Camp Genesis Teen Leadership Holiday Camp

INTRODUCTION

Become the leader you were born to be. Our Teen Leadership Camp is a week-long camp program specifically geared toward high school students and aspiring youth leaders. Leadership Campers spend their time gaining valuable leadership skills, making unforgettable memories, and developing a positive and open attitude toward new and unknown things. 

Why Follow When You Can Lead? 

This camp program is designed to provide the best leadership training for teenagers. At the point when children move into their mid and late teens our ground-breaking leadership program can play a vital part in their personal development, preparation for university and for the challenges of their lives ahead. They learn to work more effectively as a team and become more confident young adults under the inspiring guidance of our Program Director and his team. 

Early booking is essential as this is an exclusive program that is high in demand and usually fully booked months before the camp session starts! 

DATE: 26 June - 4 July 2023 

RATES: For costs of camp and other eligible criteria, read our General Information page.

NOTE: Program suitable for ages 14-18 (Grade 9-12)

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

This groundbreaking program is led by Program Director, Tony Wake, assisted by a team of experienced staff plus a selection of renowned guest speakers, specially flown in to engage with our young leadership campers. 

These thought-provoking presentations lead to lively discussion sessions amongst the young campers, which are interspersed with outdoor action-packed physical challenges and tasks. It adds up to an exciting new experience every day! 

This much-acclaimed Teen Leadership Camp (TLC) is designed to: 

• build self-confidence
• raise self-esteem
• encourage motivation
• improve communication skills
• develop individual leadership qualities
• develop team working skills

The program combines thought-provoking talks by specialist Camp Genesis staff and invited international speakers with a program of testing challenges and action-packed activities. Each day is constructed around:

• leadership training sessions
• inspiring talks from our range of top guest speakers
• talks are followed by an open question and answer session
• challenging discussions that stretch the mind
• goal-setting exercises and time management
• innovative team-building exercises and
• a program of off-camp visits to outdoor sites

ACTIVITIES

Our campers are growing up in an increasingly competitive and stressful world where they might opt out of trying an unfamiliar activity for risk of embarrassment or failure. Here at Camp Genesis, we expose teens to a wide variety of activities as we think it’s important for them to learn healthy and rewarding ways to spend their time. 

As a result, campers learn skills that they can use for life. Campers are provided with quality instruction and appropriate equipment in an environment that respects and nurtures each individual’s abilities while gently pushing them to challenge themselves in new ways. 

Our highlight activity days are challenging, great fun and require patience, fortitude and teamwork skills. These include: 

• Rafting and Canoeing – an exhilarating experience
• Ropes Course – tough and challenging
• Raft building and Learning rope-knots – develop interpersonal skills
• Capture the Flag/Lantern – energetic fun and team work
• Lazer Tag & Clay Pidgeon shooting / Paintball (slingshots) – a skilful team competition
• Kloofing - outdoor adventure
• Initiative Courses – brain-teaser activities
• Tie-dying – arts and crafts
• Secret Sunrise/Sunset – empowering you to share positivity and celebrate the joys of life
• Educational/Extreme Excursion – Kleinmond/Palmiet
• Zip-lining – conquer your fear
• The Amazing Race Experience – map reading and orienteering

CAPE CANOPY TOUR

The best experience in Africa. 

A zipline canopy tour in the company of soaring eagles, surrounded by breath-taking Cape fynbos panoramas and mountainscapes, located in the Elgin Valley near Grabouw and scaling the rugged Hottentots Holland mountains in the Cape Nature reserve of the same name. It has been described as “vertigo-tinged fun”. 

THE AMAZING CAMP RACE

A competitive series of tasks/challenges that demand skill, application and multi-tasking. The tasks can be just about anything, construction related, skill related, memory related, fear related, eating, etc. Everyone takes part in the experience. The program is designed around competitive contests with camper teams given places to find, sites to visit, items to collect and missions to accomplish. 

OTHER ACTIVITIES

Amongst the already mentioned highlights, we also have the following included activities: 

• Drumming
• Talent Shows
• Karaoke Wars
• Night Hikes
• Minute-to-Win-It Games
• Camp Craft & Cooking
• Water Balloon Dodge Ball
• Storytelling
• Camp Newspaper

EVALUATION

At the end of a camp session, campers fill out a survey evaluating their camp experience. Feedback is an important way for us to constantly improve our programming. Please feel free to contact us with any questions, comments or concerns that you may have, whether before, or after camp.

Self Exploration Teen Questionnaire

PROGRAM DIRECTOR

Tony Wake is a renowned leadership coach and highly sought-after International speaker, teacher and success strategist.

He is a thought leader in the fields of influence, persuasion, communication and negotiations and a recognized authority on the psychology of human behaviour, personal development and transformation.

Many say that he is a modern-day ‘Sherlock Holmes’ and if you are lucky (or to some unlucky) enough to be in a conversation with him, you will soon find out that you are in the presence of someone who, for the lack of a better explanation, can read your mind.

He is well-known for being an exceptional motivational speaker, trainer of many tools and techniques for powerful personal and business results and an expert in the development of leadership and personal empowerment skills. 

Thanks to his interactive approach, Tony captivates our young leadership campers, ensuring that every participant is actively involved in his presentations and high-value teachings.

GUEST SPEAKERS

The quality of the renowned guest speakers continues to be the bedrock of the acclaimed TLC program.

ACCOMMODATION & VENUE

Campers attending the Teen Leadership Camp are based at the SOS Outdoor Centre which is situated 7km outside Villiersdorp and just over an hour’s drive away from Cape Town. The facility is surrounded with picturesque environmental beauty – offering magnificent views of the Theewaterskloof Dam and nature in general – where this unique program has exclusive use of its ideal camping facilities and amenities.