A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY
Our residential camp is a community whose entire purpose is to provide a supportive and nurturing environment for our campers. The camps activities and programs promote positive interaction to encourage self respect, self esteem and self confidence. Because many invisible disabilities interfere with the abilities of campers to practice appropriate social interaction without support, we provide opportunities throughout the day to practice self organization, group membership, self responsibility, peer friendship and relationship building. For their time at camp, campers receive the benefit of a supportive and consistent environment involving children and adults learning new skills together.

OPPORTUNITY FOR A FRESH START
At Eureka Outdoor Camp, the academic aspects of an invisible disability are much less likely to interfere with success in making friends and learning new skills. We provide a range of high interest activities that will encourage campers to learn new skills and build their self confidence. Camp gives families a break from each other. It also provides an opportunity for parents and campers to re-orient their relationship and break with patterns they wish to change.

THE PROGRAM
The following elements arecharacteristic of our program:

• A highly structured program especially with regard to daily routines.
• Consistent leadership, supervision and direction with simple rules with regard to appropriate behaviour.
• The use of natural and logical consequences for encouraging behaviour rather than punishment.
• Activites are designed to encourage challenge by choice and encourage cooperation rather than competition.

At camp, each camper lives in a cabin with approximately 6-8 campers of a similar age (same sex) and are supervised by 2-3 staff. The daily schedule contains a variety of activities that are all used to help benefit the social development of each camper. Our program areas are flexible and are responsive to the needs and interests of campers and the unique contributions of staff.