Junior Special Forces Camp - upcoming One day session Aug 18
Building Tomorrow's Leaders Today
As summer draws to a close and school on the horizon, we decided to introduce one last opportunity for a junior special forces experience!
On Friday 18 August, we will be conducting a one day session at Fountainhead Regional Park. Whether you participated in one of our previous sessions or if this is the first time, you will have some unique experiences.
We will be using the orienteering course (map and compass course) and experiencing modified zip lining, more advanced rappelling experiences, amazing natural scenery, and of course unique leadership opportunities.
Pickup and Drop off will be at the first parking lot on the left when you enter the park. The park is located at 10875 Hampton Rd, Fairfax Station, VA. Drop off will be at 8:00 am and pick up will be at 3:00 pm.
For more information, please email tom@adventuresinleadership.com
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Junior Special Forces Camp - St Leo the great
Building Tomorrow's Leaders Today
We are proud to announce our revamped Junior Special Forces Camp! Just as real special forces units are masters of the latest technology while also proficient in old world survival skills, we incorporate the same philosophy for our young leaders!
We build grit, teamwork, resiliency, character, and problem solving skills. These are critical life skills for success, whether you aspire to succeed in academics, athletics, or the arts.
Your child will face challenging team building scenarios inspired by founder Tom Coyle's training at West Point and the army. Each child will have a chance to be the team leader. Children will also be exposed to survival skills like learning to navigate with a map and compass, or even using the hands of a watch!
We teach children independence, critical thinking, communication, teamwork, resiliency, character development, grit, and problem solving skills through a series of interactive, hands on scenarios loosely modeled on exercises used to train and assess elite military units.
Some of our team and individual events include:
- Find the Spy: This serves as a fun interactive scenario that helps develop communication, listening, and critical thinking skills to "find the spy."
- Orienteering: Students learn how to navigate with a map and compass, as well as get exposure to principles of celestial navigation. Students will develop skills in independence, resiliency, and problem solving.
- Rescue mission: Teams will have to use their land navigation skills acquired during the week to complete a "rescue" mission and recover "treasure." Students will learn to deal with ambiguity, creative problem solving, teamwork, communication, and time management.
- Capture the flag: our spin on this fun game involves using a map and compass to successfully complete the challenge.
We also expose kids to the latest technology. We will have a technology day in which we will showcase new technologies such as large language models to give a taste of the future while discussing the ethics of this technology.
We have programs for K-8. While the essence of the program is the same, we tailor the events to the age group. Using a Montessori like approach, older students will also serve as mentors for the younger students. Session 1 students (5th - 8th) have the opportunity to serve as assistants for session 2 (K-4th).
We will divide our learning experience between outdoor and classroom settings at Saint Leo.
Pickup and Drop off will be in front of St. Leo Catholic Church, 3700 Old Lee Hwy, Fairfax VA. Drop will be at 8:30 am and pickup will be at 4:30 pm. Of note, Session 2 (July 10th-14th) has full and half day options. For the HALF DAY program, pickup will be at 12:30 pm.
For more information, please email tom@adventuresinleadership.com
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