2012 AMR Summer Programs
Fort Courage
Bring your friends and spend a week at Fort Courage, an 1880's style log fort. A beautiful setting, intentional simplicity, fun-loving staff and terrific food make Fort Courage a great place for small groups to interact and learn to rely on each other. Join us for a week-long adventure of exciting activities, making friends and growing in your faith. Activities at Fort Courage include:
- Low ropes challenge course
- Hiking to nearby Round Mountain
- Overnight campout
- Bible study, worship and singing
- Horseback riding
- Cooking meals over an open campfire
- Living without electricity
Black Hills Riders at Fort Courage
Black Hills Riders is a special riding-centered week at Fort Courage. Live simply and ride outside camp each day, while exploring the Black Hill's ridges, creeks, and mines. You will learn to care for your own horse, including: feeding, brushing and saddling. You will also learn about draft horses, covered wagons, horse-shoeing, and how to cook over an open campfire. Enjoy daily Bible study, worship, games, and singing along the trail.
AMR Adventures
Your group can "build their own week of camp". Choose a daily activity in the Black Hills from *our menu of adventures. Then, let go and let the well-trained AMR staff lead you on an amazing adventure. You can even build a "service trip" day into your experience. The week also includes daily Bible study, worship, meals cooked over an open campfire, and time to hang out with friends. This program can accommodate groups of 10 to 30 people.
*Adventures include:
- Rock climbing
- Horseback riding
- Spelunking and cave adventures
- Fly fishing
- Mountain biking on the Mickelson Trail
- Kayaking
- Backpacking (choice of 2 to 4 days)
- Servant Projects
- Low ropes challenge course
- Geocaching
- Hiking
* Camper cabins have no electricity. Groups must provide own transportation for off-site field trips. Extra fees apply for some activities.
Water & Wheels
From land to "sea", you will actively explore the scenic Black Hills! Spend two days mountain biking on the historic Mickelson Trail and two days kayaking on lakes and creeks. This experience includes Bible Study, worship, team building, and meals cooked over an open fire. All equipment for biking and kayaking is provided.
Servant Camp
Black Hills Program*
Come to AMR for a week of Servant Camp in the Black Hills. This is a custom- designed week of Christian service for senior high youth. You also have the option of adding a day of AMR Adventures.
- Work together to build relationships
- Grow in faith as you follow Christ's call to serve others
- Learn new skills and the value of teamwork
- Service options include:
- Habitat for Humanity (help build or renovate a house)
- Environmental service projects in the Black Hills National Forest
- Help older adults and non-profit agencies in the Custer area
* Camper cabins have no electricity.
SunCatcher Servant Camp
AMR is partnering with SunCatcher Therapeutic Riding Academy to offer a unique service opportunity in the Black Hills. Your youth group will work with Black Hills youth who are mentally or physically challenged and are learning to ride horses.
Under the training and supervision of SunCatcher staff, you will learn to lead horses, assist riders with mounting and balance, and celebrate the freedom and joy that riding can offer persons with varying abilities.
- No horse experience necessary (staff will train you)
- Spend time riding horse, hiking, in Bible Study and worship, cooking over a fire, and meeting new friends.
* Camper cabins have no electricity.
Pine Ridge Program
Spend a week on Pine Ridge Indian Reservation and grow as a group as you combine service experience with cultural interaction. Based in either the town of Pine Ridge or the town of Manderson.
- Activities include worship, Bible study, and cultural awareness
- Tour historic and cultural sites
- Hear Native American speakers
- Learn about poverty issues & the spirituality of the Lakota people
- Spend time with Lakota youth
