John Heider’s adaptation of the Tao Te Ching adapts Lao Tzu’s writings relevant to the lives of anybody who finds themselves in the position of leader. Heider takes Tao ideas of “How Things Work” and finds lessons about issues central to leadership: ego, conflict, teaching, intervention, listening, creativity, success and …

This gallery of photos is a guest post from Michael Barton, a Deer Hill field staff member since 2002, who was Program Leader on our Heart of the Rockies adventure summer camp program last year. The Heart of the Rockies features the Weminuche Wilderness, the largest Wilderness area in Colorado. …

Stanford chats with Matt Aranow and Mia Burkhalter, of the Ancient Pathways program 2009, while they take a break from Hogan building.

Caroline Goodman, a Program Leader with Deer Hill, wrote this piece about her community service project in the Navajo Nation in 2009 with the Ancient Pathways adventure summer camp …

When it comes to teen summer camps and adventure programs, there are many companies out there with glossy catalogs and fancy websites. We know that the number of choices for next summer can seem overwhelming. Developed from questions that we have been asked over the years at Deer Hill, …

Another fascinating perspective on leadership from a book that’s been keeping me gripped. A trailblazing climber despite being blind since his childhood, Erik Weihenmayer’s story holds innumerable lessons in courage, friendship, and persistence in the face of fear. In the chapter, “Moving Through Darkness”, he recounts a nighttime retreat through …

This is the first installment of an occasional series of thoughts on leadership, written by Doug Capelin, who along with his wife Beverly, created Deer Hill in 1984, and is still our Executive Director.
“Leadership” – it’s a buzzword. People say it’s a passport to the college of your choice, …