My parish/group wants to come to camp! How do we sign up?

1. Register your group.
2. Next you will be emailed a link for each individual camper to complete. These need to be done by 28 October 2024.
3. After this an invoice will be issued for the entire group. Full payment is required by 20th November 2024.

How much does camp cost?

 $270

So get fundraising. Talk to your parish/group leader about how best to get started.

My son or daughter wants to come to camp but doesn’t have a group to come with. Can I sign up an individual camper?

One of our big focuses at Life Teen Summer Camp is parish-based discipleship. We want campers to come and grow in their faith, as well as grow closer with their parish family. Therefore, we require all campers to come to camp with a parish.

We recommend checking with other parishes in your area to see if they’re bringing a group, or just start a group yourself! All you need to come to camp is at least two teens, and at least one chaperone of the same gender as your teens.

Speaking of chaperones, how many does my parish need to bring?

Chaperone Ratios

You need 1 female chaperone for up to a maximum of 7 Female campers. This means an 8th Female camper would require a 2nd female chaperone. The same applies for male chaperones to male campers’ ratio.

Chaperone Ages:

Of your Male Chaperones 1 must be at least 21 years old as of the 1st Jan 2025, further male chaperones if required, need to be at least 18 years old as of the 1st Jan 2025. The same applies for female chaperones

Priest and Religious Chaperones

Priest and religious can register with their group as chaperones, but will not satisfy the ratio requirements, as they will be sleeping in different areas.

Chaperone Vetting

All chaperones need to be police checked and have a current safeguarding status

Ages of campers

All campers aged between 13 and 17 years old by 1st January 2025 are welcome to register.

If you are going to be 18 by the 1st January, we encourage you to apply to be a summer missionary.

When does camp begin and end?

Camp begins on Tuesday 14th of January 2025 and ends on Saturday 18th of January 2025. Check in for camp happens between 1:00 and 3:00pm on start day. Please ensure your group arrives between these two times as everyone in the group needs to be present before you can register your arrival at camp. The group leaders will have a mandatory meeting with our leadership team at 3pm and the introduction session for teens will begin at 4pm.

All parishes will leave camp by 2pm on final day.

Where will our groups sleep?

We cannot provide exact housing information until you arrive. We will do our best to house your entire group together and we will never put one teen from your group by themselves. We will give you a housing assignment but leave the assignment of specific campers to beds within these designated rooms up to you.

At our Life Teen Summer Camps our Health and Safety policy requires that adults cannot share sleeping or showering space with a minor unless in a bunk room with at least two (2) adults present.

What exactly happens at camp?

The Life Teen Summer Camps Leadership Team plans, prepares, and facilitates the programming, liturgies and activities for each day. Each day you’ll experience Mass and other powerful prayer experiences. Our key sessions, led by a dynamic speaker, will break open scriptural topics to lead your teens into a more authentic encounter with Christ. Once during the week the Sacrament of Reconciliation will be available. All of this alongside an obstacle course, messy games, plenty of free time and much more. Each day campers will enjoy three delicious meals. Before your week, the group leader will receive an overview schedule of the week to help you prepare to lead your teens best!

Is sponsorship available to come to camp?

Life Teen is dedicated to getting as many teens to encounter Jesus Christ at summer camp as possible. We heavily subsidised the registration fee each camper pays to attend summer camp to make it as accessible as we can. Unfortunately, we are unable to provide any further sponsorship for parish groups but suggest that you explore different ways to fundraise with your group to allow finance to not get in the way. There are many creative ways to approach fundraising and we suggest your group begin this well in advance of registration deadlines.

Still have questions?

Please feel free to contact the Summer Camps team any time! We’re here to help answer any questions and provide as much assistance as possible!

Angela Murray – Summer Camp Staff Coordinator
admin@lifeteen.nz