Program Structure

Base Camp

Base Camp lays the foundation for development through outdoor adventure activities. This phase focuses on relationship-building between students and program staff, students and their peers.

Program staff members focus on laying the groundwork for social emotional growth and fostering the development of communication and leadership skills. 

Ascent

The Ascent targets youth’s social and emotional development through incremental outdoors-based challenges and major outdoor expeditions including: three overnight trips, a six-day trip, and a three-day urban backpacking experience in NYC.

These types of outdoor adventures provide a space where meaningful experiences occur and enable CatRock to build a context for environmental education and advocacy workshops and community service projects

Summit

The Summit provides opportunities for capstone projects that allow students to apply their knowledge and skills in hands-on projects that benefit the community.

Students help design and create products that address social and environmental issues in CatRock’s Maker Space and Design Lab; serve as youth leaders on trips; and apply their leadership skills to school-based opportunities such as student council membership.