LIT (Ages 16+)

Leaders In Training (LIT)

Camp Crosley’s Leaders in Training (LIT) program is designed to help sixteen- and seventeen-year-olds develop the kinds of leadership skills and attributes that will allow them to successfully navigate their transition into young adulthood. Because we believe in leadership through service, our LIT program is not designed to be an extra week of summer camp, but an opportunity to serve others and give back to the camp and community that have (hopefully) given our LITs a place to belong. Participants will get a feel for what it’s like to be a counselor here at Camp Crosley by working with younger campers in morning Skill Clinics, assisting with our Day Camp, and, of course, joining in on some of their favorite classic camp activities. In addition to this experience-based learning, LITs will participate in small-group experiences built to help them improve their ability to be a part of a team, professional skills, and leadership — all through a summer camp lens.

Each Crosley LIT will participate in our “Week A” program, in which LITs focus on the development of their leadership skills through the “classroom-style” learning mentioned earlier, while still getting hands-on experience. If an LIT wishes to attend for more than one week per summer, any weeks beyond their first will follow our “Week B” model. “Week B” LITs will be matched with a Camp Crosley counselor that will serve as their mentor throughout the session; they will live in-cabin with this mentor and their cabin of younger Crosley campers. The “Week B” program is designed to give LITs a feel for leading cabin life and the additional gifts and responsibilities that come with the transition from camper to counselor. Please note that, while LITs will certainly take on a place of leadership in this role, they are still participants in Camp Crosley programs, and will be supervised accordingly.

We admit 10 “Week A” LITs per session, due to limited space in our LIT-only cabins, and the registration process is first come, first served. Please email grace@campcrosley.org with any questions.”

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