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Contact Info: |
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Off Season Administrative Address:
638 SW Biltmore Street
Port St Lucie,
Florida
34983
Tel: 772-621-9104
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| Type: |
Residential
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| Focus: |
Specialty
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| Specialization: |
Military Camps, Behavioral Correction, Emotional Problems, Wilderness, Youth at Risk, Learning Dis/ADD/ADHD, Substance Abuse, General Adventure, ADD, Military Sciences, ADHD, ODD, Behavioral problems, Community Service
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Fitness, Riflery, Rope Courses, Swimming, Wilderness, Leadership, Climbing/Rappelling, Adventures, Backpacking, Camping/Camp fire, Community Service, Conservation, Fishing, Hiking, Survival Skills, Team Building, Weight loss/Nutrition, Military Basic Training Style
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| Age Range: |
7-17 |
| Gender: |
Male |
| Camp Capacity: |
50 |
| Accreditation: |
ACA, BSA, USARMY Tier I, BBB
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| Religious Affiliation: |
Christian
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| Director: |
Col. Alan Weierman |
| Sponsoring Org: |
Southeastern Military Academy |
| Founded: |
2004 |
| County: |
Osceola |
Nearest Large
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Orlando |
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Camp Description:
CVMA is a wilderness style survival camp that brings young men back to the basics and teaches them the importance of teamwork. Thus, it is operated in a wilderness setting with minimal conveniences, which serves to maximize opportunities to search one’s heart and learn purpose for life. Campers are challenged to build their own shelters, prepare their own food, and participate in physical and mental competitions.
CVMA’s goal is to help youth recognize their poor decision-making skills, learn how to eradicate those detrimental habits, and begin to build a positive foundation on which to base positive decision-making skills. It does so by helping young men recognize the error and danger of their negative decisions and behaviors, and identifying how those actions hurt themselves, their families, and the community in which they live.The following components will be taught during CAMP.
Food Procurement & Preparation-- Teaches sources of food in the wilderness and how to prepare food in a primitive setting.
Water Procurement--Teaches how to procure and sanitize water for sanitary utilization.
Shelters--Teaches how to identify a good shelter site and how to construct various types of shelters.
Firecraft--Teaches how to determine a proper site for a fire and how to construct the fire for various uses.
Personal & Field Hygiene--Emphasizes importance of personal hygiene particularly in a field environment, specifying ways to prevent diseases and infections. Discusses prevention of disease and medical problems; teaches treatment for bites, stings, and wounds.
Pioneering--Explains the various uses of lashings to build structures and furniture. Requires that youth use pioneering skills to build such amenities.
Land Navigation--Acquaints youth with methods to navigate by dead reckoning, terrain feature association, and field-expedient methods.
Animal Awareness--Teaches habits of native animals and identifies characteristics and habits of dangerous animals. Explains importance of appreciating animals without disturbing them or their habitat.
Plant Awareness--Identifies characteristics of plants, including how to differentiate poisonous plants from non-poisonous. Explains importance of appreciating plants without disturbing them or their habitat. Individual Counseling--Provides opportunity for youth to discuss behavioral issues, past reasons for engaging in negative decisions, and helps to provide positive alternatives. Seeks to establish short- and long-term goals for youth, which is shared with the family.
Academic Skills--Emphasizes importance of diligently pursuing academic success; teaches study skills to utilize to improve academic potential. Many academic skills are taught and further developed through the teaching of Wilderness Skills and through the youth’s journaling.
Science--Campers learn about plants, flowers, trees, astronomy, and animals through everyday Wilderness Skills. Some areas are emphasized, such as Plants & Animals, while others are inherent, such as the teaching of astronomy when constellations and stars are used in Land Navigation.
Writing--Campers learn writing skills through their journaling experience. Each camper is additionally required to write some poetry and a short story.
Mathematical--Math skills are inherently taught during Land Navigation as various figuring and calculations are involved in azimuths, offsetting, and bypassing obstacles. When campers are not familiar with the basic mathematical functions, instructors will work individually with each youth so that each youth may successfully navigate using those math skills.
CVMA accepts boys ages 7-17 who currently exhibit behavioral problems at school or at home. These behavioral problems may also include social or emotional issues. Because of its short duration, boys are not accepted who have current problems with the law; past unlawful activities will not prohibit a boy’s entry into the program, but will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis by the administration. The following is a list of common characteristics of the type of boy who would benefit from this program:
Strong-willed and disrespectful;
Not achieving academically to his full potential;
Uncooperative with parents and/or teachers;
Needs self-motivation and discipline;
Lacks self-respect and social skills;
Needs a closer relationship with Parents.
Parents who desire for their son to attend CVMA must complete the application process, and will be notified of their son’s acceptance or rejection.
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Sessions (costs are in the local currency of the camp):
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