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You can sign your child up for 1 to 4 weeks; the camps are designed so that they could do 4 weeks of camp and not be doing the same things. We offer weekend activities for kids that are staying for more than one week for just $100 extra. The kids will hike, swim, and even go to the movies over the weekend. We ask that you send your child with some spending money for the movies and snacks ($30 a week is recommended). Five day Multi Sport Adventure Camp Start off the week on Sunday at 4 pm with get to know you games and then have a camp fire and go over your week of adventure. On Monday morning every one will get up early and get ready to go climbing for the day. We will go to a rock climbing area where everyone will learn how to climb real rock and be able to challenge themselves as the day progresses. There will be several climbing stations and also one repelling station. On Tuesday we will get out the kayaks again and head down the White River a slow moving river that has some Class I rapids to maneuver through and a rope swing for swimming. On Wednesday we will take you to two of Vermont’s great gorges ond do some canyoneering. The students will have life vests and helmets on as they make there way down the gorge, down water slides and under rock passages. On Thursday morning we will set out for white water rafting. Then on Friday we set out for an ascent up White Rocks Mountain and a paddle down the upper section of the Otter Creek. This will end our week of adventure. Five day climb, cave and canyoneer camp Start off the week on Sunday at 4 pm with get to know you games and then get fitted into a climbing harness, helmet and shoes for the week. On Monday morning every one will get up early and get ready to go climbing for the day. We will go to a beginner rock climbing area where everyone will learn how to climb real rock and be able to challenge themselves as the day progresses. There will be several climbing stations and also one repelling station. The next day the camp will be going to a large quarry that has been closed for years for some high rope repelling. We will be repelling 50 feet then 80 feet and then 130 feet. Then after the repelling everyone will get ready to go caving in one of Vermont’s largest caves. This is not for every one and no one will have to go in the cave if they do not want to. On Wednesday we will take you to two of Vermont’s great gorges and do some canyoneering. The students will have life vests and helmets on as they make there way down the gorge, down water slides and under rock passages. Then Thursday there will be a short hike to an alpine rock scramble and ascend to pride rock. On Friday the teens will rock climbing one more time on some taller cliffs with a little harder climbs for a very challenging last day of camp. Five day hike and wilderness survival Start off the week on Sunday at 4 pm with get to know you games and then learn how to read a compass and read a topo map. On Monday morning there will be an orienteering course that will be completed by all the campers. This will get everyone ready for the afternoon and night wilderness camping experience. With just a day pack and few supplies, campers will set out into the woods behind camp. They will be building shelters and finding ways to survive a night in the woods. On Tuesday the kids will take down their shelters and hike out of the woods back to camp. On Wednesday there will be a loop hike to one of the great summits here in the Green Mountains. Once warmed up for a summit hike we will go back to camp and pack up for a through hike on the Long Trail staying in one of the many shelters on the Long Trail. On Thursday morning we will set out on the LT to our destination camping spot. We will spend the night next to the peak of a mountain and enjoy the stars from 3000 feet. In the morning we will set out for another summit and then the pick up spot. We will then make our way back to camp for camp clean up and to get ready to go home. Five Day Water Adventure Camp Start off the week on Sunday at 4 pm with get to know you games and then a nice evening paddle on Lowell Lake to learn all the basic kayak paddle strokes. Then on Monday set out for a paddle on the Otter Creek. This is a small winding creek that flows north through Vermont. Everyone will have perfect kayak paddle strokes and have fun paddling down river. On Tuesday we will get out canoes and go to a lake to learn the proper canoe paddle strokes. Then we will return to camp around 12 noon and get ready to paddle down the CT River and camp out on an island. On the island everyone will have to help set up camp to have a nice night in the middle of the river. On Wednesday morning everyone will get up early and get ready for a day of paddling down the river to our take out. This will require a short portage around Sumner falls and then our take out is under the longest covered bridge in New England. We will then go back to camp and get cleaned up from the camping trip. On Thursday we will get out the kayaks again and head down the White River a slow moving river that has some Class I rapids to maneuver through and a rope swing for swimming. On Friday Morning all will have to get up early and ready for white water rafting. This will end our week at camp. Parents will be at camp around 7 pm for pickup and departure. You can sign your child up for 2 to 4 weeks; the camps are designed so that they could do 4 weeks of camp and not be doing the same things. We offer weekend activities for kids that are staying for more than two weeks for just $100 extra. The kids will hike, swim, and even go to the movies over the weekend. We ask that you send your child with some spending money for the movies and snacks ($30 a week is recommended). Arrive at camp around 4pm on Sunday a get ready for 2 weeks of fun and adventure. We will start off the first week with get to know you games and some teambuilding exercises. On Monday morning we will get up early to start off our week with some rock climbing. This rock climbing will be for all ability levels. The climbing will be top rope climbing with some repelling also. The next day the staff will be teaching the kids orienteering and some survival skills. On Wednesday everyone will pack up there bags and get ready to hike the Long Trail. They will be hiking the trail for two days and come out of the woods on Friday. After the kids come out of the woods on Friday they will be taken for a swim in a local lake. Then on Saturday the camp will go rock climbing yet again to another area where the cliffs are bigger and more challenging. When the Sunday rolls around, the kids should be tired and ready to sleep in a little bit before getting up and going into town to do laundry. After the kids do laundry they will go for a short walk out to a waterfall or go to the lake to swim. On Monday we will take the kids repelling over a large 130 foot wall