Two acclaimed month-lengthy management growth applications can be found each Summer season for sixteen and 17 years old. Every program supplies alternatives for contributors to expertise vital private progress and develop expertise that can be utilized in any variety of settings.
POLARIS PROGRAM
(Private Alternatives for Management, Consciousness, Recreation, Instruction and Talent enhancement)
Polaris is a one-month program for youth that flip a minimum of sixteen years of age by December thirty first of the 12 months attending. Contributors obtain superior instruction and certification in foremost Wenonah program areas; in depth canoe tripping and outside schooling (together with a one week canoe journey to Algonquin Park); outside problem, and management and group growth (together with workshops and group initiatives). A group of POLARIS employees facilitate this expertise with oversight from a fulltime POLARIS Director and with help from different veteran Wenonah employees members.
The POLARIS month has two distinct program thrusts:
PERSONAL SKILL DEVELOPMENT
POLARIS members concentrate on the acquisition and growth of expertise in Camp’s most important program areas.
A major period of time is dedicated to growing abilities in canoeing, kayaking (together with white water, which culminates in an non-compulsory day journey to the Gull River, swimming and lifesaving, crusing, archery, climbing, and humanities & crafts.
Individuals attempt for official nationwide and provincial certifications in a number of of those areas, together with provincial canoeing ranges (ORCKA), nationwide first-assist certifications (Lifesaving Society), nationwide lifesaving certifications as much as Bronze Cross (Lifesaving Society), and nationwide crusing ranges (CANSail).
Every particular person collaborating within the POLARIS program units private objectives throughout the month. POLARIS employees members, in collaboration with specialised program space heads, work with every participant to assist them obtain their targets. POLARIS employees additionally present ongoing help and suggestions to contributors all through the month.
CANOE TRIP
POLARIS members commit a good portion of this system to creating out of doors dwelling abilities, culminating in a seven day canoe journey in Ontario’s world famend Algonquin Provincial Park. The journey offers every participant the chance to be taught extra concerning the preparation, group and management of a canoe journey whereas gaining an appreciation for the outside.
Every participant takes on the function of “Chief of the Day” throughout their journey, the place they're answerable for navigation and coordination of the journey.
Every journey group is supervised by a POLARIS workers member and alumni employees particular person, who present ongoing supervision, help, and suggestions all through the expertise. In addition they facilitate a full debrief when the group returns to Camp.
WCIT PROGRAM
(Wenonah Counselling & Teacher Coaching)
WCIT is a one-month program for youth which have turned at the least 17 years of age by December thirty first of the yr attending. The WCIT program focuses on the additional improvement and enhancement of particular person management abilities and talents via direct interplay with campers in program areas, on journeys ,and throughout the cabin group expertise. This system is facilitated by fulltime WCIT Administrators, who present management, assist, and ongoing suggestions all through this system.
This system focus throughout the first two weeks is totally on management workshops facilitated by the WCIT Administrators and different key veteran Wenonah employees members, together with the Summer season Camp Director. Members then make the most of the talents they've discovered by means of these workshops and apply them in a cabin-placement internship throughout the third and fourth weeks of this system.
LEADERSHIP WORKSHOPS
WCIT workshops cowl a variety of subjects together with:
Making a Welcoming Surroundings, Growing Neighborhood With Campers, Group Improvement & Processing, Behaviour Administration, Communication Expertise, Energetic Listening, Drawback Fixing, Particular Occasion Planning, Well being & Security, Program Planning for Cabin-Based mostly Actions, Delicate Points, What’s Your Counselling Fashion?, Age Group Traits, and extra!
CABIN-BASED INTERNSHIP
WCIT members are paired with a camper cabin for his or her month at Camp. In the course of the third week of the WCIT program, individuals are absolutely immersed in cabin life, spending a lot of their time with their cabin group.
WCITs are mentored by the cabin counsellor, and may sit up for taking management roles in cabin selection applications, night packages and part-primarily based actions. Moreover, all WCITs have the chance to go on an in a single day journey with their cabin, permitting them to tackle a management function within the canoe-journey surroundings. The internship supplies the chance for contributors to realize management expertise by working instantly with kids.
Throughout their internship, WCIT individuals even have the chance to take a management position with camper applications, finally main camper packages beneath the steering of Camp program employees.
WCITs additionally help in facilitating night packages, Camp extensive video games, and Each day Choices. This supplies the distinctive alternative for fingers-on expertise and permits WCITs to develop as program and exercise facilitators.
WCIT Administrators present suggestions to all WCIT members on an ongoing foundation all through the month, together with a proper mid-month and finish of month sit-down suggestions.
