For the second year, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (SMWC) will host its annual C.A.M.P. at The Woods from June 3-7, 2024. C.A.M.P., Challenging Ambitions and Maximizing Potential, is made possible by a grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. through its initiative, Indiana Youth Program on Campus (IYPC).
C.A.M.P. at The Woods is a one-week daily campus program at SMWC for rising high school sophomores, juniors or seniors. Applications for C.A.M.P. at The Woods are now open and are due by April 5, 2024.
There are five course options for students who are admitted to the program. Each program has 10 spots for students. Three programs have a study abroad component, and the two other courses have field trip opportunities that will take place. Each student who completes their CA.M.P course will earn two college credits.
The course options are:
- Go Global – GL 150: Leaders of Positive Change students will be traveling abroad to the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador
- Go Global – EQ 150: Introduction to Equine Industry students will be traveling to Stuttgart, Germany
- Go Global – NU 150: Nurses for the Future students will be traveling to London, England
- PE 150: Introduction to Health and Wellness
- EV 150: Applied Methods of Environmental Sustainability
Leah Hamm, a freshman equine studies major at SMWC, was a student participant in the first C.A.M.P. at The Woods in summer 2023. She completed the EQ-150 course. She shared that the program truly had an impact on her. “My experience at C.A.M.P at the Woods was great! I got to experience a new side of the equine industry and make friends along the way. Now that I am at SMWC and in the equine program, some of the girls I met during CA.M.P. have reached out asking questions and I love being able to talk about the program here,” Hamm said.
To learn more about CA.M.P. at The Woods, visit https://www.smwc.edu/camp-at-the-woods-programs/