Olympia Takes “Leadership” to a New Level!
3-WEEK PROGRAM
LEADERSHIP & PEER SUPPORT APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
Leaders have a positive influence on themselves and others. Leadership is an action or way of being that influences an individual or group of individuals towards a goal. What becomes important in this conversation about leadership and leadership are the goals we are striving for. At Olympia, we strive for 5 goals that will hopefully serve our needs and careers throughout the rest of our lives.
- To be a Heart-Directed Learner who, each day, is willing to step out of their comfort zone to be their best.
- A Collaborative Contributor who, each day, develops and shares their gifts and talents to make a difference for others, without expectation of reward.
- A Responsible, Respectful Community Member who, each day, ignites their inner flame of kindness, harmony, and resilience to uplift others.
- An Effective Communicator who each day listens carefully, then responds from the heart with honesty and integrity.
- A Creative Innovator who sees challenging situations as opportunities to develop oneself and overcome obstacles while evolving the character traits necessary to reach their goals on their Journey.
The challenge is how to package these worthy lifetime goals into a program that teenagers would want to do at camp, in concert with 40 other like-minded teenagers, engaging in fun, adventure and community. It was in response to this challenge, in the summer of 1999, that Olympia’s Leadership Program was born. The premise of this program is that everyone is a leader at the point of our gifts. The program is designed to allow those gifts to surface and to allow you to be your best self.
Discover Your Leadership Potential
Nestled in the heart of beautiful Muskoka, Olympia Sports Camp offers the perfect environment for young leaders to grow and shine. Through our Leadership & Peer Support Program, participants gain hands-on, site-based leadership experience while fully immersed in the fun and energy of camp life.
Throughout the program, participants step into roles that challenge and inspire — as motivating coaches, caring counsellors, effective communicators, team players, and reflective learners. They perform in skits, lead campfires, dance to Olympia songs, take on sports and ropes-course adventures, and experience the joy (and responsibility!) of being a true leader within the camp community — right down to keeping their cabins clean and organized.
A Legacy of Leaders
For more than 20 years, Olympia’s Leadership Program has shaped the next generation of confident, compassionate leaders. Many graduates have returned as counsellors, senior staff, and coaches, while others have carried their leadership skills into schools, communities, and careers around the world.
Over 1,000 alumni have completed this transformative program — and many still call their leadership teammates lifelong friends.
How to Apply
Secondary students are carefully selected for this program.
To apply, campers must:
Complete registration at www.olympiasportscamp.com
Submit a cover letter explaining why you wish to join the program
Provide two letters of reference
Earn a High School Credit
Yes! This program meets the Ontario Ministry of Education and Training Curriculum Guideline: GPP30 – Leadership & Peer Support (2001).
Participants who have completed Grade 9 are eligible to earn a Grade 11 high school credit upon completing 110 hours of instructional programming, subject to approval by the Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB). Credits are fully transferable.
LEADERSHIP & PEER SUPPORT APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
Features
Observation – top level coaches
Excellent role model counsellors
Swimming, sailing, canoeing, kayaking, and windsurfing
High and low ropes course
Adventure team building
Exciting evening programs – like skit night, campfires and video dance
Olympia’s self-directed life skills training program and all the fun and support of fellow leaders as cabin mates
Multi-week
- June 29 - July 19
- Ages 15 - 17
- Co-Ed
