our values
SISTERHOOD
EMPOWERMENT
TEAMWORK
PLAY
RESOURCEFULNESS
OUR
MISSION
& GOALS
FOR CAMPERS
When our campers think of CRL, they think “fun and friendships.” Behind those words, is so much more. Our goal is that each individual camper will discover the best version of her unique self. We provide experiences aimed at helping campers become more independent and self-confident. Activities and interactions are intentional to support each girl’s development of positive character traits, leadership and physical skills.
These things do not happen by miracle in a few weeks at camp. But we believe that camp programs can play a unique role in supporting parents in their child’s development. We provide a safe setting where girls can try new things, make and correct mistakes, learn to live with others and act as role models for one another. Thousands of young girls have spent wonderful summers at CRL and developed lifelong skills and memories.
MASTERY OF SKILLS
Campers rotate through 4-5 activities each day. We offer arts and crafts, basketball, tennis, horseback riding, swimming, canoeing, pickleball, sailing, woodslore, dance, and archery. Campers have adventures in activities in a safe and supportive environment. Trotting on a horse, capsizing a sailboat, building a teepee fire, identifying turtles in the creek, playing in a pickleball tournament….having new experiences instills confidence and builds self esteem in our campers.
INDEPENDENCE
Campers build their independence skills by taking responsibility for themselves and their belongings. Living in a cabin with girls their age and two counselors, they learn to get along with others, problem solve, and make their own decisions. They take care of themselves and they get their activities on time with the necessary equipment (tennis racket to tennis, swim cap to swimming, jeans and boots to riding). We find that campers typically need support from counselors at the beginning of camp but by the end, they need less support. They leave camp more confident and more independent.
BELONGING
Sportsmanship
leadership
Teamwork, sportsmanship and leadership are important to who we are at CRL. Campers are on teams and work together to achieve specific goals. Teams elect leaders and campers also have team big and little sisters. This provides our youngest campers with positive role models and older campers with a chance to lead and mentor the younger girls. CRL offers many opportunities for healthy competition among our sisterhood. Sportsmanship is expected, modeled, and intentionally taught.
Many of our alumnae say: "I learned to lead at Riva-Lake."
At Camp Riva-Lake, we dream of a place where we can all belong. We make that happen by building strong leaders, friendships, character, and resourceful thinkers who have energetic & independent voices.