The Daily Schedule
Interest Groups
Interest Groups is a time for campers to learn and hone their outdoor living skills. It takes place from 9:45 -11:15 am. most mornings. Nature, Campcraft, Swimming, Canoeing, and Leadership are our focus.
As campers acquire skills in these areas they can achieve their Turtle, Fox, and Eagle crests. Campers are encouraged to follow their own interests, play to their strengths, explore new learning opportunities, and are free to choose their Interest Group area every day.
Free Time
Three times a day, campers are free to go to any area in Camp to play, learn, compete, or practice their skills. At these times our areas are fully staffed to accommodate any number of campers and any type of activity offered.
Program
Afternoon & Evening Programs
These programs, unique to Camp Tawingo, take the form of age-specific, active, wide games that counsellors design for their campers. They are often tied to themes and involve elaborate stories, amazing costumes, props, music, and more. Our campers consistently rate these experiences as one of the best things about Camp, and may not notice how much they learn about cooperation, fair play, team work, and leadership in the process.
Outtrips
All of our campers (and counsellors) participate in overnight trips away from their cabins. Our youngest campers hike to on-site outtrip locations, and our oldest campers travel to Algonquin Park for 2-3 night canoe trips.
Voyageur Adventure & Wilderness Journey
The VA and WJ are 15-day canoe trips to North-Western Quebec for campers who have attained a Fox Crest and who are 14-16 years of age. Campers are invited to apply for these “trip-of-a-lifetime” wilderness experiences that are the culmination of the outdoor and leadership skills learned during their summers at Camp Tawingo. The memories and friendships formed on these trips endure forever.
Tawingo Leadership Course (TLC)
A full summer leadership program designed for campers who are at least 16 years of age and have obtained a Fox Crest. Its purpose is to train campers for the very important role of being a staff member at Tawingo. Participants hone their outdoor living skills, learn to teach these same skills to campers, help with the leadership and programming of campers, and attend workshops that build meaningful leadership skills. Invitations to apply to the TLC are extended to campers who meet the above criteria.