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Session Descriptions:
School Age Overnighter
K-6 grade
Explorer 4-Day Session
Ages 7-8
Pathfinder 6-Day Sessions
Ages 8-15
Challenger 10-Day Session
Ages 10-15
Voyager Program
9-12 grade
Girl's Pathfinder
Ages 8-15
Counselor in Training
Horse Excursions
Ages 8+
7-hour Kenai River Canyon Float Trip
Ages 10+
 
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School Age Overnighter Grades K-6
June 5-6

This new program is for novice campers and is available to currently enrolled SACC families. Like the Explorer program, it is designed especially to introduce campers to safe and fun outdoor resident camp activities. With a low camper to staff ratio, camp counselors give each child the individual attention needed to make friends, have fun and to develop new skills. Up to 8 campers are assigned to each counselor, and this “home group” lives together in a dorm style cabin with another home group. Each home group eats meals together and plans and participates in camp activities as a small group. There will also be opportunities for campers to make individual activity choices, leaving the home group to explore and meet new camp friends under the careful guidance of camp staff.

Session activities include:
Arts and Crafts, Nature Awareness, Cooperative Games, Outdoor Skills, Beginning Canoeing and Water Safety, Swimming and Sauna, Archery and more.


Explorer 4-Day, Ages 7-8           
June 15-18

The Explorer program is designed especially to introduce our youngest campers to safe and fun outdoor resident camp activities. With a low camper to staff ratio, camp counselors give each child the individual attention needed to make friends, have fun and to develop new skills. Up to 8 campers are assigned to each counselor, and this “home group” lives together in a dorm style cabin with another home group. Each home group eats meals together and plans and participates in camp activities as a small group. There will also be opportunities for campers to make individual activity choices, leaving the home group to explore and meet new camp friends under the careful guidance of camp staff.

Session activities include:
Arts and Crafts, Nature Awareness, Cooperative Games, Outdoor Skills, Beginning Canoeing and Water Safety, Swimming and Sauna, Archery, Theme Weeks and more. Explorer campers will also plan an in-camp sleep out with their home group the last night of camp. A cook out dinner, s’mores and more will be a part of this fun introduction to tent camping.


Pathfinder 6-Day, Ages 8-15                                           
Pathfinder 1: June 15-20
Girl's Pathfinder: June 22-27
Pathfinder 2: July 13-18

 


Pathfinder sessions are designed to provide more opportunities for the older school age camper to explore new interests and practice old favorites. Swimming and sauna, arts and crafts, nature awareness, outdoor living skills, cooperative games, special guests and all camp activities. Pathfinder campers will plan a tent camping overnight in or around camp with their home group. This is a great opportunity for campers to learn minimum impact camping skills; working together as a team to put up and take down their camp site, and to plan and prepare their meals.Pathfinder maintains the low camper to staff ratio, ensuring that each camper feels comfortable and known in their group while also helping each child set and reach personal goals throughout the week. Up to 8 campers are assigned to each counselor, and this “home group” lives together in a dorm style cabin with another home group. Each home group eats meals together and plans and participates in camp activities as a small group. There will also be opportunities for campers to make individual activity choices, leaving the home group to explore and meet new camp friends under the careful guidance of camp staff.

Girls' Pathfinder
Special activities and programs offered this week include all of the great activities of a regular Pathfinder session plus a Babysitting course, Girls’ Circle programs and other fun projects targeting girls’ interests and needs. Please note that this session runs concurrent with the Voyager session.


Challenger 10-Day, Ages 10-15
July 20-29

 

The Challenger 10 day session is packed full of exciting opportunities for middle and high school youth. The low camper to staff ratio allows counselors to work closely with campers in planning the session’s activities, setting personal goals and making sure that all feel that they belong and are important to the group. Up to 8 campers are assigned to each counselor, and this “home group” lives together in a dorm style cabin with another home group. Each home group eats meals together and plans and participates in camp activities as a small group. There will also be opportunities for campers to make individual activity choices, leaving the home group to explore and meet new camp friends under the careful guidance of camp staff.

All Challenger campers get to participate in a 2-hour Kenai River float trip, canoeing and kayaking, day hikes, and target sports like riflery and archery. Campers can also stretch their boundaries by adding a 7-hour Kenai River Canyon raft trip for an additional fee.

Session activities include:
Swimming and sauna, arts and crafts, nature awareness, outdoor living skills, cooperative games, special guests and all camp activities. Challenger campers also plan a one or two night out of camp trip with their home group. Groups can choose a hiking or canoeing expedition that will be accompanied by the appropriately certified program staff. Campers must work well as a team while planning their route, preparing their gear, learning minimum impact camping skills, animal awareness and safety, first aid and general camp craft. All of these experiences are under the guidance of their home group counselor and the trip staff. Providing a safe experience that is challenging and fun is always a Kushtaka priority.

Voyager Program                                      
June 22-27

The Voyager program is a new 6 day session designed for High School students. Explore Kenai’s trails and waterways on extended day trips. Swim, boat, practice riflery, archery and other favorite camp activities. Meet new friends while learning leadership skills and having fun.

Counselor in Training                                      
July 6 - 29

 

 


Horse Excursions
Pathfinder Sessions:
A one and a half hour trail ride that includes a ground lesson. Campers will learn basic horse safety and riding skills before heading out on a safe, scenic trail ride. $100

Voyager Session:
Russian Gap All Day trip for those who really want to be out on the trail with horses for a more challenging and intensive experience. $190
              


Kenai River Canyon Float Trip 
Voyager and Challenger sessions  
  
This exciting 7 hour adventure includes the exhilarating rapids of the Kenai Canyon and is available for Voyager and Challenger sessions only. Campers will experience excellent wildlife viewing in the heart of the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, a hearty Alaska lunch, and either a 5-mile boat ride across Skilak Lake or a 1.5-mile nature walk up Hidden Creek Trail, depending on weather conditions. $130

What’s a typical day at camp like? Camp Kushtaka has a program schedule that provides consistency and structure to the residential experience. A typical day includes:

7:00 a.m. Good Morning! Rise and Shine
7:45 Hoppers (campers who help set the tables) to Lodge
8:00 Breakfast
9:00 - 9:30 Community Jobs and Ready for the Day
9:30 - 12:15 Morning Fun with Home Groups
12:15 Lunch
1:00 - 2:00 Cabin quiet time
2:15 - 4:00 Afternoon Home Group Activities
4:00 - 5:00 Campers’ choice activities
5:00 - 5:30 Free Time
5:45 Hoppers to Lodge
6:00 - 7:15 Dinner, Songs, Announcements
7:15 - 8:30 Evening Activity
8:30 Quiet Time - Gather as a Group
9:00 Ready for Bed
10:00 p.m. All Quiet

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