Journey Year Overview
Choose your own journey towards adulthood and become the “Hero of your own story” or a “Champion of your future”. Whether participants are returning to Camp or attending for the first time, the Journey Program creates space for young people aged 16-18 to explore their identity, contribute to a community and build confidence.
Like our traditional summer program for ages 7-15, the Hero’s Journey® and Champion’s Journey programs are rooted in safety, respect and love. From this foundation, participants are encouraged to step outside of their comfort zone and into their “stretch zone” by learning new skills, engaging within a community and rising to the occasion with individual and team building challenges.
Hero’s Journey®, located at our primitive campsite in the Connecticut woods, is a 6-day outdoor adventure program that combines wilderness skills, identity exploration and community living experiences to help participants become the “hero of their own story.”
Champion’s Journey participants enjoy daily traditional camp activities (arts & crafts, archery, woodshop, etc.) while working on a multi-day “mastery project” in a program area of their choice. Champions learn about themselves, their peers and Camp’s programming by supporting experiences for younger Campers and participating in Champion’s-specific activities to become the “Champions of their future.”
Camper Story
As a Camper, I was still learning about Camp and connecting with the Camp as a whole, but as a Champion this year, I think I connected much more with the people I was with instead. I was able to truly connect with every single person I was with, along with learning more about myself. I learned team building and communication skills, project building skills, and skills about the programs at Camp. It’s hard to explain but being at Champion's Journey this year made me feel strong and connected with the Camp community - like I was truly a Champion to others and to myself.
Did you know?
Hero’s Journey program participants sleep in yurts and learn how to provide for themselves and others through cooking meals from scratch over a fire
