Youth Leadership Camp
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The Youth Leadership Camp (YLC) is an annual four-week leadership program for deaf high school students which has been operating in the United States as a non-profit organization for nearly four decades.
Youth Leadership Camp activities are conducted in American Sign Language. YLC programs stress higher education, personal responsibility and accountability, organizational skills, team building and employment in its mission of scholarship, leadership and citizenship among deaf youth.
The YLC is accredited by the American Camp Association and is associated with the Lions Club of Oregon and Washington.
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[edit] Eligibility
Youth Leadership Camp applicants are evaluated in terms of academic standing, character, leadership potential, and involvement in school and community. Applicants must submit an essay and letters of recommendation in a selective process similar to college admission procedures.
[edit] YLC Locations
- 1969: Pine Lake Camp in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania in The Poconos.
- 1970-1989: Swan Lake Lodge in Pengilly, Minnesota.
- 1990-2002: Camp Taloali in Stayton, Oregon.
- 2003: Camp Lakodia in Sioux Falls, South Dakota
- 2004: Sertoma Camp Endeavor in Dundee, Florida near Winter Haven.
- 2005-present: Camp Taloali in Stayton, Oregon.
[edit] Sponsors
Sponsors of deaf youth leadership programs such as the YLC include:
- California State University, Northridge, home of the National Center on Deafness.
- Communication Service for the Deaf
- Gallaudet University
- Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center at Gallaudet.
- Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf.
- National Association of the Deaf.
- National Technical Institute for the Deaf at the Rochester Institute of Technology.
[edit] Leadership programs
Other deaf youth leadership programs, most or all of which also accept eligible hearing siblings or children of deaf adults (CODAs), also include:
- Camp Hero in Millville, Pennsylvania, part of the graduate program in education at the Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania,
- Space Camp and Aviation Challenge for the Deaf, sponsored by the United States Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama in partnership with the Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf. Founded in 1986 at the instigation of Dr. John Tiffany of the Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind in Talladega, Alabama. 2007 is the 20th anniversary session.
- Leadership School at Michigan State University, co-sponsored by the Michigan Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (MADHH).
- Explore Your Future (EYF) career exploration program, sponsored by National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID).
- Cue Sign Camp, a National Technical Institute for the Deaf program in development in 2007.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- 2006 Summer Camp Guide, Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center, Gallaudet University.
- Leadership Camps for Deaf Youth.
- History of the Youth Leadership Camp.
[edit] External links
- National Center on Deafness at California State University, Northridge.
- Illinois Association of the Deaf on "what's so special about NAD YLC." Quote:
- YLC "has graduated over 2,000 alumni… Many NAD YLC alumni have become leaders and advocates for the deaf and hard of hearing community."
- DeafNation road trip by two former YLC campers included a visit to YLC. Quotes:
- "The Youth Leadership Camp has been a staple in developing the Deaf youth of America… almost anyone in the Deaf community could name someone who has gone to the camp."
- Discussion of merits and costs of YLC and other deaf youth leadership camps, on the i711.com Video Relay Service website, including:
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- Camp Isola Bella in The Berkshires, founded in 1964.
- Aspen Camp School for the Deaf in Aspen, Colorado, founded in 1967.
- Camp Mark Seven for the Deaf in Old Forge, New York, founded in 1982.
- National Leadership and Literacy Camp (NLCC) in Madison, South Dakota, founded in 2000.
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