Summer Camps

Every year since 1956, Washington Student Leadership has offered a summer camp experience for student leaders to better prepare them for their important role in schools. Currently, Washington Student Leadership sponsors 15 summer camps. In all, more than 3,500 student leaders are trained each summer through Washington Student Leadership camp programs.

At AWSP's Cispus Learning Center, five high school leadership camps, three middle level leadership camps and the Deaf Teen Leadership camp are held.

Camps are also held one hour north of Spokane at our sister learning center at Chewelah Peak, including both a high school leadership and middle level leadership camp and La Cima, a bilingual leadership camp. 

In addition, three CheerLeadership camps are sponsored in partnership with the National Cheer Association at Central Washington University in Ellensburg. 

• High School Leadership Camps
  
  OPEN
  Chewleah Peak (August 3-7)
  Mt. Rainier (July 24-29)
  
  Limited space might be available at full camps in the next few weeks. Call 360-497-5323 for updates.
  
  Full Camps
  Mt. Triumph (July 6-11)
  Mt. Olympus (July 12-17)
  Mt. Baker (July 18-23)
  Mt. Adams (July 30-Aug. 4)
  
• Middle Level Leadership Camps
  Full Camps
  Camp Columbia (Aug. 9-12)
• CheerLeadership Camps "Now offering an Elite Cheer Strand!"
• La Cima Bilingual Leadership Camp
• Deaf Teen Leadership Camp
• Adviser Workshops
• Camp scholarships
• Camp directions/packing lists/campus photos
  

Information on the United States Senate Youth Program Scholarship
Available to high school students attending a leadership camp

The Cispus Learning Center

Directions     Packing List        Campus Photos

PEMCO Insurance and the School Employees Credit Union of Washington sponsor an annual scholarship program for emerging student leaders to attend high school summer leadership camps.  The intent is to provide leadership training for students from under-represented populations within schools. Scholarship nominees could be based on socio-economic status, ethnicity, bilingualism, or strong informal leadership skills. This year, 37 scholarships to high school leadership camps are available.

United States Youth Senate program scholarships
More Information

Annually, each state selects two high school student leaders to participate in the United States Youth Senate program sponsored by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation. In Washington State, taking part in an AWSP sponsored Summer Leadership Camp is the only way to become eligible for this scholarship.

July 6-11

Mon-Sat

Mt. Olympus FULL
Our priority at Mt. Olympus is to give delegates the opportunity to raise their level of "Leadership Awareness". We want each student to identify and improve their personal leadership strengths, help them assess situations to determine what type of leadership skills can make a difference...and give them the tools to make an impact in their schools and communities.

Welcome Letter to Delegate
and Packing for Cispus

2008 Mt. Olympus
Slide Show

Welcome Letter to Delegate
and Packing for Cispus

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Mt. Adams FULL
Mt Adams focuses on servant leadership, character and relationship building, team challenges.   There is an emphasis on networking with mixed councils of delegates from other school.  School groups meet together once a day.  A significant amount of council time is spent on the challenge course during the week.  Experiential learning with an overall philosophy centered on leadership, and a connection of the head and heart sums up Mt. Adams well.

Chewelah Peak OPEN
Chewelah Peak is a unique leadership opportunity.  At CP we not only take the time to help delegates work on their personal leadership skills, but we have the chance to work with each school on their own unique situations and circumstances.  It is team building and problem solving in an environment that is safe, secure and exciting. 

Session/Description OPEN

La Cima is designed for high school student leaders representing the Latino population, entering grades 9-12,  and who desire to make a positive difference in their schools and communities. La Cima is not a language camp. These student leaders can be elected, appointed or recruited for their leadership potential. La Cima also encourages ASB officers from schools with a large Hispanic population to attend. Camp is open to 112 delegates.  There is a limit of 8 students per school and a limit of 2 returning La Cima delegates per school delegation of 8.

• La Cima Camp Web site
• 8 minute mini-documentary: Welcome to La Cima
• 5 minute video: Camp highlights 2007
• Information flyer: La Cima: A Bilingual Leadership Camp Experience
• Newspaper Articles about La Cima

Directors
Vincent Perez, Curriculum
 
Karen Skoog, Camp Logistic
(bilingual contact)

Joe Fenbert, Staff  

Session/Description OPEN

Deaf Teen Leadership

• What is Deaf Teen Leadership Camp?
• Sponsor/Support Deaf Teen Leadership
  

Ruth Anderson, Director
Jeff Sabado, Tricia McDonald, Assistant Directors

Cheer Coaches Strand at each CheerLeadership Camp

Registration

Adviser Strand at each Middle Level Summer Leadership Camp

Registration

An adviser workshop runs concurrently with each session of middle level summer leadership camp. The highly active workshops are taught by veteran student leadership advisers. Participants explore philosophical issues as well as receive practical tips regarding advising middle level student leaders. Clock hours available for an additional fee. Some informal camp time is available for advisers to interact with their students; however, the emphasis of the adviser strand is to provide a camp experience for the middle level advisers separate from the delegates.

Eastside Adviser Retreat
Aug. 13-14
Chewelah Peak Learning Center

Registration

The Eastside Adviser Retreat is designed specifically for high school student leadership advisers from both large and small high schools. Based on an engaging, interactive delivery model, the Eastside Adviser Retreat is appropriate for both new and experienced student leadership advisers. Veteran leadership teachers Leanne Donley, Central Valley High and Sue Fisk, Colville High will facilitate the retreat.  Added to the wealth of knowledge they have acquired as ASB and leadership class advisers, both Leanne and Sue are directors of a summer leadership camp. The backdrop to this unique adviser training retreat is the beautiful wooded Chewelah Peak Learning Center.