Missouri
Military Academy:Building Confidence, Creating Leaders
Why just hang around this summer when you can take part in fun and challenging activities that will lift your confidence and build strong leadership skills?
Missouri
Military Academy:
Building Confidence, Creating Leaders
Why just hang around this summer when you can take part in fun
and challenging activities that will lift your confidence and build strong
leadership skills?
By Lt. Andy Craig - ETC Contributor
Missouri Military Academy (MMA) has hosted summer leadership and confidence
camps for boys since 1991, offering an array of outdoor activities designed to
build character and challenge the participants, both mentally and physically, in
a structured
environment. Campers will be exposed to the military boarding school lifestyle
and disciplines, helping to build character, teamwork, and instill values in an
organized and safe setting.
The Missouri Military Academy Summer Confidence Camp is an opportunity for boys, ages 8-11 years old, to learn how to follow the example of good leaders while having the time of their lives!
Confidence Campers are trained in the basics of group effort and personal responsibility. Through adventurous military training the campers will build self confidence and learn to trust the other campers. As they traverse the obstacle course or rappel off the 40’ rappel tower, the camper will find inner strength and abilities he never knew he had in him. They are supervised by adult camp counselors who are great role models. Most of the counselors are certified teachers who serve the Academy during the school year. All of the camp counselors have either military or previous camp experience.
The Missouri Military Academy Summer Leadership Camp is an adventurous two weeks of exploration for boys, ages 12 to 16 years old. Campers learn to follow great leaders, and then to lead others. Activities are designed to challenge each boy to get out of his comfort zone and take healthy risks.
Leadership Campers begin by
learning the basics of group effort and individual personal responsibility. The
campers will learn respect for themselves and others through the military drill
and regiment. They progress into the pursuit of leadership development in an
atmosphere
that celebrates youth and the fun of living.
Milestones of Camper Achievement:
• Trading inexperience for confidence;
• Developing self assurance;
• Building strength of character;
• Developing a sense of importance to the group;
• Learning to follow positive leaders;
• Esteem-development through achievement;
• Appreciation of competition;
• Build physical strength and endurance;
• A respect for nature and the environment;
• Leadership development; and
• Making great friends in a healthy setting.
Among the fun and challenging activities campers will participate in are
rappelling, archery, campfires, field trips, paintball, ropes course, pugil
sticks, training, swimming, tennis, riflery, military drill, hiking, boating,
campouts, fishing, confidence obstacle course, horseback riding, group games,
escape and evasion training, cookouts, capture the flag, water parks and
adventure training.
Many campers enjoy and benefit from their experience so much that they decide to enroll in the Academy's nine-month board school program to improve their education and prepare for college life.
Beginning its 119th school term
in September 2007, Missouri Military Academy will welcome cadets from across the
country and around the world to Mexico, MO.
Situated on a beautiful 288-acre campus, MMA offers students a chance to participate in a military lifestyle. It emphasizes the achievement of goals and the development of life skills through personal discipline and a structured environment.
The school welcomes young men in grades 6 thru 12 and a year of postgraduate studies for a topnotch college preparatory curriculum that sends more than 90 percent of its graduates on to colleges in the United States and abroad.
In the classroom, MMA cadets encounter faculty members who encourage students to utilize the school’s up-to-date computer systems and participate in extracurricular educational opportunities. A learning resource center helps every cadet work up to their fullest potential, with dual-credit college courses available for juniors and seniors.
When class time is over, cadets utilize the Academy’s extensive recreational facilities, including a new weight room, gymtorium, swimming pool, tennis courts and field house. The 270-acre wilderness area features playing fields, camping areas, a rappelling tower and a lakefront lodge ideal for cookouts.
Missouri Military’s athletic program boasts 11 varsity sports, Boy Scouts, Raiders, and also offers a wide array of intramural programs for all levels of athletic interest.
The U.S. Department of Education designated the Academy an “ExemplaryPrivate School,” and this year MMA was again designated by the U.S. Army as a JROTC “Honor Unit with Distinction.”
Summer leadership (ages 12 thru 16) and confidence(ages 8 thru 11) camps year offer cadets asafe and enjoyable opportunity to learn about life in astructured, well-organized military boarding school environment.
For more information about MMA or its annualsummer camp program, call 573-581-1776 or visit the Academy’s web page at MissouriMilitaryAcademy.com.