About White Stag Leadership Camp

During White Stag leadership camp, you get lots of chances to learn and practice leadership skills in small and large group settings. Summer camp is a fun week of hiking, camping, campfires, outdoor games, yells, cheers, singing, and practicing the skills of leadership. White Stag is a 50-year-old non-profit program that teaches you a specific set of eleven leadership competencies. We encourage you to take these skills home and make a difference.

The program is open to boys and girls who have completed the 5th grade through 17 years old. We believe that the challenge of leadership development is best taught in a setting where the participant can apply, in a hands-on setting, the skills of outdoor living.

Our staff works year round to plan and present two week-long camps each summer. They develop plans for applying these skills at home and in their community. Experienced adults and trained youth leaders closely and continually monitor all elements of the program.

Serving Youth since 1958

The White Stag program was founded in 1958 and since then has involved and challenged tens of thousands of youth in their personal growth. The program's leadership curriculum and learning methodology have stood the test of time. See how we plan and implement a week-long outdoor camping experience.

The program continues to pioneer techniques and methods for effectively teaching leadership competencies to youth. Using hands-on methods, we directly involve youth in their learning.

Leadership Development by Design

We believe the skills of leadership can be acquired through practice. Leadership is not inborn nor intuitive. We put participants through practiced exercises where leadership is required, encouraging and supporting youth in continual improvement. We use the outdoors because it's fun, physically challenging, and rewarding. We use a small-team approach where everyone gets the attention they need and the opportunity to engage and improve. We apply a systemic approach to leadership development, encouraging repeated exposure and practice over months and years. We believe in the infinity principle: that education never stops, and for that reason we continually evaluate, seeking ways to improve both as individuals and as an organization.

White Stag is a federally tax exempt 501(c)3 organization.