FREE Military Parent-Teen Camps in 2015-2016!
Ready for the experience of a LIFETIME? The University of Kentucky Family and Consumer Sciences Extension is once again offering FREE camps for military parents and their teenage children ages 14-18 to attend together! These high-octane, high-adventure experiences will provide a variety of exciting challenges for military parents and their teenage children. Parents/teens will work as a team and with other military families as they experience adrenaline-pumping challenges during the day and gatherings with good food, other families and campfire programs at night. These camps offer opportunities for parents and teens to reconnect with each other and build teamwork skills together while they participate in an adventure they will remember for the rest of their lives! We are collaborating with Life Adventure Center of the Bluegrass for these camps. Go to http://www.lifeadventurecenter.org/military.html for information about the 12 camps we are offering in 2015-2016 and for online registration.
Kentucky’s camps are open to military parents (or spouse if military parent cannot attend) and their teenage children ages 14-18 from any state and from any branch of the military. First priority will go to military parents/children who have experienced at least one deployment and who are geographically dispersed. Specific questions regarding eligibility should be made to Kelly Ulm - (859) 873-3271 or kelly@lifeadventurecenter.org.
Everything at the camps, including all meals, is FREE. Once applicants are notified of acceptance, Life Adventure Center must receive the downloadable forms and a $30 non-refundable confirmation fee for EACH participant before they will be confirmed. This fee will hold your registration spots at the camp and will be used to have t-shirts and photos made for each participant at the camps.
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! To register, go to http://www.lifeadventurecenter.org/military.html.
2015-2016 Camp Schedule:
Life Adventure Center Extreme Quest– Versailles, KY; June 19-21, 2015.
Camp for military parents and their teen children including paintball, mountain biking, horseback riding, ziplining, high and low ropes challenge courses, canoeing, outdoor cooking.
Kentucky River Paddle Excursion – Frankfort, KY; June 26-28, 2015.
Camp for military parents and their teen children including flat-water canoeing, coastal camping, backcountry cooking, fishing, river navigation and safety.
Whitewater Rafting and Outdoor Quest– Oakhill, WV; July 10-15, 2015.
Camp for military parents and their teen children including whitewater rafting, ziplining, mountain biking, horseback riding, mud/water pit challenges and lakeside activities.Wounded Warrior Family Excursion - Center for Courageous Kids, Scottsville, KY. September 4-6, 2015.
Camp for military families caring for a wounded warrior including equestrian program, archery, bowling, swimming, climbing wall, team building activities, campfire program, hayride and canoeing/boating. Register at https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=cckids&id=2.Red River Gorge Rock Climbing, Rappelling, and Canopy Excursion – Campton, KY. September 25-28, 2015.
Camp for military parents and their teen children including rock climbing and rappelling in the world famous Red River Gorge and a canopy tour including ziplines at speeds up to 55 MPH soaring 300 feet over the Gorge.Extreme Wilderness Survival Outdoor Expedition - Land Between the Lakes, Golden Pond, KY. October 23 - 25, 2015.
Camp for military parents and their teen children including trapping, foraging, fishing, shelter building, fire starting, navigation, water purification, outdoor cooking, camping and hiking.Snowshoe Mountain Ski and Snow Adventure - Elkins, West Virginia. January 7 – 10, 2016.
Camp for military parents and their teen children including downhill skiing, snow tubing, snowboarding and snowmobile tour.Intense Wilderness Survival Primitive Skills Extreme – Life Adventure Center; Versailles, KY. March 25-27, 2016.
Camp for military parents and their teen children including primitive wilderness survival, flint knapping (the process of chipping away material from high silica stones like "flint" in a carefully controlled manner with special tools to build arrowheads), bow building workshop, archery skills instruction, and more.Big South Fork Whitewater Canoeing and Backpacking Expedition – Stearns, KY; April 8-11, 2016.
Camp for military parents and their teen children including whitewater canoeing and camping expedition on the Big South Fork River to learn safe navigation of whitewater while exploring sandstone bluffs and learning backcountry cooking.Extreme Special Ops Quest
Camp for Special Ops parents and their teen children including paintball, mountain biking, horseback riding, ziplining, high and low ropes challenge courses, canoeing and outdoor cooking. Contact Kelly Ulm, (859) 873-3271, kelly@lifeadventurecenter.org, for dates and location of this camp and for code for registration.Special Ops Family Excursion
Camp for Special Ops families including equestrian program, archery, bowling, swimming, climbing wall, team building activities, campfire program, football game and family activities. Contact Tyrone Atkinson, (859) 218-1546, tcatki2@uky.edu, for dates and location of this camp and for code for registration.Special Ops Ski and Snow Adventure
Camp for Special Ops parents and their teen children including downhill skiing, snow tubing, snowboarding and snowmobile tour. Contact Kelly Ulm, (859) 873-3271, kelly@lifeadventurecenter.org, for dates, location and description of this camp and for code for registration.
In addition, there are many other adventure camps being offered in other states. Information about all the adventure camps being offered across the country can be found at https://extension.purdue.edu/adventure_camps/.
In addition, there are many other adventure camps being offered in other states. Information about all the adventure camps being offered across the country can be found at https://extension.purdue.edu/adventure_camps/.
For more information about Military-Extension Adventure Camp grant, contact:
Tyrone Atkinson, Military Teen Adventure Camp Coordinator
tcatki2@uky.edu
(859)218-1546
Kentucky Military Teen Adventure Camp Team appreciates your assistance in getting the word out to military families! Attending a Military Teen Adventure Camp will provide military families with quality family time PLUS it also will expose them to the positive world of Kentucky Cooperative Extension!
These camps are just one component of the programming through Family and Consumer Sciences Extension for military families. For information about all the military family extension programs we offer, including our DoD family camps for the whole military family to attend together, go to our Military Family Programs page