Service Leadership teen summer camp. Mudding bread ovens in Zuni is dirty work but fun.
Activities: Inflatable Kayaking, Mountain Biking, Hiking, Campcraft, Leadership Workshops and Initiatives.
Community Service: Cross-cultural service projects in Navajo and Zuni; Conservation service project with the US Forest Service (80 total certified service hours)
Locations: Deer Hill Basecamp, …

An amusing anecdote from the leaders on a recent Deer Hill school custom program. The host for their service project with the Navajo, or Diné people, was Patricia, who plays the role of healer in her community close to Gallup, New Mexico.
“One evening Patricia came out to sit around the …

In this photo, students from the Latin School of Chicago, make their way up Steer Gulch in Southeastern Utah. Backpacking into the scenic solitude of Cedar Mesa, an area of the Colorado plateau rich in Ancestral Puebloan ruins and beautiful rock formations, is a journey back into both human history …

This featured photo is community service-themed. In the past few years community service has become a buzzword in the world of teen summer camps and travel programs, and that’s great. At Deer Hill, community service for teens has been an integral part of our mission and values for two decades. …

River Trip for adult alumni, parents and friends – May 2010
Hello from Deer Hill! I would like to personally invite you to join us on our Green River trip next May. We are gathering a group of 15-20 friends of Deer Hill – adult alumni, parents, Foundation supporters and so …

Sarah Haynor and Richard Honeystewa hanging out in Hopi
This photo, taken by Outreach Director Richard Malcolm while on a community service site visit with Canyon Country 2009, shows one of the special friendships created this summer at Deer Hill. Sarah Haynor, of Seattle, WA, is taking a break from the …