High School Program
“Before this class I had no clue what I wanted to be in life. But now I know what I want to do with my life and I know how I can and how I want to accomplish my goals.”
– Camp Fire Student |
The High School Program partners with under-resourced schools to offer high-intensity mentoring and college/career readiness activities to youth that are at risk of dropping out. The program uses emerging research in youth development and powerful curricula pioneered by the Thrive Foundation for Youth to help empower youth to overcome life and academic obstacles and achieve self-defined success. With the help of their Camp Fire mentor, youth identify their values and “sparks” (or passions), construct and pursue individual goal plans, develop and take defined steps toward high school graduation and realizing their full potential.
A key focus of the program is to turn the world into a classroom and build connections between teens and their community through experiential learning, service learning projects, and college/career-related field trips. Like all Camp Fire programs, the program promises a safe learning environment in which youth of all identities can confront their obstacles and strive for individually-defined success within a supportive network of their mentor and peers.