Name: Wilderness First Aid
Start: 2021-08-21T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2021-08-22T23:59:59+00:00
Location: Spruce Knob Mountain Center

Mountain Trekkers (all boys)
ages 11-14

I learned how to be strong, patient, and to have fun while hiking! – camper

Nothing is virtual about this camp, it is a hands-on adventure, real-life reset, and a prime opportunity to evaluate outlooks and priorities for the middle-school aged camper.

This program will introduce our all-male Mountain Trekkers to a combination of backpacking, beginning rock climbing, and caving. The group will start and end in the dorms at the Spruce Knob Mountain Center. You will take a multi-night backpacking trip in the Seneca Creek Backcountry. Along the way, you’ll spend time honing our craft and trying new things; from survival skills to natural art, solo hikes and group activities, with opportunities to wade in headwater streams and relax along the way.

We’ll orienteer to the highest point in the state using a map and compass, backpack out to the high falls of Seneca Creek, venture underground into a primitive cave, and travel to a nearby rock outcropping where we will meet a climbing guide for an introduction to top rope climbing and rappelling. We’ll finish off the week with an opportunity to collaborate with the all-girls group on a shared stewardship project.

Our single-gender camps for middle-school aged kids are designed not to exclude others but to enhance connections with their peers at a point in their lives when gender-awareness is increasing, increasingly distracting, and potentially harmful. This camp helps to strengthen their connection to their peers and deepen their understanding of why these relationships are an important aspect of their lives.

This camp builds a safe and supportive environment around your child through group-strengthening activities, evening assessments and affirmations, and increasing their understanding of the wild world around them. Within this support structure each child is able to grow more comfortable within the woods, the group and their own self. A camper will often find the confidence to spend a night in the cave or to climb higher than he thought he could.

Campers will participate in stewardship projects earning an average of 15 hours of service hours per week-long session.

I learned that it is okay to get out of your comfort zone. – camper

Stewardship Focus

During their week the boys will take part in a stewardship project. We work with local partners to determine an age-appropriate volunteer opportunity that addresses a current need in the area.

Dates & Rates

June 20 – June 25, 2021
$900/$800/$600

More information on tiered pricing can be found here.

Information about our covidPROOF policy for summer 2021 programs.

Pick up and Drop Off Information:

Drop Off, Sunday, June 20, 2021, 12pm, Yurts at Spruce Knob Mountain Center
Pick Up, Friday, June 25, 2021, 4pm, Yurts at Spruce Knob Mountain Center

In this program I was able to be my own leader, which has allowed me to see the ways in which I can improve myself and the ways in which I am strong. – Summer Camper, Leadership Camp
The staff were terrific helping us coordinate what camp would fit us best. So patient and understanding. My daughter had a wonderful week and learned so much and made memories and friends. Great experience! – Kristin Potts
I love the freedom at this camp. It doesn’t feel like a structured camp with strict rules. We are free to have fun and learn in our own ways while still effectively accomplishing the goals of the program. – camper
Mountain Stewards at Experience Learning is a fantastic week-long summer camp for kids who like the outdoors (or who WILL like the outdoors after this wonderful experience!) Stewardship of our natural resources, self-reliance, leadership, and fellowship, are all integral to this program. My daughter LOVES this camp, and that makes me a happy dad. Experience Learning also has great programs for learners of all ages. I recently completed an excellent Wilderness First Aid course at their wonderful Spruce Knob Mountain Center. Check it out! – Mark Wenzler
I learned to trust myself more and not be afraid to advocate for myself. – Summer Camper, Leadership Camp
I learned so many interesting facts about the world around us that I will definitely take with me, but I also learned how wonderful it can be to be a part of a group in which everyone gives their all and wants to have a great time no matter the challenging situations or the rainy days. – camp participant
I learned about who I am as a person and that if I look within myself I can find some of the strength and courage that I’ve felt was missing from me. – Summer Camper, Leadership Camp
The mountain stewards camp is a wonderful, fun, confidence and skill building experience every kid should go through! – Sandy Frank

Mountain Trekkers (all boys)
ages 11-14

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Mountain Trekkers (all boys) ages 11-14

Stewardship Focus

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Mountain Trekkers (all boys)
ages 11-14