Wave Week

What is Wave Week?
WAVE WEEK – (July 20th-25th 2008) is an intensive 6-day program of leadership development, community service, team building activities, and summer fun! We offer both overnight and day camp options for potential participants.

Who can participate?
All teens who have completed 7th grade through 11th grade are welcome at Wave Week. Campers are divided into two tracks based upon their age. Each track meets separately for most activities and for dorm assignments. Meals and large group activities incorporate both tracks.
Track 1: 7th-9th graders Track 2: 10th-11th graders

Where does Wave Week take place?
Wave Week is held on the beautiful campus of Villanova University in Villanova, PA. The university is 20 minutes west of Center City Philadelphia in the historic Main Line area. To learn more about Villanova University, go to www.villanova.edu.

What skills are taught at Wave Week?

• Effective communication
• Group leadership
• Motivating team members
• Planning and marketing a great volunteer event
• Getting a group to work more efficiently
• Increasing the impact of your group in the community
• Fundraising and budget planning
• Conflict resolution
• Diversity awareness
• Personal and group evaluation
• Presentation skills
• Understanding personality strengths/weaknesses and how to use them to your advantage
• Confidence to know that teens CAN and DO make a difference!

Get more information and an overview of the Wave Week schedule.

Who teaches these skills at Wave Week?
Wave Week is a unique peer-learning environment and 3/4 of our staff are experienced high school and college student leaders! We keep the lecturing to a minimum and teach most of the concepts through a range of small group activities.

What is the average camper like?
There is no average camper at Wave Week! Spark the Wave prides itself on recruiting a diverse mix of participants and staff. Our participants come to us from a broad geographic, demographic, and economic pool. We have found that exposing teens to young leaders from varied backgrounds creates a more comprehensive and dynamic learning environment. This diversity prepares teens for real-world experiences and helps to develop their communication and team-building skills.

Will we do community service at Wave Week?
Volunteering is a very important aspect of a camper’s experience at Wave Week. Immediately, we ask our Wave Week participants to put what they’ve learned into action. Through a series of service projects participants learn not only the value of service but begin to understand what it takes to plan and execute a successful volunteer project.

Will I get community service credit for atttending Wave Week?
Many middle and high school students are required to perform a certain amount of community service hours before graduation. Spark the Wave offers up to 40 Community Service Hours for participation in Wave Week. In less than a week, you could completely fulfill your community service requirements!