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Louisiana Summer Camps
YMCA Camp Cullen
Residential Coed Camp
YMCA Camp Cullen - Residing on beautiful Lake Livingston in Trinity, this camp is built on tradition with lots of fun twists! Campers age 8-16 build friendships & self-confidence while choosing from a variety of activities including water skiing, leadership training, water sliding, canoeing, archery, refles, candle-making, pottery, horseback riding, wake boarding, tubing, banana boating, swimming, alpine tower, ropes, pipeline sledding, crazy songs and skits! 6 nights. E-mail: Executive Director Len Masengale at lenm@ymcahouston.org.
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St. John Ranch Summer Camp and Western Riding School
Residential girls' summer camp
St. John Ranch offers a friendly,safe, and structured environment for your child. We are a Western riding camp located in the hills of Claiborne Parish, Louisiana. Riders receive three hours of instruction each day . They will also trail ride on our beautiful trails.
Activities include: Western riding instruction, swimming, wilderness hikes, etc.
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Rebuilding New Orleans: Remembering Hurricane Katrina
People to People Leadership Summit
For New Orleans, the world changed forever on August 29, 2005. Five years later, the region is still reinventing itself. Now, a People to People Leadership Summit offers exceptional students a chance to give back what was lost while learning to lead.
At the Rebuilding New Orleans: Remembering Hurricane Katrina program, students age 13 years and older will speak with notable individuals like:
Task Force Katrina leader Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré
"When the Levees Broke" director Spike Lee
Authors and photographers who chronicled the disaster
Local citizens working to recover their former lives
Students will join them in rebuilding the city and will develop leadership skills while performing community service. Students will also present a donation of at least $50,000 to local charities, changing the city - and their lives - forever.
On the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, don't miss the chance to improve the future of New Orleans and the future of our students.
June 29 - July 5, 2010
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Camp Stanislaus
Boys' Camp with Residential & Day Camp Sessions
The mission of Camp Stanislaus is to provide campers and counselors a safe and enjoyable recreational and learning experience in the Catholic tradition and according to the charism of the Brothers of the Sacred Heart. Camp Stanislaus effectively combines recreational and learning activities during the various sessions of its six-week operation. Activities include: Sailing, Water Skiing, Archery, Rifles, Hobbies, Canoeing, Baseball, Dances, Beach Swimming, Tennis, Basketball, Pool Swimming, Arts and Crafts, Weightlifting, Volleyball, Bonfires, Fishing, Movies, Soccer, Barbecues, Skit Nights, Football, Reading, Karaoke Shows, and various Beach Activities.
Campers also enjoy weekly "Mystery Trips" on Sunday afternoons. Some of these trips include: Global Wildlife, Skate Parks, Audubon Zoo, the Aquarium and IMAX Theater, Stennis Space Center, the USS Alabama Battleship, and Bowling. There are also special trips to Ship Island, Canoe Excursions, and Offshore Fishing. A large magic show is another highlight for our campers with more than 15 magicians entertaining them. Some activities require attendance at the longer sessions and are assigned to specific groups. The camp dances are scheduled during each three week session for campers in the two older groups. Day campers do not participate in offshore fishing.
Day Campers' Schedule:
Campers from the local community are invited to participate in the activities of Camp Stanislaus. Day campers arrive on campus by 7:45AM and are picked up at 6:15PM. Breakfast and lunch are provided, and campers enjoy the morning and afternoon activities, Monday through Friday.
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Camp Huawni
Residential coed summer camp
A private residential summer camp providing fun for girls and boys in eastern Texas near Timpson. Owned and operated by founding Adams family since 1965. Sing and laugh a lot! Role-model college age counselors - great friends - great fun. FREE VIDEO
Traditional activities - swim, horses, hiking, fishing, canoeing, obstacle course, parasailing, and team sports. Two week and one week sessions
YMCA Camp Cullen
Residential Coed Camp
YMCA Camp Cullen - Residing on beautiful Lake Livingston in Trinity, this camp is built on tradition with lots of fun twists! Campers age 8-16 build friendships & self-confidence while choosing from a variety of activities including water skiing, leadership training, water sliding, canoeing, archery, refles, candle-making, pottery, horseback riding, wake boarding, tubing, banana boating, swimming, alpine tower, ropes, pipeline sledding, crazy songs and skits! 6 nights. E-mail: Executive Director Len Masengale at lenm@ymcahouston.org.
