Adirondack Leadership Program
The Adirondack Leadership Program (ALP) is an exciting opportunity for 15-18 year-old high school students to develop their leadership potential through adventure. It is a time of fun and a time of learning. It's rappelling the face of a vertical granite wall and canoeing through a 30,000-acre wilderness preserve. It's experiencing breathtaking beauty and discussing aspects of life with peers. It's spending time along a stream with a journal finding out who you really are. It's all of this and so much more.
Application Process
The ALP program is by application only and space is limited. Applicants should type a paragraph response for each of the following two questions in addition to mailing in the registration form found on the brochure.
- Why are you interested in the ALP Program?
- Write about a leader you want to be like and why.
Dates
July 9-19, 2008
July 23-August 2, 2008
Adirondack Leadership Program Components
Leadership Development
Participants have the incredible opportunity to learn about leadership through experience. Taking responsibility, working with a team of people, making decisions, serving, stepping up to the challenge and guiding others are all leadership skills that participants will experience during the program. La Vida staff will also promote discussions, journaling and reflection to learn from the expedition and from leaders throughout history.
Adirondack Leadership Program Staff
ALP is run by trained wilderness trip staff based in NY with La Vida Adirondack Expeditions. ALP staff (called Sherpas) receive several weeks of training and are invested in helping participants grow personally in and leadership. La Vida Adirondack Expeditions has an excellent safety record and is a registered camp under the New York State Board of Health.
Resource Links
Adirondack Weather
Find out what the weather will be like for your canoeing trip in the Adriondack Park in New York.
Wilderness Education Association
La Vida is an affiliate of the Wilderness Education Association (WEA) that educates people to develop leadership skills and an ethic of care towards the environment.
Downloads
2008 Adventure Camp Brochure with Application (PDF)
Join us for a fun-filled, adventurous summer!