Leader in Training (LIT)
- ages 16-17, co-ed
- 4-week program, Dates & Rates
- Leadership Application Form - campers must apply for acceptance into program
This four-week program is supervised by the LIT Director and the Summer Camp Director. Participants enhance their knowledge of group dynamics, safety management, communication, decision-making, camper and self-evaluation, counseling and instructing. Three weeks are spent at Camp Kawartha and one week in a wilderness canoeing experience (for example, Algonquin Park).
A Typical LIT Schedule:
The session is divided into three sections: leadership, cabin shadowing and the canoe trip.
Leadership Section
This section lasts one week. The LIT Director and guest leaders will guide the participants through seminars and activities designed to promote teamwork, group bonding and leadership abilities.
The following is a sample list of seminars:
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Cabin Shadowing Section
This section lasts two weeks. Each participant is assigned to a cabin and shadows that cabin's counsellor from greeting the campers on arrival day to saying good-bye on departure day. This is the heart of the LIT program as the participants have the chance to use their new leadership skills. Throughout the shadowing section the participants will be given increased responsibilities in the cabin, but always supervised by the staff counsellor.
During these two weeks, the LITs also shadow and lead classes. They choose three activities they are comfortable teaching and first watch staff deliver the program, and eventually lead a class in each of their chosen activity.
In the evenings the LIT group gathers to discuss problems, success and review their goals. During this section the LIT group will be responsible for planning, preparing and executing their own theme-day afternoon and an evening program.
Trip Section
The LIT group will plan, pack and prepare for its own five-day canoe trip. During the trip the participants take turns leading the group. Canoe tripping is an important part of Camp Kawartha and is intended to bring the participants a closer appreciation of the natural world. In addition, the trip provides an excellent opportunity for group development.
The following activities occur during the trip section:
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Recreation
Throughout the four weeks a variety of recreation activities are organized. These activities may be the LIT participants alone, with the CSD group or the whole camp. The following is a sample list of previous years' activities:
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This session satisfies the requirements for the Residential Project
of The Duke of Edinburgh's Award
Prerequisite:
Candidates are carefully selected for this program. Applicants must have successfully completed our CSD program an equivalent program (ie. Senior Trip) or demonstrate equivalent experience/qualifications to the LIT Director and Summer Camp Director. They must also complete a leadership application (in addition to their Registration Form) outlining their leadership experience and why they would make a quality leader. Our LITs are selected based upon their past camp experience, leadership potential, present involvement with children and related safety and First Aid certifications.
