Senior Camps

This camp offers early teens the chance to do just what its name implies—breakaway! Taking a break from their everyday routines, campers will experience a week packed with challenges and adventure. From activities like archery, horse-back riding, wall-climbing and canoeing to daily Bible study discussions, Breakaway offers campers the opportunity to explore their faith, new friendships and the great outdoors! Sign your camper up for Breakaway today!

Horsemanship Clinic is designed to help intermediate+ riders further develop horsemanship skills. Each year a different horsemanship clinician will help participants learn to work with their horse to form a stronger partnership and improve the riding experience. Campers will spend half days at the barns focusing on groundwork, horse communication, theory, and various riding activities. The other half of each day will include classic camp activities such as archery, wall-climbing, canoeing, swimming, wide, games, and engaging Bible study.

PLEASE NOTE: This camp is NOT designed for beginner riders. Campers who have previously ridden at Pioneer must have achieved a minimum of Level 5 to be eligible for this camp. If you do not know what level your son/daughter has achieved, please contact our office PRIOR to registering. New to Pioneer campers will need to describe their riding experience in detail to be eligible.

Senior Boys is where camp classics meet wilderness adventure! For the first portion of camp campers will focus on learning the skills needed for experiencing a successful out-trip, and enjoy camp activities such as manly crafts, canoeing, horseback-riding, archery, wide games, wall-climbing and daily Bible study. They’ll be challenged to grow in their hands-on skills, their friendships and in their relationship with God.

After that, it’s five days of pure adventure! The youngest boys (age 12) will be introduced to the fun of wilderness camping through a specially designed General Out-Trip. The older boys (ages 13-18) will pick between a backpacking, river canoeing or a horseback-riding out-trip, or a daily adventures in-camp out-trip.

On each trip, the boys will spend quality time with their counsellors and fellow campers, hearing stories of faith and being challenged to try things they’ve never done before! At the end of the trip, they’ll head back to camp and share their stories, finishing camp with a rodeo, games, and the ultimate Sr. Boys feast!

Senior Girls is one-part camp and one-part wilderness adventure! For the first portion of camp campers will focus on learning the skills needed for experiencing a successful out-trip, and enjoy camp activities such as crafts, canoeing, horseback-riding, archery, wide games, wall-climbing, and daily Bible study. They’ll be challenged to grow in their hands-on skills, their friendships and in their relationship with God.

For the younger girls (age 12), the next five days will see them led through a specially designed out-trip (the General Out-Trip) that introduces them to the fun of wilderness camping. The 13-year-old girls will go on a Combo Out-Trip which is designed to give them experience in the three main out-trip areas with time spent hiking, canoeing, and horseback riding. The older girls (ages 14-18) will also go on a five day out-trip, but get to choose their own adventures, picking between backpacking, hiking base camp, river canoeing and horseback-riding out-trips, or a daily adventures in-camp out-trip.

Each out-trip gives the girls quality time with their staff and fellow campers to hear stories of faith, learn new skills and be challenged. At the end of the trip, they’ll return from camp to share their stories, try new activities, and celebrate their growth & adventures!

Senior Skills is all about campers having the chance to grow and flourish in one of three skills areas or focus on a classic camp experience with a little bit of everything. Half of each day will be spend in the tracks, with the other half devoted to choice, being with friends, and trying new things.

In addition to the track-specific activities, Senior Skills incorporates all our best-loved camp games and activities too! Wide-games, swimming, archery and canoeing are just a few of the options, while campers discover more about God through daily Bible studies and stories shared by staff. This is a week they won’t want to miss!

Track Options:

Classic Camp: This track is designed to give campers an introduction to all things camp! From the climbing wall to the archery range, waterfront, orienteering, horseback riding, various sports, and more, campers will rotate through all the activities that camp has to offer. They’ll discover new experiences, learn about themselves and encounter God in new and unique ways

Paddle: This track takes campers out into Crimson Lake where they’ll learn to paddle a 2-person tandem canoe before trying their hand paddling the mighty North Saskatchewan River! It’s a week full of adventure as campers bond through their shared challenges and triumphs.

Ride: This track is all about horses! Participants will get hands-on experience in basic horse grooming, care and maintenance, all while developing their riding skills each day. They’ll discover what horses can teach them about God, themselves, and the world around them.

Zoom: This track endeavours to capture the beauty and reality of life around us! Designed with the Visual Arts enthusiast in mind, Zoom provides campers with ample time and space to stop, take note of the details around them and capture them through photography, painting, sculpting, or sketching. Each day they will focus on a particular skill, technique or project, and each evening they’ll share their work and tell the story of what inspired them.