BOLT
Building Outdoor Leaders Today
Leadership Program
Trainings & Spring Break
Dates & Locations
- Colorado Springs Programs: January - March
- Spring Break: March 25-29
Age
High School Students 14+
No COST
SouthEast COS Residents
Be an Outdoor Leader
This year’s BOLT experience will have an emphasis on outdoor recreation! Join Catamount Institute and YMCA’s Camp Shady Brook on another BOLT adventure. BOLT 2024 only has 13 slots available. Apply now!
The program will include 6 Saturday programs starting in January and a Monday – Friday spring break overnight camp! Find out more information in the application below!
This program is FREE for all teen residents in SouthEast Colorado Springs. This includes but is not limited to students who attend Harrison, Mitchel, Sierra, and Tesla can participate in the program for free. Contact martins@catamountinstitute.org or kinn@catamountinstitute.org for more information.
- Camping
- Biking
- Leave No Trace
- Natural resource management
- Ecological restoration
- Outdoor survival
- Recreational activities
- Career Exploration
- Archery
- Hiking
Click on the application to learn more!
Application Closes on January 10th!
Contact martins@catamountinstitute.org about full or partial payment accommodations.
Frequently Asked Questions
Please familiarize yourself with our Camp Policies and Procedures
Have questions? Call Billy Kinn at 719-471-0910 or click here to contact us!
We got you covered! Transportation and needed gear will be covered by Catamount Institute.
There will not be accessible showers near the campsite.
Food will be provided for overnight trips and Saturday programs. We will accommodate all dietary needs.
The B.O.L.T. staff have extensive combined experience in facilitating outdoor recreation, outdoor education, leadership development, camping programs, first aid, and environmental conservation. Please learn more about our organizations at the following webpages: https://www.catamountinstitute.org
- No more than 10 students per group
- Activities that encourage social distancing
- Contactless drop off and pick up
- Daily temperature checks
- Staff and students wearing masks
- Hand sanitation stations
- Daily disinfecting of high contact surfaces and materials
- No more than 10 students indoors at one time (except in an emergency)
- For overnights, no more than two people per tent and will sleep head to toe.
- Traveling in vans: less than 10 people per van, masks will be worn at all times.