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2010 Session
Descriptions: |
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All sessions include a
1 1/2 hour
Kenai River
float trip!
| Pathfinder
6-Day, Ages 8-15 Pathfinder 1: May June 27 - July 2 Pathfinder 2: July 11-16 |
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Pathfinder sessions are designed to provide more opportunities for the older school age camper to explore new interests and practice old favorites. Swimming and sauna, arts and crafts, nature awareness, outdoor living skills, cooperative games, special guests and all camp activities. Pathfinder campers will plan a tent camping overnight in or around camp with their home group. This is a great opportunity for campers to learn minimum impact camping skills; working together as a team to put up and take down their camp site, and to plan and prepare their meals.Pathfinder maintains the low camper to staff ratio, ensuring that each camper feels comfortable and known in their group while also helping each child set and reach personal goals throughout the week. Up to 8 campers are assigned to each counselor, and this “home group” lives together in a dorm style cabin with another home group. Each home group eats meals together and plans and participates in camp activities as a small group. There will also be opportunities for campers to make individual activity choices, leaving the home group to explore and meet new camp friends under the careful guidance of camp staff. |
| Voyager
Program, Grades 9-12 Cancelled for this season |
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The Voyager program is a new 6 day session designed for High School students. Explore Kenai’s trails and waterways on extended day trips. Swim, boat, practice riflery, archery and other favorite camp activities. Meet new friends while learning leadership skills and having fun. |
| Explorer
4-Day, Ages 7-13 June 16-19 |
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The
Explorer program is designed especially to introduce our youngest
campers to safe and fun outdoor resident camp activities. With
a low camper to staff ratio, camp counselors give each child
the individual attention needed to make friends, have fun and
to develop new skills. Up to 8 campers are assigned to each
counselor, and this “home group” lives together
in a dorm style cabin with another home group. Each home group
eats meals together and plans and participates in camp activities
as a small group. There will also be opportunities for campers
to make individual activity choices, leaving the home group
to explore and meet new camp friends under the careful guidance
of camp staff.
Session activities include: Arts and Crafts, Nature Awareness, Cooperative Games, Outdoor Skills, Beginning Canoeing and Water Safety, Swimming and Sauna, Archery, Theme Weeks and more. Explorer campers will also plan an in-camp sleep out with their home group the last night of camp. A cook out dinner, s’mores and more will be a part of this fun introduction to tent camping. |
| Challenger
10-Day, Ages 10-15 July 18-27 |
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The
Challenger 10 day session is packed full of exciting opportunities
for middle and high school youth. The low camper to staff ratio
allows counselors to work closely with campers in planning
the session’s activities, setting personal goals and
making sure that all feel that they belong and are important
to the group. Up to 8 campers are assigned to each counselor,
and this “home group” lives together in a dorm
style cabin with another home group. Each home group eats meals
together and plans and participates in camp activities as a
small group. There will also be opportunities for campers to
make individual activity choices, leaving the home group to
explore and meet new camp friends under the careful guidance
of camp staff.
All Challenger campers get to participate in a 2-hour Kenai River float trip, canoeing and kayaking, day hikes, and target sports like riflery and archery. Campers can also stretch their boundaries by adding a 7-hour Kenai River Canyon raft trip for an additional fee. Session
activities include: |
| Horse Excursions - $100 | |
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Pathfinder, Voyager and Challenger
Sessions: A one and a half hour trail ride that includes a ground lesson. Campers will learn basic horse safety and riding skills before heading out on a safe, scenic trail ride. |
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| Willow Winds Primitive Living Skills - $85 July 11-16 |
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We will make a birch bark basket and knife sheath, bow and drill friction fire kit, cordage (string) from plants and tree bark, and roots for lacing and lashing projects together, cedar bark wilderness containers, spoon carving using fire as a tool . We will meet for 1 1/2 to 2 hours each morning and the same after lunch |
What’s a typical day at camp like? Camp Kushtaka has a program schedule that provides consistency and structure to the residential experience. A typical day includes:
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