Outdoor Camp Leadership -
Teen Leader in Training Program
BRAND NEW IN 2010... A 6-week Avid4 Adventure Teen Leadership Program
This program is designed for teens looking for an opportunity to move into a leadership role with kids and/or outdoor education. The summer will begin with a week long training to provide technical outdoor skills, certifications, leadership development, and team building. The summer will then continue with a backpacking trip to Rocky Mountain National Park for increased skill development and field experience. Leaders in Training will then have the opportunity to spend two weeks as a "Leader in Training" for our day camp programs and spend two weeks at our residential camp Eden utlizing their new skills to work with children and assist Avid4 staff. In addition, LITs will spend several days throughout the summer further developing their mountain biking and rock climbing skills.
Ages- Ages 13-17 years-old
- Summer Leadership Development Training
May 29-June 4
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM each day. This training begins and ends each day in Boulder at The Watershed School (205 Canyon Blvd., Boulder, CO 80302 ).
- Rocky Mountain National Park backpacking trip
June 8-June 10
This trip departs the Watershed School at 7:30 AM on the 8th and returns approximately 5 PM on the 10th. - 2 weeks as "Leader in Training" at Avid4 Adventure day camp
any 2 weeks between June 14 and August 13th
7:45 AM – 3:15 PM each day. Camp begins and ends each day in Boulder at The Watershed School (205 Canyon Blvd., Boulder, CO 80302 ). - 2 weeks as "Leader in Training" at Avid4 Camp Eden Resident Camp (sleepaway)
July 17 to July 31
- Summer Leadership and Technical Development Training
June 28- June 30
- Summer Leadership Development Training ONLY: $425
- Leader In Training Teen Summer package, including all trips and opportunities: $2100
- Avid4 is happy to provide payment plans
This is a great opportunity to combine skills development and leadership training with a summer of rewarding work with great people. Our Leader in Training (LIT) program provides a solid orientation to working in the outdoors with youth through personalized development plans, mentoring, certification, and training. Our most senior staff will provide the LIT training and supervision throughout the summer.
The program begins the first week of summer vacation. Teens will participate in an intensive six-day staff training which will provide guidance on all aspects of the Avid4 Adventure summer day camp program. Certifications and training will prepare participants to be contrivuting members of our summer staff. This phase will take place from 9-5 each day, meeting and ending at the Watershed School in Boulder.
The following week, LITs will embark on a backpacking trip to Rocky Mountain National Park with our most experienced staff. The backpacking section will begin at the Long's Peak Trail Head. We will carry everything we need to eat, stay warm, and be happy on our backs, and we will hike in to a backcountry base camp, Battle Mountain group site. We will spend two nights here, enjoying the high alpine surroundings right below the 14,000' Long's Peak. This backcountry experience is truly unique for kids of this age.
After this experience, LITs will be ready for the challenges and thrills of working with children in the outdoors. They will be invited to spend two weeks as LITs for our Front Range day camps and two weeks at our sleepaway resident camp. During these weeks LITs will assist staff in all program elements, including outdoor activites, group initiatives and problem solving activities, managing challenging behaviors, playing silly camp games, and providing a classic Avid4 experience to all kids in the program. On short, these weeks will provide a wonderful learning opportunity for your children to mature, develop leadership skills, teach basic outdoor skills, and further develop their passions and interests in working with elementary-aged children.
In addition, the week of June 28, LITs will have the opportunity to further develop their own leadership and technical outdoor skills. The group will spend one day climbing a Boulder Flatiron, one day mountain biking at Centennial Cone near Golden, and also spend a day with a senior staff further developing their personal leadership skills. These experiences will provide a solid technical skill foundation for the LITs no matter what they pursue in later years.
During the summer, LIT's will receive ongoing evaluation and feedback. They will create a personal development plan that allows them to develop skills and techniques over the summer. At the conclusion of the summer, LIT's receive a formal written evaluation.
This is an ideal summer work experience that will provide a strong foundation for further work with youth in the outdoors, or other related fields.
Locations- Boulder-based, with opportunities in Denver, Golden, & Highlands Ranch
- Summer Training
- 1 st Aid, CPR, and Canoe & Kayak Instruction Certifications
- Instructor Training in Mountain Biking, Hiking, Leave No Trace and Climbing
- Summer Volunteer work opportunities in Avid4 day camps and resident camp
- Advanced technical skill development in mountain biking, climbing, and paddling
- Rocky Mountain National Park backpacking trip
- Leadership Development
- Climbing
- Mountain Biking
- Canoeing
- Backpacking
- Hiking
- Kayaking
- Leadership Development
- Certification Classes in First Aid, CPR, Canoeing & Kayaking
- Instructor Training in Mountain Biking, Hiking, Leave No Trace and Climbing
Day 1: Overview of the week, Avid4 Adventure program overview and orientation, and team building activities. Hike to Anemone Peak while providing the foundation of instruction points for our hiking activities.
Day 2: Red Cross Small Craft Canoe Instructor certification program at Boulder Reservoir. Afternoon will focus on additional staff training and orientation.
Day 3: Red Cross Small Craft Kayak Instructor certification program at Boulder Reservoir. Afternoon will focus on the LIT's role during a typical week of camp.
Day 4: Red Cross First Aid and CPR certification classes. In the afternoon we will cover emergency procedures and camp policies.
Day 5: Rock climbing instruction program at Red Rocks climbing area. The afternoon will provide role playing focused on solving camper behavioral issues.
Day 6: Mountain biking instruction program at Ebon G. Fine Park and the CU Research Park. In the afternoon we will provide a wrap-up for the week making sure that LIT's are comfortable and ready for the start of camp.
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