Camp Volunteering
**Note: You must complete and pass the Qualified Youth Leader General Training before you will be eligible to receive the QYL: CAMps skills Badge.**
Information on Camps and After School Programs
After School
Offered in Olympia, Seattle, and Tacoma, these programs will offer youths an opportunity to get together, in-person, with other kids once a week to socialize and learn outdoor skills.
Mountaineers Summer Camp
Offered in Olympia, Seattle, and Tacoma youth are invited to spend their summer with The Mountaineers! Day camps are for youth ages 6–12 and adventure camps (including overnight camps) are for ages 10–14. These experience-based camps offer youth a chance to learn a variety of outdoor skills and spend time outside with new friends.
Kitsap Forest Adventure Camp
Offered in Kitsap. Youth entering grades K–4 (ages 5–9) in the Seattle and Kitsap area will delight in this outdoor summer camp filled with art, music, drama, hiking, wildlife, forest creeks—and just plain fun.
School Break Camps
Offered in Seattle, when school is out, join The Mountaineers for a week of adventure! We offer programming during Winter Break, Mid-Winter Break, and Spring Break.
Who needs a QYL: Camps badge?
Leaders working with Camps and After School Programs, are required to have both:
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How to get the QYL: Camps Badge
Volunteers must be enrolled in the Qualified Youth Leader Training Course, and complete the QYL: Camps Training in the course. After completing the training you must score at least 80% on the quiz at the end of the training.
Resources for your the Camps Training:
For questions on this or other Qualified Youth Leader Trainings, please contact info@mountaineers.org