Leaders in Training

CoEd Ages 13-17
5:1 Staff Ratio
LIT Weeks: 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11,12
ALIT Weeks: 3, 6, 8
$895/week

Leaders in Training (or LIT) is designed to provide youth with a fun, safe, exciting, challenging and supportive outdoor adventure experience in which to learn and practice the concepts and principles of leadership and performance psychology. It is a course in which participants learn how the mind works and the individual techniques to build an empowering belief system. The fun, challenge and excitement are produced by outdoor activities such as: Negotiating an orienteering course in the woods using a map and compass, Night hikes, Ropes course, paintball, Board breaking metaphor, and a Solo Vision Quest. The performance psychology is taught through multiple modelling techniques and scenarios, such as: The role of fear and how to turn fear into power, The communications model, The belief model and the Law of Focus, Overriding negative self talk and expanding your identity, The stages of change and growth -Inception, Deception, Transformation, Identity; and of course, Goal setting and making course adjustments. These habits can be taught. We use the "Challenge by Choice" philosophy in everything we do. We lead by example and we understand that everyone grows at their pace. We encourage and support but never even get close to insisting that a participant do something they are not ready for. This is an excellent course for all those who want to become a CIT at Camp Calleva.

*Advanced LIT and LIT 3 are designed for graduates of the LIT courses. Their focus is to build upon the skill sets learned on this LIT. If you have questions about which trip your camper should be enrolled - please contact tony"at"calleva"dot"org. LIT 3 is by invite only. LIT3 is happening week 7 and is $995.

Itinerary:

Day 1. Theme = Build the LIT team and establish trust. Start learning about the faculties of the mind and how to use them: The Identity Model; Comfort Zones; The Law of Growth; and What is fear’s role and what to do when it comes to visit. Activities include: Night Hike, Swim, Identity Model, Who Are You? Challenge.
Day 2. Theme = Where are you starting from and where are you headed? Where do you really want to go and how to get there! What will you need to believe to attain the goals you desire? Activities include: Guest Speaker, Map Reading, Assessment, Supervised Orienteering, Swimming, Capture the Flag.
Day 3. Theme = Finding the inner courage to break out of comfort zones to expand your identity; The Stages of Growth Model; The Belief Model; The Law of Focus; and a model for getting into and maintaining a great attitude. Activities include: Guest Speaker, Review, Swim, Small group Orienteering, Board breaking.
Day 4. Theme =Disciplining your imagination and the Law of Focus; being OK in the woods alone and in quiet (Solo Vision Quest). Activities include: Paintball, Action Plan, Preframe Solo Vision Quest.
Day 5. Theme = You are in charge of your life, beliefs, attitudes and habits – how to use the mindset models to expand your identity and stay focused and motivated to achieve your goals! Setting new goals and installing the beliefs needed to obtain them. Activities include: Pack, Share, Zip-Line, Swim, Code of Conduct!

Goals & Outcomes: Discipline focus and imagination. Be a great team player. Overcome obstacles and fears. Expand identity through adoption of more empowering beliefs. Independent thinking and ability to see the consequences of decisions. Understand your strengths and areas of improvement and be more understanding of others. Step up to lead - Set Goals!

Logistics: Calleva provides all logistical needs once the trip has started, however Parents are responsible for dropping off and picking up students before and after the the Trip. * For the LIT Trip, Parents must drop off students at Calleva Office between 7-8am for continental breakfast on Monday Mornings, and pick them up on 7:00pm on Friday Evening. LIT programs start and end their trips at the Calleva Office.

2012 Instructors: Tony Witter, Nick Pugliese, Kathy Michels, & Kelly Brower.