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Camp Akeela is a co-ed, overnight sleepaway camp in Vermont. Within a well-rounded, traditional camp program, Akeela is a small, supportive community that helps campers improve their social skills.
Akeela campers are bright, creative boys and girls ages 9 - 16 who have difficulty connecting with their peers. Many, but not all, of our campers have been diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome or a non verbal learning disability.
Camp Akeela is a structured, well-rounded camp that offers a wide variety of activities. Campers travel to most activities with their cabin and age group. The diversity of our program allows campers to try new things and to enhance their existing skills. Akeela campers experience a sense of confidence and achievement on a daily basis.
A focus on important life skills underlies every activity at camp. For example, campers learning to canoe are working on physical coordination and athletic competence, as well as practicing cooperation and teamwork. What really makes Camp Akeela unique, however, is that this same canoeing activity is carefully customized to support the specific social goals of the campers in that particular group.
The diversity of our program allows campers to try new things and to enhance skills in areas in which they already feel successful. We recognize that children need to feel a sense of confidence and the ability to achieve on a daily basis. Whether it's in the pool, at the art studio, at the farm, or on a baseball field, we know that our campers will not only learn new skills but, more importantly, they will learn about themselves.
