John Austin Cheley Foundation

The outdoor leadership program is a leadership and career development program aimed at recent alumni of our campership program. It is centered around an awe-inspiring summer wilderness expedition designed to continue the personal growth and leadership development that our campership program has built, while also providing the baseline skills necessary to secure accress to our camp fellowship program and employment in the outdoor industry.

The camp fellowship program is a leadership and career development program centered around independent employment at summer camp and aimed at recent alumni of our campership program. Each aspect of the camp fellowship program focuses on equipping the participants with critical thinking, problem-solving, interpersonal, and leadership skills that are highly coveted and transferrable to other educational and professional settings. The program prepares the participants for the responsibilities of working at a summer camp, and also provides mentorship opportunities that foster meaningful relationships with the younger participants of our campership and compass programs. The camp fellowship program includes a stipend that reflects the additional responsibilities required both before and during your employment at summer camp. When added to the job-related compensation received from camp, this stipend removes the financial barriers that may exist when considering a position working at summer camp by providing combined earnings that are competitive with other opportunities.