and then caving down into the depths of Vermont. On Tuesday everyone will go mountain biking. We go to Killington where we do some awesome down hill mountain biking. You can bring your own bike or you can rent one. Then Wednesday keep the excitement going with a ride to the top of Okemo and a mountain board ride down. We will do this all day long trying new trails and new terrain. Then Thursday we will have an open day. You can choose one of three activities that we have done through out the week. On the last day of camp we will be completing an alpine ascent up White Rocks cliff face. This is a large cliff and a huge challenge. Arrive at camp around 4pm on Sunday a get ready for 2 weeks of fun and adventure. We will start off the first week with get to know you games and some teambuilding exercises. On Monday morning we will take the group to the lake for some introduction to kayaking and canoeing. We will spend most of the day playing fun games and learning all about the two types of paddling. On Tuesday the group will be introduced to White Water Kayaking on the CT River where some ledges make it ideal for white water instruction. On Wednesday get ready for two nights on islands on the CT River. We will need to pack up our gear and head out. We will be taking canoes down the White River into the CT River where we will paddle to our first island to camp. The next morning we will get up pack up camp and head to the next island. We will need to portage around an area of the river and then move on down stream to the next island. On Friday morning we will take out and head back to camp. In the afternoon everyone will go swimming and relax for a little bit. Saturday morning we will all head for the Deerfield River for some white water kayaking. We will take the skills that we learned at the beginning of the week to a Class I and II dam controlled river. White Water skills will be improved and the kids will learn more about reading the river. On Sunday the kids will be taken into town to do laundry and then in the afternoon go swimming at a local water fall. When we arrive back at camp the group will pack up there things and get ready to go too early in the morning for some white water thrills. We travel to Moxie Lake Maine where the Kennebec River flows. We will get to the camps site and set up in our platform tents. Then we will take a hike to the tallest waterfall in Maine Moxie falls. After this we can swim or paddle in the lake. On Tuesday we will be white water kayaking down the lower section of the Kennebec River improving white water skills and having fun trying to surf the waves and learn a bomber roll. Then on Wednesday go rafting down the upper section of the Kennebec. This is a full day of rafting and is loads of fun. Thursday morning we pack up our things and head back to VT. On the way back to VT we will be stopping off at Sumner Falls for some more white water kayaking. We will stay here for a few hours and then go back to camp. On Friday we will have an environmental clean up day. The teens will be taken to a recreation area in need of some clean up or some maintenance. They will be put into groups and each group will see how much they can clean up and or fix up. Examples of some of the things we clean up or repair are rivers, heavily used parks, hiking trails, picnic areas and more. Everyone will be rewarded at the end of the day. Come to Vermont Adventure Camps and become a leader by learning adventure skills and becoming one with our environment, skills learned here help students become a leaders in any field. Learn how to white water kayak, rock climb, about low impact camping, mountain biking, survival and much more. All of our programs in this 6 week session will be based around the environment and how people can live and recreate in it with minimal damage or no impact at all. Each year the classes will vary depending on the teachers. Leadership is a skill that takes time to develop, we teach the skills necessary for leadership and help to create a leader out of each of our students. With the environment a on every ones mind we feel that creating an environmental awareness among our students is key to having a more sustainable future. What Students will be taught: (some examples of Environmental Adventure Teaching) • Kayaking and White Water Kayaking will be taught, safety, technique, river reading and much more will be taught. Along with the adventures lessons will be taught on wetland ecosystems, water and land ecosystems, world waterways, discussions whether water is a need, a right or a commodity, weather observations, discussions on global warming and how our weather patterns changed. • Hiking and Backpacking along with camping will be taught along side of low impact, and no impact. Along with the Adventures lessons will be taught on our footprint on nature, Plant Identification, Tree Identification, pesticides and issues, Wild Edibles and the historical use of plants. • Rock Climbing will be taught from top roping to lead climbing. Knots and safety will be taught along with technique. The teens will work there way up to a 700 foot alpine assent. Along with the Adventures lessons will be taught on geology of Vermont, a Debrief on Biodiversity and The Value of Biodiversity. • Mountain biking will be taught from back roads to down hill single track. Teens will be learning what it takes to create mountain bike trails to keep erosion to a minimum. All students at this camp will be able to identify impacts of human action on species survival and variation within species, and analyze related issues for personal and public decision making stewardship. Also students should demonstrate sensitivity and responsibility in pursuing a balance between the needs of humans and a sustainable environment. Our student leaders should be able to Take a Stand after they spend six weeks with us. Behind every environmental crisis lurks an issue, and students should be able to see these crisis. Students should begin to think critically about some difficult questions and examine their own values as they “take a stand” on a difficult issue. Spend six weeks traveling around New England, & NY with Vermont Adventure Camps. The students will travel in a 15 passenger van with an enclosed trailer with kayak rack that will hold equipment. There is a maximum of 10 kids at this camp and 3 counselors. The teens will participate in many adventures including rock climbing, river kayaking, white water kayaking, white water rafting, hiking, caving, mountain biking and much more. The kids will also help with some trail maintenance helping the Vermont Parks and Recreation department as well as participate in a river clean up. The kids will learn about the environment and nature. The kids will visit the Vermont Institute of Natural Science in Quechee VT, and ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center in Burlington VT.
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