Hear Indiana Youth Leadership Camp offers children and teenagers with hearing loss who are mainstreamed and using auditory oral communication, the opportunity to further their leadership and assertiveness skills in a structured atmosphere of “fun with a purpose.”
The exciting camp experience is for youth ages 8-18. Activities are specifically designed for older campers ages 12-18 and younger campers ages 8-11. Great care has been given to tailoring activities and supervision to each age group ensuring each camper a safe, fulfilling and fun experience.
The programs promote open discussion on many topics unique to individuals with hearing loss who are mainstreamed. The use of positive coping skills is stressed in discussions as well as activities. Campers will participate in dialogue and outdoor activities specifically designed to provide them with opportunities to develop leadership skills and build self-confidence.
Please email our Camp Director, Tony Gigli, at tony.gigli@hearindiana.org with questions or if you need an application mailed to you.
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This year Hear Indiana hosed its 21st annual Youth Leadership Camp for children. The campers we serve wear hearing aids or cochlear implants, and they listen, speak, and thrive in the hearing world. In other words, we are Doing Deaf Differently.
Camp involves a whirlwind of activities: swimming, fishing, canoeing, archery, woodworking, climbing wall, and high-ropes courses. In each activity we embed leadership, public-speaking, team-building, and self-advocacy skills.
Hearing loss is challenging, but with the right frame of mind (and friends who can relate) these amazing children learn to embrace their disability.
Hear Indiana would like to thank our generous 2010 donors and sponsors:
ESA Gamma Pi - Indianapolis
Vietnam Veterans of America #295
Giraffe-X-Graphics
Dubois County Medical Society
Allen County Deaf Children
Carrie Brissette
Psi Iota Xi Sorority
Wabash Women
And special thanks to:
The Kennedy Family
Lilly Endowment Inc.
Peyton Manning Children's Hospital at St.Vincent
The actual cost of camp is more than $600 per camper, however, campers are only asked to pay a fraction of that cost. In order to make sure every child can attend our camp, regardless of financial need, please consider donating to "send a kid to camp." Thank you!
Donate online, or complete the sponsorship form.
