Life Skills Retreat
Project Kindle’s Life Skills Retreat is for youth ages 16-20 who are impacted by HIV/AIDS. This program was created to continue to serve those campers who have “aged-out” of the Camp Kindle program. Youth who attend do not need to be former campers of Camp Kindle. The Life Skills Retreat incorporates a variety of activities and seminars over a long weekend in June. The retreat is held at a college campus in order to allow the participants to get the feeling of dorm living and cafeteria food. Seminars include: Applying for College, Resume Writing, Dealing with Stress, Effective Communication, How to apply for FAFSA Funding for College, Interview Skills and The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens. Each day the participants choose seminars that they feel would be the most beneficial for them to attend. In the evenings, participants are given the opportunity to explore the college campus and the surrounding town.
Project Kindle’s goal for the Life Skills Retreat is to continue to serve those campers that feel connected with Camp Kindle but have grown out of the program. At the end of the retreat, the participants leave with new tools and confidence to succeed in the path they have chosen. Project Kindle’s 4th Annual Life Skills Retreat will be held in June 2011 at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California. Application will be available in March, 2011.
Mini-Sessions
Camp Kindle holds year round mini-sessions for its campers. These sessions are held in Southern California and give campers a chance to experience the great things Los Angeles has to offer! Mini-sessions are for campers of Camp Kindle. Our mini-sessions are held over a long weekend.One mini-session is held during UCLA’s Dance Marathon. This gives campers a chance to meet those individuals who are fundraising for them to come to camp each year.
Campers also get to go to local theme parks (Knotts Berry Farm, Magic Mountain) and local attractions (Hollywood Wax Museum, Ripley’s Believe it or Not, 3rd Street Promenade). This long weekend is a fun filled time that campers get to just have fun. Campers are hand picked for these mini-sessions based on their good behavior at camp and SPEAK OUT participation. Camp Kindle’s next mini-session will be held in February 2011.
