Students who are new to City Kids (ages 12 – 13) are called Rangers. Second year participants are Mountaineers. Participants live in cabins with other youth of similar ages. Activities are specially designed to meet individual needs and to address age appropriate developmental assets.

Our youngest members engage in activities that encourage personal assets such as self-reliance, personal responsibility and sociability. The children experience group living and new environments. We introduce them to outdoor living and teach them the basic skills of backpacking, canoeing, swimming, and horseback riding. Older members build upon their first-year skills by exploring activities in greater depth with expectations for higher levels of achievement, teamwork and self-respect.