Future Builders

BRIDGES' Future Builders program provides hands-on, experiential education for a diverse group of middle school students to become leaders in building a better future for themselves and their community.

Core values/themes:
Leadership, Diversity Appreciation, Environmental Awareness and Positive Community Change

BRIDGES' Future Builders Program consists of 3 components. Students are encouraged to take advantage of all three components, but they are not required to do so.


Future Builders - Summer
The summer program consists of three 2-week adventure, leadership camps for rising sixth to ninth graders. Youth may participate in more than one session of camp, but the general framework of the experience will be the same.

2008 Summer Camp Dates -

June 2 - June 13
June 16 - June 27
June 30 - July 11

Click here to download a Summer Camp Flyer. Click here to download a 2008 camp registration packet.

Future Builders - School year
The school year program consists of monthly outdoor adventure and service-learning excursions for middle school students. The length of the experience will vary from one-day to two-days, depending on the excursion. A schedule of the outings will be set before the beginning of each school year.

Examples of outdoor adventure opportunities that will expose youth to local and regional natural resources are:

• Kayaking or rafting the Wolf River
• Canoing at Patriot Lake
• Hiking at Fort Pillow
• Swimming and boating at Sardis Lake
• Camping at the Land Between the Lakes State Park
• Horseback riding at Shelby Farms
• Orienteering at Meeman-Shelby State Park
• "Rock climbing" at the BRIDGES Center
• Fishing at local ponds and lakes
• Indoor and Outdoor Ropes Course at BRIDGES

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