The Camp Chewonki Leaders-in-Training (LIT) program is an immersive training experience for young people who are interested in taking a deep dive into advanced leadership skills that they will be able to use in future staff roles at Chewonki, in their college application process, and in all leadership roles going forward.
This is a challenging journey for experienced backcountry travelers who understand that a first-rate canoe trip is a true adventure. Students will participate in all aspects of expedition life in Canada’s remote wilderness regions including food preparation, river scouting, portaging, and making important risk management decisions as Leader of the Day. Participants will regularly partake in leadership curriculum via goal setting, reflection in personal journals, exploration of different leadership styles, and whole group activities.
This program will teach participants effective communication skills, an awareness of group dynamics, and best practices in risk management and trip facilitation. As the program advances, and with careful guidance from the trip leaders, participants will be expected to make use of the skills they have learned by assuming progressively greater levels of responsibility on the trail and in camp.
Program Dates:
Length: 3 Weeks
Eligible Grades: completing 10th or 11th grade
Group Size: 8 LITs and 2 trip leaders
Starting Location: Wiscasset Maine
Cost: $7,350
Note: Interested families must commit by January 1, 2025 to be eligible for this program!
Ideal Northstar LIT campers will have a clear understanding of Chewonki’s mission and will have participated in leadership and community building skill development on a Chewonki Leadership Expedition or similar experience.
Potential locations for the 2025 Northstar LIT trip include various rivers north of Lac Saint Jean in north central Quebec including the Ashuapmushuan River, the Mistasibi River, the du Chef River, and a few others. Each year we take into careful consideration the weather patterns that impact water level and wildfire risk to select a specific itinerary. Campers can expect to travel around 200 kilometers (it’s Canada), through wild and vast lakes, portage from lake to lake on dense and wet portage trails, line canoes through rapids deemed too large to run, and navigate their canoes through class I-III whitewater rapids.
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We hope to see you at camp next summer!
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