Camp Walkabout 2020

ADVENTURE FORTH?

Are you ready to

Boundary-Defying Adventures For more than 40 years, the Baylor Walkabout program has set the standard for school-based outdoor adventure and instruction. From canoeing and kayaking to camping and climbing, Walkabout has helped young people explore their own limits and learn to lead the way.

The Director. Bett Adams is a 2002 graduate of Baylor School, but his passion for the outdoors dates to his freshman trip in 1999, when he first sat in a kayak. Since then, Bett has been a coach and counselor for outdoor experiences in the area and around the world. His professionalism is balanced by an infectious love for the outdoors and the life lessons it can teach young people.

Welcome to Summer!

At Camp Walkabout, we believe summer is the time to turn off the screens, put down the textbooks, make new friends, and pick up a new skill. Campers come away having learned a lot about the world around them, and themselves. Prior outdoor experience is not necessary!

So, this summer: Why not make a new friend from the other side of the country?

Why not go home knowing how to roll a kayak?

Why not unplug for a while?

Why not measure your summer in bald eagles, waterfalls, and starry skies?

Why not enjoy Camp Walkabout, one of the area’s oldest and best-known outdoor camps?

Tennessee’s Outdoor Buffet. Chattanooga is the Southeast’s premiere adventure destination. Walkabout campers will kayak, canoe and paddleboard through the Tennessee River Gorge, hike to remote waterfalls and swimming holes, rock climb on the world-renowned sandstone known as the Tennessee Wall, head underground to explore the vast network of local caves, sleep under the southern stars, and experience exhilaration they can’t find anywhere else.

Job One: Safety. Well-managed risk is the key to success in an outdoor program.

All Walkabout counselors have outdoor medical training, and all group leaders have completed the 80-hour Wilderness First Responder certification. Baylor Walkabout has built an extraordinary safety record over its 40+ years, and the same safeguards are built in the Walkabout Experience.

The Staff. Walkabout staff sets this program apart from other camps. All veterans of Baylor’s renowned Walkabout program, they are more than just counselors; they are mentors, instructors, facilitators, and role models. The group is carefully selected for their energy, dedication and passion for the outdoors.

Lessons in Leadership Leadership training is a Walkabout cornerstone, and the outdoors has a way of teaching young people leadership skills that they cannot learn in any other setting. Beyond the lessons intrinsic to working together in the woods and on the water, every camper gets a chance to be the Leader of the Day, an honor that can consist of picking a hiking route to leading the discussion at the close of the day.

DISCOVERERS for campers ages 8 –11 (rising 3rd – 6th grade) session 1: June 7 -13, 2020 | session 2: June 14 - 20, 2020 cost: $1,400* This seven day/six night sleep away kids adventure camp is a great introduction to the outdoors – no experience necessary! You’ll spend five nights in a comfy dorm and one night camping on Williams Island – a 400acre wilderness within easy rowing distance from Baylor’s campus. Camp activities include: Top Rope Climbing Canoeing Hiking Paddling on the Hiwassee River Caving

ADVENTURERS for campers ages 12 –14 (rising 7th – 9th grade) session 1: June 7 - 20, 2020 | cost: $2,500* This 14 day/13 night sleep away summer adventure camp mixes nights in Baylor’s dormitories and under the stars. Campers will begin to develop and hone outdoor skills from rolling a kayak to setting up a tent. Camp activities include: Top Rope Climbing Rapelling Kayaking Overnight Backpack Hiking Whitewater Paddling Caving DON’T WAIT! A $300 deposit will reserve your space in the best summer adventure camp for kids. *Early bird discount is $50 off before March 1, 2020. Returning campers receive $50 off. Receive 10% off if you bring a friend.

Why not...

Get outside?

Unplug for a while?

Spot a bald eagle?

Take a leap?

Make new friends?

Conquer that rock wall?

Sleep under the stars?

Roll a kayak?

Crawl through a cave?

Discoverers

Adventurers

ages 8 –11 (rising 3rd – 6th grade)

ages 12 –14 (rising 7th – 9th grade)

session 1: June 7 - 13, 2020 session 2: June 14 - 20, 2020

session 1: June 7 - 20, 2020

cost: $1,400*

cost: $2,500*

DON’T WAIT! A $300 deposit will reserve your space in the best summer adventure camp for kids. *Early bird discount is $50 off before March 1, 2020. | Returning campers receive $50 off. | Receive 10% off if you bring a friend.

Reserve your spot in the great outdoors by contacting >> Bett Adams ’02, Director of Camp Walkabout | (423) 757-2515 | BAdams@baylorschool.org

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