Leadership
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Michael's Gate is now accepting registrations for it's 2007 leadership retreat.
This year's retreat is being held from Sunday, June 17 through Friday, June 22, back at the Golden Bell Camp in Divide, Colorado.
Campers can save $50 by registering early so be sure to sign your child up and save.
Slideshow
Feedback from participants tells us our Michael's Gate Leadership Camp for 2006 was a huge success. Watch our slideshow that captures some of the action along with our theme song.
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Golf Tournament
Enjoy the beauty of Colorado, have fun hanging out with your friends, and make a difference in the life of a child: take part in a golf event to benefit Michael's Gate, on Sunday, May 20, 2007
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Welcome
Michael's Gate is a leadership camp for ten to twelve year old boys. It is 6 days and 5 nights in the mountains of Colorado. Like traditional kids summer camps there are activities such as swimming, basketball, archery, music, art, and evening camp fires, and we include leadership development and exercises, team building and outdoor adventure (low ropes and zip line).
Our leadership program puts an emphasis on supporting young people in finding their passion and purpose, discovering they have a powerful voice in the world, and giving them a safe place to practice using it with each other.
We believe leadership is:
- Recognizing your unique gifts and talents.
- Choosing to use those gifts and talents with intention.
- Honoring and valuing what others have to offer.
- Believing that you matter, that you have an important place in the world, and that your voice counts.
- Self-Awareness, Choosing with Intention, Being Honorable, Accountable, Courageous, and Caring.
Vision
Michael's Gate began as a dream during the Summer of 2005. Deb Siverson, the Executive Director, had a vision of creating a safe learning environment where children could develop leadership awareness and skills at an early age. The intended impact: To support youth in determining who they are, what they stand for, the importance of the unique role they play in the world, and to have the confidence to speak up for themselves with dignity and respect. Debs inspiration comes from her late brother Michael.
Results
Program Benefits:
- Improved ability to listen to others.
- Demonstrated honoring of differences.
- Group activities fostering responsibility and accountability.
- Awareness and open discussion about powerful emotions, both positive emotions, like joy, and more difficult emotions like, fear, grief, and rage, and ways to express them appropriately.
- Identification of behaviors that get in the way of working productively with a team or peers.
- Focus on building self-esteem and confidence.
Outcomes:
- A heightened atmosphere of trust and communication carried over into daily activities.
- Insight into potentially negative attitudes and behaviors.
- Increased willingness to cooperate with parents and peers.