Camp Connections is intended to provide a positive, leadership based opportunity designed to meet the needs of children and youth between the ages of 7 and 18 who are involved with social services or living in foster homes. Children and youth in the NWT deserve a chance to just be kids and also to gain valuable life skills in a closely supervised rich cultural setting.
Sessions are 7 days in length and campers are bused from Yellowknife to our beautiful facilities located 63 kms northeast of Yellowknife on the Ingraham Trail. Camp is very rustic with no electricity or running water. Camp consists of a number of cabins for sleeping and a cookhouse for meal times and large group activities.
Our programming:
- Is age appropriate and camper/ staff ratio is 4 to 1
- Encourages and empowers campers to learn new skills, and challenge themselves
- Includes activities such as hiking, swimming, games, arts and crafts, canoeing, teachings from Elders, and visits from RCMP, Wildlife Officers and other community professionals
- Is based on the themes “I am Capable, Loveable, Trustworthy, Important, Powerful, Valuable and Helpful”
- Is designed to meet the needs of at risk youth.
We encourage campers to participate in the programming but also offer alternative programming for those who choose otherwise. The FFC-NWT wants to make sure that all campers have a worry free fun time at Camp Connections!
