YES! and ALIVE was created by a group of men for the
specific purpose of mentoring young boys 9 – 18 years of age
through their passage into manhood. We believe that it is
the responsibility of the adults and elders in our community
to lead our youth through their transition from ‘Boy to Man’
As adults, parents, guides and mentors, it is up to us to
teach our young ones communication,
trust, integrity, honor, mission, purpose and passion so they may
lead themselves into a happy and successful adult lives. Our
consistent mentoring will assist them through childhood, puberty and
into their next phase of life…adulthood.
The PURPOSE of WILD Boys, COYOTE Mentoring and BOYS in the FIRE ~
BUFFALO Wisdom is to:
Expand the youths' awareness of the natural world around them
Create a peer group that by nature challenges each youth to learn
life’s lessons in a good way
Provide adult mentoring and positive role models on a consistent
bi-monthly basis
Create an environment that will help the youth to discover and
celebrate “who he really is”
Offer the youth teachings, tools and experiences that will inspire
him to his full potential.
The PURPOSE of the Family Component and Involvement of the mentoring
programs:
To create Parenting Education and Family Experiences that will
re-connect the union of the family
To
create Empowerment Teachings from experience based activities and family
empowerment lessons will enhance the youth/families learning
To Re-Unite the Family Unit and create a common Family Mission
Statement and Family Unity
Curriculum:
Teachings from the Way of the Peaceful Warrior, the Alchemist,
Hatchet, Warriors of the Light, the 4 Agreements, 7 Habits of Highly
Effective Teens & Families from Dr. Steven Covey, Thundering Years,
the Wonder of Boys, Life Strategies for Teens and other Empowerment
models
Fort Building, Cave Exploring, Hiking, Mountain Biking, Whitewater
Rafting, Rock Climbing, Snow Tubing
Experiences from the Thundering Years, Reviving the Wonder and
Experiential Game models
Wilderness Survival Skills, Outdoor Adventures, Fort Building,
Capture the Flag, Boise River Float
Seasonal Sweat Lodge, experiencing the Medicine Wheel and Natural
Hot Springs
Mountain Boarding, Stilt Walking, Magic Show, Drumming, Crafting,
Game/Movie Nights, Bird Watching, Music and … ??? …
The MONTHLY Mentoring Program:
Every month, “rain-or-shine” the mentoring group will gather for
activities and teaching time
The youth will take an active roll in deciding which activities that
the group will engage in every month
The mentors main job is to listen, teach, help, model, accept and
love the young ones to inspire them to their fullest ability
The mentor will help the youth find and create relationships with
other mentors to aspire to their dreams and goals
In addition to the “adventure” activities, life-skill lessons will
be taught every month
At the end of each mentoring day, the parents will be invited for an
hour of group parent education and sharing
Ever Month there will be an inspirational Movie Night, Games, Pizza
Pig-Out and Discussion about the movie
The ‘ALIVE adventure’ Summer Camp:
After months of monthly outings, the whole group will attend a
Summer Adventure Camp
White-water rafting, Backpacking, Camping, Hiking and other
Leadership activities will take place
A mini - All-Family Workshop will take place at the end of the
camping adventure
Additional programs and custom designed activities:
One-on-One active counseling, Family Retreats, Family Coaching,
Youth Counseling, Family Ropes Course, Mother-Daughter Retreats,
Father-Son Adventures, Adventure Birthday Parties, Men of the Fire
groups, Sweat Lodge, Fire Walks, Journey to Manhood-Womanhood
Seminars, Rite-of-Passage Journeys and Vision Quests are all
available and custom designed for your family and individual youth
needs.
Additional Pre-cautions:
Each activity and movie has been pre-run and evaluated for safety
and overall teaching potential
Each mentor is required to pass a criminal background check,
intensive interview, residence history and drivers license check
Commitment and Fees:
Every group grows to the level of the sum of all of its participants
… thus you and your family must be committed to this process
The monthly mentoring programs are a 10 - month process that is set
up in a committed closed circle model
Once the youth-family has enrolled, the youth-family agrees to and
is expected to participate and pay for the whole program.
The start date is September of this year
Annual fees range from $400 for the WILD Boys to $700 for the COYOTE
Boys and $500 for the Boys in the Fire – Buffalo Wisdom group
WILD Boys Summer Camp fees are $375 for the 4 day adventure & the
COYOTE Boys Summer Camp fees are $475 for the 6 day adventure
Payment options for the Annual Tuition and Camp can be one time
annual, semi-annual or monthly. to ~YES! 111 Broadway, Suite
133-138, Boise, ID 83702
When and Where:
WILD BOYS ~ 1nd Sunday of Every Month // COYOTE BOYS ~ the 1st
Saturday of Every Month // B I T F - BUFFALO wisdom ~ the 1st Friday
evening
Boys Groups are to meet at the Boise River at Beaver Dicks Ferry,
just east of Shakespeare Fest and Bens Crow Inn – unless otherwise
noted
Parents meeting to be from 3-4 pm at Bens Crow Inn on consecutive
dates
Communications will take place via email and occasional telephone
calls
