Alive Adventures & Discovery Camp

Call: 709.764.1756
Email: KPower@AliveAdventures.ca

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Camp Information

* Please Fill out all application forms and send to provided PO Box with cheque, money order, or cash. Information session for parents and campers will be offered in June to prepare for camp
* Please contact kpower@aliveadventures.ca or (709) 764-1756) when registering to ensure space is reserved for your child.
* 4:22 Adult to Camper ratio on all camps. Two qualified facilitator's and two adult chaperons.
* All camps include yummy nutritious non-processed fresh food appropriate for each age group.

Activities

When you do what you desire or love you don't have to try. There is no effort; you flow with purpose, intention, focus, and love. If you follow what you love and your heart your world aligns effortlessly like magic. This is your passion. Your passion is your love, your joy, your true happiness. Alive Adventures & Discovery Camp's mission is to create a place that will support, guide, and inspire young people to connect with nature, pursue adventure, feel community, and connect with their passion, their essence. When we live disconnected our world is out of line and we feel a missing piece, emptiness. When we feel this emptiness we want to fill it. Fill it with drugs, alcohol, impulsive pleasures, shopping, basically anything to fill this void even momentarily. I believe that Alive Adventures & Discovery Camp's mission is to "Passionate" the young people in Newfoundland and Labrador. To create "Aliveness" in their hearts, excitement in their worlds, and genuine joy and contentment in their soul.

Activities include: Canoeing, Hiking g, Camping, Yoga, High Energy Drumming Circles, Creative Arts & Crafts, Nature Connection Activities, Team Building, Personal Development/Passion Sessions, and Leadership Sessions

Mission Statement

Camps

Camp Sites
-During the overnight experience campers will navigate their way to the allocated campsite.
- All campsites that are used will be official sites with cellular phone range and emergency exit routes.
-Hiking distance will be based on age of camper and will be appropriate to fitness levels. Campers will practice positive leave no trace camping.

Camp Descriptions

Junior Discovery Camp
This camp is for the 8-11 year olds free spirit, playful, high energy age group. The camp is packed with fun team activities and challenges, introduction to yoga and yoga games, nature discovery activities, dream discovery activities, painting, high energy drumming sessions, silly games, talent shows, and activities using energy and imagination, and an overnight adventure pursuit on The East Coast Trail.
-2 nights at base camp
-1 day hiking and one night camping (on site or on base camp property; if camping off site campers will carry a day pack and pack out supplies will be delivered to camp site)

Warrior Camp
Action packed camp with physical, mental, and creative challenges for the 12-14 year old. There will be sessions on; self management skills, positive choice making skills, self respect, team respect and community, and personal goal oriented sessions. Campers will experience high energy drumming sessions, team raft building sessions, canoeing, painting and nature arts and crafts, team initiatives, fitness and exercise session incorporating an introduction to yoga, and an adventurous overnight experience back packing on The East Coast Trail, navigation skill training, and many stops along the way to learn about the coastline, community, and nature.
-2 nights at base Camp
-1 day hiking and one night camping on The East Coast Trail

Goddess Camp
An all girls retreat experience centered on the goddess within! Girls will expect a holistic experience including mind, body, and soul. There will be a goddess drum workshop teaching drumming, sessions on self esteem, self worth, confidence building, Yoga, nutrition and health, exercise sessions, spa like activities and a spa guest, partner and group activities, soul journaling, empowerment rock painting, passion/personal development sessions including vision board making on your goals and dreams, and an adventure component. The adventure component will include hiking, camping, and bonding in an all girl atmosphere in the wilds of The East Coast Trail. The last day of the experience will include a celebration with a goddess photo shoot!
-2 nights at base camp
-1 day hiking and one night camping on The East Coast Trail

Leadership Camp
This camp is aimed towards creating leadership skills and self directed purpose for 15-18 year olds. Campers will be given degrees of responsibility, and decision making during the camp experience. Activities designed to physically, mentally, and spiritually challenge the participant and outstretch them beyond their personal limits. Campers can expect challenging team building sessions, passion/goal development sessions including vision board making, canoeing, fitness sessions, yoga sessions, introduction to drumming and high energy drumming team activities, and a journey on The East Coast Trail. Option 1: 4 Day Leadership Camp
-2 nights base camp
-1 day hiking and one night camping on The East Coast Trail Option 2: 7 Day Leadership Camp
-Beginning with 2 nights at base camp, 3 night expedition camping/hiking on The East Coast Trail in the middle, and than transportation back to base camp for the last night celebration.

