STEPS Program

What is the STEPS Program?

Our campers arrive at camp as 9 year old girls, often away from their home communities for the first time. They enter our STEPS Program on the first level, as recipients of the kind, loving, intentional community we create. Over the course of their years at Main Idea, following our curriculum of self-reflection and appropriate challenges, our girls take on increasing responsibilities in leading our community. They spend two years as campers in our leadership bunks before becoming junior staff, and then staff members.

Skills Taught

• Leadership

• Responsibility

• Compassion

• Communication

Leadership Retreats

Each winter, we invite our oldest campers to a leadership retreat. At the leadership retreat, we bring the girls together to play team building games, talk about personal development, and have fun!