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​Camp Extreme Girls: July 19- August 3, 2020

Camp Extreme Girls is a summer adventure program. The program includes a multitude of invigorating activities such as hiking, water skiing, mountain biking and horseback riding.​ This years program will take place in Bricelyn, MN at the Project Extreme Midwest Campus. 
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Focus

The focus of CAMP EXTREME GIRLS is to help at-risk teens overcome destructive patterns, gain self-confidence and master survival skills by completing a rigorous program that includes group discussions, rigorous activities, and structure. 

Structure

To ensure a comfortable, intimate atmosphere and high staff to participant ratio, a maximum of 10 participants are registered in each program. Since the issues young men and women grapple with can differ or involve the opposite sex, we have achieved the best success when the two groups are separated. Not only does this division enable the young women and men to express themselves more freely during group discussions, but the separation also fosters the development of positive peer relationships.

Program Elements

Counseling and Discussion Groups: After a busy, activity filled day, discussion sessions and learning groups are held to share lessons learned and what has transpired in the immediate past.
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These informal sessions help to facilitate open communication and conversation among the participants and counselors and create an interest in issues and topics that are instrumental to redirect the paths of the participants. Session materials range from formal textbooks to informal materials that are picked up and discussed along the way.
 
Session Topics
  • Anger management
  • Coping with failure
  • Creating opportunities
  • Community issues
  • Parent child communication​

Staff

All PROJECT EXTREME staff have outstanding credentials and are rigorously screened. They come from the fields of social work and psychology and are qualified to lead formal and informal sessions. In addition, the high staff-to-participant ratio ensures a level of attention and safety, which allows each child to succeed both as an individual and as a member of a working team. Each program is accompanied by the Director and a licensed mental health professional.

PROJECT EXTREME provides an ongoing intensive training schedule for its staff. Several times during the year and additionally for one full week before each trip, counselors are required to attend in-depth seminars in how to respond to and detect the myriad of issues that can arise during the experience.
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Training includes but is not limited to the following topics
  • Identification of behavioral or personal issues
  • Depression
  • Alienation
  • Anger
  • Family issues
  • Trip Plans and Schedule
  • Appropriate discussion topics
  • Relating in a non-judgmental, supportive way to teens
  • Project rules and regulations
  • Record keeping and assessment of the Projecting experience
  • Safety and security
A professional adventure guide is hired to lead the participants and staff in the extreme sports activities. Extreme sports are not only meant to entertain, but to build character. They carry an element of risk and are difficult and rigorous. The demands of the situation allow the guide(s) to impart skills and traits that help the participants gain control over it.​

Ground Rules

The basic PROJECT EXTREME rules are no drugs, alcohol, or promiscuity. For safety reasons, a staff member must always accompany participants. Violent behavior is not tolerated and general good manners must be extended to participants, counselors and to everyone that we come into contact with.

Active participation in all PROJECT EXTREME activities both sports and counseling, is purely voluntary. PROJECT EXTREME does not force/coerce any type of activity, participation, or religious observance. Although participants do not need to participate, attendance at events or activities is mandatory. Incentives are offered to encourage active participation.​

Medical Care

Prior to each trip, all hospitals and clinics along the route are identified and a list is disseminated to the staff. Doctors and nurses in the communities we are visiting or passing through are contacted and a network has been established to provide healthcare 24 hours a day if necessary.

Follow-Up And Support

PROJECT EXTREME doesn’t end with the conclusion of a particular program– follow-up is a major part of the service that we offer. We evaluate the overall life situation of our students and make suggestions as to the appropriate course of action.
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