CAMP DESCRIPTION Camp Victory Wilderness Challenge (CVWC) is a3 week short-term, intense, rehabilitative program designed to help strong-willed boys and young men overcome learning difficulties and behavioral habits that contribute to a path of self-destruction. Conducted during the summer months, it will teach boys how to respect authority and trust others while building on their own personal strengths. Camp Victory accepts boys who are 7-16 years old in two seperate camp sessions. 7-11yr oldsin one session and 12-16 in another. Each boy will have the opportunity to:
| Work cooperatively in a small group |
| Use higher-level thinking skills to solve real-life problems |
| Receive individualized instruction and counseling services. |
CVWC is a wilderness style survival camp that brings young men back to the basics and teaches them the importance of teamwork. Thus, it is operated in a wilderness setting with minimal conveniences, which serves to maximize opportunities to search one's heart and learn purpose for life. Campers are challenged to build their own shelters, prepare their own food, and participate in physical and mental competitions. CVWC's goal is to help youth recognize their poor decision-making skills, learn how to eradicate those detrimental habits, and begin to build a positive foundation on which to base positive decision-making skills. It does so by helping young men recognize the error and danger of their negative decisions and behaviors, and identifying how those actions hurt themselves, their families, and the community in which they live.
OBJECTIVES The objectives of CVWC are as follows:
| To assist parent(s) with the behavior modification of the youth; |
| To improve the positive family dynamics; |
| To enable youth to recognize negative decision-making skills; |
| To enable youth to build a solidfoundation on which to base decision-making skills; |
| To bring to youth a greater awareness of God's creation, thus increasing their appreciation for it; |
| To teach youth wilderness skills. |
The objectives for each youth are as follows:
| To improve his decision-making skills; |
| To identify negative habits and list ways to develop positive habits; |
| To improve peer relationships by identifying negative peer characteristics and listing positive character traits that would be found in a positively-influencing peer. |
| To learn wilderness skills and be able to demonstrate proficiency in each skill; |
| To learn study skills, improving his academic ability. |
CAMP COMPONENTS The following components will be taught during Camp Victory
| Wilderness Skills | Food Procurement & Preparation
Teaches sources of food in the wilderness and how to prepare food in a primitive setting. | | Water Procurement
Teaches how to procure and sanitize water for sanitary utilization. |
| Shelters
Teaches how to identify a good shelter site and how to construct various types of shelters. |
| Firecraft
Teaches how to determine a proper site for a fire and how to construct the fire for various uses. |
| Personal & Field Hygiene
Emphasizes importance of personal hygiene particularly in a field environment, specifying ways to prevent diseases and infections. Discusses prevention of disease and medical problems; teaches treatment for bites, stings, and wounds. |
| Pioneering
Explains the various uses of lashings to build structures and furniture. Requires that youth use pioneering skills to build such amenities. |
| Land Navigation
Acquaints youth with methods to navigate by dead reckoning, terrain feature association, and field-expedient methods. |
| Animal Awareness
Teaches habits of native animals and identifies characteristics and habits of dangerous animals. Explains importance of appreciating animals without disturbing them or their habitat. |
| Plant Awareness
Identifies characteristics of plants, including how to differentiate poisonous plants from non-poisonous. Explains importance of appreciating plants without disturbing them or their habitat. |
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| Individual CounselingProvides opportunity for youth to discuss behavioral issues, past reasons for engaging in negative decisions, and helps to provide positive alternatives. Seeks to establish short- and long-term goals for youth, which is shared with the family. |
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| Spiritual EmphasisPresents truths found in God's Word, the Bible, and relates those truths and principles to everyday life. Teaches methods for practical application of moral guidelines into daily decisions. |