Featured Program: Service Leadership

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, CO; Animas River, CO; Northern Navajo Nation, NM; Chuska Mountains, NM; Zuni Pueblo, NM; Lizard Head Wilderness, CO.

Trip Highlights

• Getting to know your leaders and group while inflatable kayaking the exciting class 3 rapids of the Animas River.
• Working alongside an inspirational Navajo elder and a group of young Navajo teens to improve a mountain bike trail system for an Indian Health Service Wellness Program.
• Working with Zuni elders in their cornfields, and learning about their traditional way of life and fascinating mythology as you help them with their labor.
• Breathing in the cleanest air in the USA as you explore the unbelievable beauty of the Lizard Head Wilderness, near Telluride, while helping to preserve it for others.
• Learning about your leadership style while taking responsibility for your group and the completion of the project as Leader of the Day.

“My most meaningful experience was working the corn fields in Zuni. I loved how the family cooked food for us and brought us to their table. ” Zack, Marietta, GA, Service Leadership Alum

“The time we spent in the mountains, climbing Centennial Peak and doing solos, was a very fun and important experience, a great end to an amazing trip. The sense of accomplishment after ascending the peak was incredible.” James, Newton, MA, Service Leadership Alum