Warrior Camp (All Boys)
Warrior camp for boys is a bonding experience for boys that are between the ages of 12-15. This camp is centered on adventure, challenge, creativity, and outdoor adventure and survival experience. Campers can expect canoeing, hiking, camping, map and compass training, knot tying and wilderness survival training. There will also be a special guest delivering an exercise and strength training session. In addition to the physical aspect of this camp there will be a drumming sessions connecting all participants on the same beat, team initiatives, personal development goal oriented sessions, and creative nature connection activities.
-2 nights at base camp
-1 day hiking and one night camping on The East Coast Trail

Staff

Katie Power,
Owner/Director Alive Adventures & Discovery Camp

Katie is an Inspirational Leader, Yoga Teacher, Kinesiologist, Adventure Coach, and Creative Musician who was raised in a small fishing community in Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador. This exposed Katie to the beautiful natural environment and open space to explore; wooded paths, swim in waterfalls and brooks, and spend most of her days in the great outdoors. Later at the age of five she moved to St. John's with her mom and three siblings to attend School in St. John's to give her and her family a larger opportunity for education and employment.

Growing up Katie was involved in all school sports, choir, the local YMCA, employed as a summer camp counselor, Lifeguard, winning the 2002 miss teen fitness in the Miss Teen Newfoundland Pageant, the Outdoors' Club in high school, and many other avenues of community, adventure, music, and creativity. Katie always dreamed big and reached up beyond her limits. Becoming a leader at a very young age she portrayed positivity, inspiration, and persistent determination.

Finishing High School Katie attended Dalhousie University where she pursued a Bsc. Kinesiology degree and worked as a leader at the local YMCA, she also created a program in Halifax called "Girls Alive" for disadvantaged youth to give teenage youth an opportunity to get active and stay healthy. Upon the completion of her degree she immediately flew to Thailand where she did a Tesol Course and taught English to Kindergarten and grade one kids. In the more recent years Katie had been employed locally as a fitness and wellness coach and a Kinesiologist at Proactive Phyiotherapy. She inspired, supported, and instructed clients for eight years in a wellness setting. A major turn of events occurred upon the realization of her dream to open "Alive Adventure & Discovery Camp". This realization shifted her plans from Physiotherapy and Personal training to Outdoor Education, Yoga, and Music. Katie began pursuing her Yoga Career with the Lotus Center and she returned back to the camping and outdoor adventure world. During this time she worked at Stan Cooks Sea Kayaking, Scott Walking hiking guiding, and taught Yoga in local Elementary Schools and centers. She most recently returned home from a one year journey to Australia working as an outdoor Education at Inter-Action Outdoor education Center in New South Wales, Australia. Katie has been actively pursuing her dreams since the day she was born, always leading the way for others and reaching for the stars. Her personal mission is to inspire young people in Newfoundland and Labrador to realize and follow their own dreams, run and play in their natural world, be community, outstretch themselves beyond their personal limits, and gain resilience to never give up.

Schedule

Staff

- There will be a meeting area in St. John's for campers to meet for departure on the morning of day one in their camping session.
- Campers will be transported to base camp and will arrive at 930am.
- Camp will be held at a Scouts Facility in Burnt Cove which is approximately 30 km outside of St. John's. The facility includes a bunkhouse with 22 bunks, a cookhouse and office, and a toilet facility complex. The facility is located on a large field, near a pond, and approximately 1km from The East Coast Trail.
- All campers will be together during the camp session for all activities and will be monitored appropriately by staff at all times. Swimming will only be allowed during certain periods with supervision of qualified lifeguard.
- Staff will be provided with appropriate emergency training, procedures, and supplies. Emergency services are located approximately 10 Km away from base camp.
- Parents will be provided with the map of the Base Camp property.