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Ages 13 - 15
When I am a teenager, am I too old for Camp?
No way! Not at Camp Cosby!
We have two very popular options for teenagers at Camp
Cosby. One is to take our
Cosby Expeditions
for week-long outdoor adventures around the southeast.
Click here to learn
more about the Cosby Expeditions.
The other is to come to our “teen camp” at the Virginia
Markle Adventure Village*. “The Point,” as it is often
called, offers Adventurers the opportunity to have a camp
community all of their own, with more bonding time and
special non-stop activities geared towards teens. The
teenagers eat breakfast and dinner at the beautiful Virginia Markle Pavilion and enjoy a camp fire in the center of their
campus each evening. Each teen selects a theme for his or
her activities to revolve around: “outdoor adventures,”
“developing leadership skills,” or “specialty camp,” in
horseback riding, minibike riding, or
wakeboarding/water-skiing. More about how to make that
choice is below. For now, know that the Virginia Markle
Adventure Village is a place to make friends and have fun in
a safe exciting, age-appropriate camp for teens!
Virginia Markle Adventure Village
activities are arranged around three themes. Each Adventurer
must choose one of the three activities themes below:
Theme One: Developing Leadership
This program will introduce Adventurers to the world
of leadership. They will understand, practice and learn
leadership skills in small groups with other Adventurers.
Developing Leadership campers are divided into various small
groups to solve unique problems at the Camp Cosby Low Ropes
course. The sessions are lead by well-trained Adventure
Village Developing Leadership counselors. Adventurers learn
the importance of the YMCA core values of honesty, caring,
respect, and responsibility, as they develop trust in one
another, and learn to observe themselves in communication
with others. Each week the Developing Leadership teens will
also give back to camp through a Service Learning Project.
Previous projects have included making signs for activity
areas, painting inspirational quotes that were placed around
camp, and planting an organic garden in retired canoes at
the "Point." The Developing Leadership program is not all
work though. Not only do the Leadership campers get to
participate in the most exciting Camp Cosby activities, they
have a “Leadership Boat Party” all to themselves at the end
of the week!
Theme Two: Outdoor Adventures
If a challenging outdoor setting is your thing, the Outdoor
Adventures program is for you! Campers sleep in regular
cabins at the "Point" but spend most days exploring the
outdoors. Some days they will remain at camp to enjoy
regular outdoor camp activities. The Outdoor Adventurers
experience day trips to lakes, rivers, caves, and forests
within an hour or so of Camp Cosby. Trips may include
hiking, rock climbing, canoeing/ funyakking, swimming, and
caving. Each trip is lead by our Climbing/Caving Director
and our college-aged Outdoor Adventure counselors. The trips
allow campers the opportunity to build skills in these areas
so they will be able to pursue these activities as young
adults. They all will enjoy the outdoors while they learn
more about themselves, others, and the natural world around
them!
Theme Three: Specialty Camps
Adventures in Specialty Camps will spend one half of
each day in a specialty area of their choice: Horseback
Riding, Minibikes, or Wakeboarding/Water-skiing. For the
other half of the day, they will join the Adventurers in the
Leadership Development program.
Click here to find out more about our three Specialty Camps
for teens!
*Virginia Markle Adventure Village was
dedicated on May 26, 2006 to the memory of Virginia Talbot
Markle, 1993 – 2004.
Camp Cosby was Virginia’s favorite place to be in the whole
world. She and her brother made it a family tradition to
attend the first session of camp each summer. Her last
summer was 2004. Tragically, Virginia died in her sleep from
an unknown aneurysm a week after returning from camp. Her
mother found an un-mailed letter in her camp trunk, that
still had not been fully unpacked. Virginia wrote, “I wish
our family could move to Camp so I can come whenever I want.
I can’t wait to see you, but I don’t want to leave if you
know what I mean.” Camper, friend and family to Camp
Cosby…Virginia, Virginia will never have to leave again; and
the Virginia Markle Adventure Village will be part of Camp
Cosby forever. Virginia is missed, loved and remembered.
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