Imagine your group with a stronger ability to organize as a cohesive unit and implement appropriate

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• Imagine your group with a stronger ability to
  organize as a cohesive unit and implement
  appropriate problem solving processes.

Imagine your group members practicing how to
challenge themselves in different environments.
Imagine your organizational challenges addressed
with a qualified staff that will facilitate the
identification and overcoming of issues such as
cliques, group conflicts, or diversity issues.
Imagine all of this taking place in the
breathtaking beauty of the Northwoods of
Wisconsin. Individual and group growth will occur
in natures classroom of outdoor challenge
courses and surrounding trails, lakes and rivers.
Imagine experiencing Manitowish
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Increased communication.
Enhanced trust between group members.
Greater understanding of effective group
interaction.
Stronger leadership for all.
CAMP MANITOWISH YMCA
Higher levels of self-confidence.
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What group couldnt benefit from these
attributes? Camp Manito-wish YMCA Leadership
Programs provide opportunities for individual and
group growth in a pristine wilderness setting.
This is the place to focus on group process
without interruption from the outside world.
Every day participants transfer their leadership
skills from Manito-wish into all facets of daily
lifetheir families, their schools, their work,
and their communities.
You will benefit from

• Goals and outcomes tailored to your needs.

• Qualified, engaging and caring facilitators.

• Processing and transference applications
  and techniques.

• Innovative activities with a purpose
  behind them setting goals, developing
  communication skills, taking risks, solving
  problems, and simply having fun while learning to
  lead.

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How will my group become stronger at Camp
Manitowish?
Since 1919, a philosophy of leadership has
developed at Camp Manitowish which over the
years we identified as COLLABORATIVE
LEADERSHIP. The qualities of a collaborative
leader were the lessons and skills learned at
Manitowish which participants were applying to
their success at school, at home, in their
communities and in professional life. When your
group participates in a Manitowish Leadership
Program, we will introduce the qualities of
collaborative leadership and teach you how to
apply them in ways that will benefit not only
your group as a whole, but individual members as
well.
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QUALITIES OF A MANITOWISH LEADER
C o l l a b o r a t i v e L e a d e r s h i p
A Manito-wish leader builds a shared vision.
A Manito-wish leader builds models.
(Tries itchanges ittries it again)
A Manito-wish leader shares a common space with
others.
A Manito-wish leader lets others amplify their
abilities.
A Manito-wish leader remembersfollowership and
leadership go hand in hand.
A Manito-wish leader doesnt collaborate to turn
out the lights.
A Manito-wish leader celebrates successful
collaborations.
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• To begin the process, we will work to enhance
  personal awareness and identify
• Personal and group STRENGTHS.
• Personal and group CHALLENGES.
• Group INTERACTION and conflicting styles.
• We will then progress to the tactics, which when
  applied to working with diverse groups of people,
  result in accomplishing tasks with effectiveness
  and success.

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• The whole is greater than the sum of the parts
• When a group lets members amplify their
  abilities, great things happen. To do this we
  will teach your group how to
• Focus on the process rather than the
  personalities.
• Be inclusive.
• Focus on a shared vision.
• Create a unit where there is a flow of leaders
  and followers that is shifting
  and changing.

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• While your group is at Camp Manitowish all
  members grow because they focus on the following
  throughout the entire experience
• Practicing stepping out of the known and into
  the unknown.
• Practicing pushing personal boundaries and
  comfort zones.
• Enhancing personal awareness of group diversity.

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So, what does our time at Manitowish look like?
By the time you arrive at Manito-wish we will
have already worked together with your staff and
leaders to identify the goals and desired
outcomes of your experience.
INTRODUCTORY ACTIVITIES Well get started by
introducing ourselves and having fun with name
games and ice breaker activities.
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• STAGE SETTING ACTIVITIES
• Now it is time to get to work on the goals and
  outcomes of the experience. In this phase of your
  program the following takes place
• The group completes an inventory of group
  interaction and leadership styles.
• The group is challenged by awareness puzzles.
• The group participates in trust activities. These
  are key as we move into larger challenges and
  deeper understanding of group process and
  personal roles in the success of the group.

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PROBLEM SOLVING
The next phase in your experience is problem
solving. The group will ideally move through
three levels.
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PROBLEM SOLVING
Level One In level one, the lessons from the
stage setting phase of the program are
revisited and applied to a group activity.
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PROBLEM SOLVING
Level Two In level two, the concepts of
brainstorming sequences and action planning
are introduced. This phase usually involves time
on the Low Challenge Course and time to apply
action plans to various group challenge tasks.
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PROBLEM SOLVING
Level Three Level three will give your group the
opportunity to really go into action when they
set out to work on large outdoor challenges that
may incorporate activities such as fire building,
outdoor shelter building, High Challenge Course
elements, or even a wilderness trip. We will
customize activities to meet your goals, desired
outcome and budget.
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TRANSFER GRADUATION
As your experience at Manitowish begins to wrap
up, we will spend additional time on a higher
level challenge. During this time the will be
aware of the progress made and how they are
applying the skills learned to achieve a
goal. Because an important part of collaborative
leadership involves celebrating success, we will
close with a graduation ceremony. This event is
key in solidifying a commitment by the group to
transferring the experience from the Manitowish
environment to their environments in their
community.
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FINAL TRANSFER
Before you leave the Northwoods, we will work
with you to develop an action plan which guides
your group in continued collaborative leadership
growth. Real growth comes from long- term work,
not just the time invested at Camp Manitowish.

• Manito-wish was one of the best experiences
  Ive had during my twelve years of school. It
  opened my eyes in many ways and taught me certain
  truths about people that I was not expecting to
  understand yet. It was also some of the most
  beautiful scenery that I have ever been exposed
  to. If I have any regrets its that I cant go
  again because this is my last year of high
  school, but I couldnt be happier that I went
  when I did.
• -Jason (Arc Tech
  Student, age 17)

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Manitowish Staff

• We are an organization that is fully committed to
  positive youth development.
• Our professional staff consists of
• Teachers
• Business consultants
• Outdoor professionals
• Graduate and college students
• All staff members are certified for the tasks
  they are facilitating.

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What are the facilities like at Camp?
Camp is located in Boulder Junction, WI in the
heart of Vilas County. We are surrounded by
hundreds of lakes, rivers streams, and
beautiful pine trees are abundant.
Camp Manitowish property offers beautiful
trails for fall hiking or winter skiing.
Spacious work space which can be partitioned into
four classrooms.
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The Lang Challenge Course, featuring high and low
course elements.
Indoor climbing wall.
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Platform tents for year-round camping experiences.
Large cabins with modern amenities.
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What if members of our group are not comfortable
with all of the activities?
All group members have a choice of challenges. At
Manitowish we work to instill that to grow, one
must reach outside of his or her comfort zone.
Not everyone has to reach the same distance.
Although we encourage full participation, there
are many ways to be an active member of the group.
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Customized programs tailored to your goals and
desired outcomes.
Outstanding and qualified staff.
A beautiful setting you wont find anywhere else.
Quality facilities and food service.
An experience that will last a lifetime.
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Are you ready for your Manitowish Leadership
experience?
Contact Drew Richmond Camp Director
drew.richmond_at_manito-wish.org Mark Zanoni
Leadership Program Director
mark.zanoni_at_manito-wish.org Camp Manito-wish
YMCA P.O. Box 246 Boulder Junction, WI
54512 [phone]
www.manito-wish.org