The popular Youth Leadership Academy in Braintree for Norfolk County youth aged 10 to 14 years old will be offered in 2025 from June 16th to August 15th.
Registraton for the Braintree YLA will be open from Monday, March 17th through Friday, March 21st, 2025.
The academy, which features a low and high ropes challenge course, seeks to develop:
Each child may choose one week to attend. For a complete description of the academy see below.
TO REGISTER, CLICK HERE.
The Youth Leadership Academy is more than a recreational camp for kids. It is designed to help youths age 10-to-14 develop the crucial skills needed in the modern world. Using a specially designed low and high ropes course, participants in the academy learn to overcome challenges and then reflect on what they learned and the skills they needed for those challenges. This helps children set goals and come up with strategies on how to achieve these goals. The high ropes course offers a more personal challenge and involves climbs of up to 40 feet in the air while wearing safety equipment. Participants are never forced to climb. Everything is presented as Challenge-By-Choice, which means the participants choose their own goal and push themselves to get there, which is a great way to improve self-confidence and personal goal-setting and ambition.
If you have questions about the content of the Academy, please contact the Academy office at 781-751-3501 or youth@norfolksheriffma.org
