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Ages 13 to 15
Adolescence: Developing Leaders

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Their world
  • A concerted push for independence and autonomy
  • Seeking out roles, including leadership ones
  • Want more responsibility, but also to set own rules
  • Friendships start to overshadow family
  • Testing their limits
Their concerns
  • Defining their place in the world
  • Being listened to and heard
  • Wanting to be understood and accepted, particularly by their peers
What camp offers
  • Chances to build leadership skills
  • A safe environment for taking positive risks
  • Skills for working both independently and with others
  • A sense of self-esteem through mentoring younger campers
  • An environment that fosters building deep and abiding friendships
  • Chances to challenge their physical abilities and master new skills and gain self-confidence
  • A sense of belonging
 
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