Camp Fire Heartland

Camp Fire Heartland

Camp Fire Heartland’s programs immerse youth in nature to learn, explore, and grow together while developing a lifelong respect for the outdoors. At camp, youth participate in carefully designed activities that spotlight the power of nature to awaken the senses and the desire to learn. Youth from diverse backgrounds develop important skills, such as self-reliance, self-regulation, and problem-solving while interacting with natural surroundings and enjoying fun physical activities, such as swimming, archery, hiking, shelter-building, and so much more. Participants are encouraged to make their own decisions, have fun, and seek adventure. These activities are important for every child – but it especially important that young people who do not have access to outdoor activities, and those who have not had the opportunity to learn important skills, such as swimming.

Across all programs, Camp Fire Heartland’s work is intentionally structured to nurture kids’ social/emotional learning, with a focus on providing youth with the tools to thrive today. All activities built from Camp Fire’s unique social/emotional framework. Thrive{ology}, a proven, research-based methodology for thriving and a social/emotional connection to academic achievement outcomes in students.