Youth Camps

	8.  YOUTH CAMPS     Clearwater Forest Youth Camp                 Deerwood, MN   Master Samdong Rimpoche Teaching Kids                 Tibetan Youth Camp              Bumikahyang Youth Camp                 West Java, Indonesia              River Ranch Youth Camp                Cascade Mtns, WA      . Deer Mountain Youth Camps are being developed as a visionary multi-cultural program designed to teach youth groups of all ages and ethnicities about the roles and functions of leadership.  Young people of all ages can learn all phases in eco-energy, food, farming, sustained living and ranching with innovative hands-on applications.     Youth groups can also learn from indigenous elders, wisdom keepers in a wide spectrum of subjects from indigenous knowledge, ceremonies and oral histories.  The indigenous elders help the children to look at themselves, their life, and their relationship to the Mother Earth and Spirit and to integrate their talents and gifts in their contributions of life.  Kids can also learn new pioneering sustainable technologies, alternative energies, organic farming, green houses, seed banks, medicines, wildlife gaming ranches, eco-villages, youth camps, healings, spiritual retreats.     Sponsors, affiliates and strategic partners can provide a wide range of youth camp services and program development including assistance for scholarships, farm apprenticeships and training programs for kids to learn sustainable living practices and operate an exemplary organic farm with green houses and seed banks; learn wildlife ranching and operate as ranch hands; operate sustainable technologies; learn from specialists in straw bale construction; solar and hydro electricity systems and eco-landscaping; expand into youth camp leaders and more.      The Deer Mountain Youth Camps function as a mentor program to help children of all ages and cultures to acquire values, habits, strenghts and capabilities for self-direction, self-improvement and for their eventual contributions and leadership into their main- stream social structure.  Children can experience many things in nature and transition this experience into their daily lives.     The Youth Camps are designed to create new opportunities for children to learn new skills, develop leadership abilities, receive coaching, mentoring and develop training & presentation skills.