YOUTH CAMP

Six weeks of Youth Camp last summer provided 204 second-graders through high school teens adventures with horses, on the water and in the mountains. Of these campers, 76% received financial assistance, thanks to donor giving.

A Generational Journey At Camp

“The most valuable part of camp is how much I learn. I take whatever I learn at camp home and apply it to my daily life.”

– A/U Ranches youth camper

Enrollment was high in activities unique to the A/U Ranches among Christian Science camps. At Round-Up Ranch (RUR – ninth to 12th grade), mountain biking, Conquerors (including a five-day out trip), polocrosse and whitewater kayaking drew strong interest; among the younger campers at Sky Valley Ranch (SVR), Challengers Outcamp led nine participants on a seven-day out trip. Enrollment in the SVR corral continued to see the highest numbers among majors.

A drop in enrollment for Camp United, when all ages of campers are together at SVR, is prompting conversations about the structure of that session. In addition, training is being developed that better prepares seasonal staff for communicating about Christian Science with campers.

WATCH | Three generations of a family who came to the A/U Ranches share how camp came into their lives and reignited their practice of Christian Science.