Leadership camps for middle schoolers! Athena’s Path (for girls) & Hero’s Pursuit (for boys) are week-long day camps that give kids in 5th – 8th grade an opportunity to develop their unique leadership style while having fun and meeting new friends.
Athena’s Path and Hero’s Pursuit camps have run for more than 20 years! Our campers enjoy a fun week all about middle school and love the friendships they make, the games they play, and the lessons they learn. Our parents appreciate the skills they learn that help them manage the middle school social scene and develop their own leadership skills with confidence.
In Athena’s Path and Hero’s Pursuit, your child will learn important leadership skills and play lots of fun games. These are some of the lessons taught:
- Redefining Leadership
- Responding to Criticism
- Taking Compliments
- Creative Problem-Solving
- Exiting Toxic Friendships
- Media Influence
- Handling Emotional Flare-Ups
- Positive Communication
- Stepping Out of Drama
- Managing Group Dynamics
- How to support a friend who is struggling with mental wellness
- For the girls, an overview of puberty changes during adolescence
“The camp and lessons will forever remain within me. I constantly tell people that I am who I am because of my experiences during camp.”
– Happy Camper, 2015