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.