The summer resident camp experience is about much more than outdoor fun and adventure. Resident camping is one of the most formative experiences in a young person's life. At camp, values are acquired, self-reliance and sportsmanship learned, interpersonal skills developed, and character and confidence built. Thunderbird strives for the development of interpersonal relation ships through group experience, fulfillment of each camper's potential through goal setting, and spiritual enrichment through association with the staff and appreciation of nature. Boys and girls ages 7-16 come to Thunderbird from all over the United States and as well as from many foreign countries.
Campers stay for one session or multiple sessions.
Several first year campers select the one week session which is only for children aged 7-12. Cabin Life Sharing living quarters and responsibilities with a group of the same-aged campers from different cities, states and countries is not only a tremendous amount of fun, it also provides another opportunity for growth and long lasting friendships, a top Thunderbird priority. Thinking and making decisions independently of the family, working as a team toward common goals, learning to occasionally subordinate personal preferences to the majority decision, these are character-building lessons that give substance to the spiritual aims of Thunderbird. Cabin assignments are made according to age and grade level. Mutual cabin assignments are honored for children within one year of age.