Outdoor Leadership programming aims to use outdoor adventure as a means for the fostering growth in our core tenets:
- Leadership
- Perseverance
- Healthy Risk Taking
- Hard Skills and Technical Competence
- Community Building
- Environmental Connection
Through intentional programming, the learning that takes place by working through outdoor challenges as a group can transfer into many aspects of youth’s life at home. TEENS, Inc. Outdoor Leadership programming operates on a sliding scale to ensure that outdoor opportunities are accessible to all youth. No one is ever turned away for not being able to pay.
Fall after school climbing:
Middle School students (6th-8th grade) & High School students (9th-12th grade)
Mondays and Wednesdays Fall22, 4-7pm
September 13-29th = Middle School
October 4-20th = High School
Price is on a sliding scale $0-$200, full scholarships available!
Below you can find examples of Summer opportunities. We look forward to running trips next summer!
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Summer Programs:
Every summer TEENS, Inc. offers multi-day leadership retreats for teens in the community. These exciting adventure and camping trips consist of a variety of outdoor activities. For teens these trips provide an intro into back-country living and technical skills. We focus on group communication and leadership skills to help teens navigate these experiences.
Leadership Retreat #1: Middle School Camping and Hiking July
*Camping
*Sand Dunes and Mesa Verde
*Wolf Sanctuary
*Exploring and team building
THIS TRIP IS FULL- PLEASE SEE THE 2ND LEADERSHIP RETREAT WE’VE OPENED
Leadership Retreat #2: Middle School Backpacking, Hiking and Climbing August
*Short Backpack at Uinta Mountains in Utah
*Explore the gorgeous area from our “basecamp”
*2 days Climbing at Vedavoo in Wyoming
Our lead instructor is an AMGA certified single pitch climbing instructor, a Wilderness First Responder and is trained in backcountry travel and group facilitation.
Tuition is set on a sliding scale based on family income and circumstances. No student is turned away because of financial reasons.