Camp Rise Up

Late summer 2023

Adventure, fun and learning. Camp Rise Up is very special experience.

Held on the lush 250-acre rural campus of Camp Ramapo in the Hudson Valley, Camp Rise Up is for young people, ages 12-15, and free to families living in homeless shelters, domestic violence safe houses and other temporary housing.

During a fun, activity-packed week, campers stretch their minds and their bodies. Camp Rise Up is all about exploration and discovery, offering youth the opportunity to learn about their physical development and emotions as well as important practical skills to help them to stay in school and gain employment.

This year’s camp curricula includes workshops, outdoor games and activities designed to foster personal strength, self-esteem and other essential life skills:

Wellbeing and personal care including nutrition
Healthy eating and exercise, adolescent and sexual health
Relationship building and social integration, social
media, peer pressure and bullying
Emotional management skills
Social justice
Basic financial literacy

Wellbeing and personal care including nutrition
Healthy eating and exercise, adolescent and sexual health
Relationship building and social integration, social media, peer pressure and bullying

Emotional management skills
Social justice
Basic financial literacy

Counselors in training learn higher-functioning interpersonal skills such as management, empathy, listening, negotiation, etc., that help prepare them for employment.

For information about attending Camp Rise Up, contact Dr. Meghan Miller: mmiller@thefloatinghospital.org

Dr. Meghan Miller, The Floating Hospital’s director of health education, has also appeared on PIX11 News to discuss Camp Rise Up. Watch here!

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Camp curriculum

Camp Rise Up’s curriculum includes three tracks that students will complete with each returning year.

Year 1: Trek Topics (Intro to Life Skills/Sexual Health)

Courses are designed to provide campers with critical life skills such as self-esteem, consent and healthy communication about sexual activity and choices. First-year campers on this track can also expect to gain in-depth knowledge about sexual health including anatomy, puberty, and STIs/HIV.

Year 2: Climb Topics (Social and Emotional Learning)

Second-year campers focus on social and emotional learning, learning to better understand themselves and their emotions through courses such as mental health, body image, financial literacy and a sexual-health refresher mini course.

Year 3: Rise Topics (Leadership and Professional Development)

Third-year campers can expect to cover topics such as empathy, critical thinking and behavior management. This year prepares campers to return as staff at Camp Rise Up and work toward an internship/employment track.