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Summer
Camp 2012
Tilden Summer Camp
August 5 - 11
El Camino Pines.
Get ready for a fun-filled week at the
Tilden Summer Camp, taking place in the Los
Padres National Forest.
 This year's program will
include:
- Movie Making
- Scale Models
- Bio Lab: Bugs,
Bacteria & DNA
- Self-Defense
Combat
- Field Sports /
Basketball
- Swimming Pool
- Mountain Hiking
- Iron Man
Competition
- Capture-the-Flag
- Reading Time
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Virtues Talks
- Campfire
Stories
In addition to hobbies and sports, the daily schedule includes Holy Mass, rosary, and reflections on Christian life. The chaplain will be available for confessions, and senior staff for mentoring. There is also a daily quiet time for reading.
WHAT TO BRING
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Required:
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Sleeping bag and small pillow
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Two (2)
books for reading (selected by you and your parents)
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Play clothes
(shorts and long pants; T-shirts and sweatshirts)
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Swimsuit and towel
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Water bottle or canteen for hikes
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Toiletries (soap, etc.) and
personal medications
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Rosary
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Sun block and lip balm
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Flashlight (tape
your name on it)
Optional:
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Fishing pole and bait (pond
fish)
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Skateboard and helmet
LABEL ALL YOUR
BELONGINGS
Prohibited: Knives,
Fireworks,
matches,
lighters
Special Advice:
There is no point in bringing electronic games
and devices since the boys will be busy all the
time and are expected to interact on a personal
level with the other campers. These items can
also be easily lost or damaged.
Cell Phones:
Reception is practically
non-existent on the mountain. Cell phones
and other electronic devices will be confiscated
and returned at the end of camp. The camp
office phone is (661) 245-3519.
CAMPERS
To be eligible for the camp, boys must be entering 6th, 7th, 8th, or 9th grade in the fall of 2012. An application must be submitted, and due to limited places, no positions are guaranteed.
JUNIOR AND SENIOR
COUNSELORS
A few limited spots will be offered to 10-12th graders to work as volunteer counselors. Those positions are based on leadership qualities and experience. Junior counselors (entering sophomores) pay $200 to participate. Senior counselors must have experience and do not pay any fees.
HOW TO GET THERE
The Tilden Summer Camp is located at Camp El Camino Pines near Mt. Pinos in the Los Padres National Forest.
Camp El Camino Pines
11900 Frontier Rd.
Frazier Park, CA 93225
(661) 245-3519
Sunday Arrival
Time: 3:00 to 4:00 PM
Saturday Pick-up Time: 9:00 to 10:00 AM
From Los Angeles:
Take I-5 north to Frazier Park exit. (Between Gorman and Lebec)
Exit west (left) and travel 12 miles (count them). You'll be on
Frazier Mt. Park Road that changes name to
Cuddy Valley Road.
Turn right onto Mill Potrero Highway.
Go @ 200 feet and turn left onto a dirt road.
You will see a sign listing several camps including El Camino Pines. Travel 1/2 mile on dirt road (Frontier Road) to the camp parking lot.
HOW TO APPLY
Application (download)
Contact Hank Lopez-Oña at (310) 208-0941 or via email (office@tildensc.org) for an application or to learn more. The fee for the camp is $400 per boy, $600 for two.
Checks should be made out to "Tilden Study
Center". Scholarships are available upon written request.
As a program of the Tilden Study Center, the character development talks and spiritual activities are entrusted to Opus Dei, a personal prelature of the Catholic Church. This program is open to all qualified applicants regardless of race or creed.
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