, gaining knowledge in trip planning and preparation
• deepen their understanding of, respect for, and appreciation of the out-of-doors

   

Eligibility Requirements:

• Previous camp experience: Not required, but desirable
• Recommendation: From Leadership Challenge group leader, village director, and/or teacher/counselor
• School and community standing: Good citizen who works to his/her potential
• Application preparation: Completed by parents with applicant's statement of purpose
• Other requirements: Interview with camp director, participation in school-year meetings, and attendance at planning sessions