Camp

The ConnecT1D Adult Retreat is an opportunity for people with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) to come together for a weekend retreat in Bothell, WA to learn, share and connect around the experience of living with T1D. You’re welcome to bring your partner or closest support person. With humor, compassion and honesty, we’ll have workshops on a variety of topics addressing the psychological and social aspects of the unique life that is living with this chronic condition.

The Leadership Training Weekend, held every year in the spring, is a crucial component of the Camp Leo Leaders in Training curriculum. This weekend is a three-day intensive program comprised of educational workshops, leadership and bonding activities, and targeted self-reflection. Participants are supported in learning leadership skills in a safe environment. The creative problem-solving, listening, and communication skills taught by the program can be used year-round by the participants to improve their interpersonal skills, academic performance, and community leadership. Participants interact with peers who confront the same challenge of being a teen with diabetes, and also with the weekend leadership, all whom have diabetes themselves, who can share their struggles, experiences, and helpful suggestions about how to lead a healthy life as a person with diabetes.

Our traditional overnight resident Camp Leo Elementary School Camp is designed with that specific age group in mind. With fun hands-on activities designed to ignite a a passion for the outdoors, adventure, and exploration, elementary camp helps campers meet friends and build foundational diabetes management skills. Campers get to participate in a variety of fun activities, while gaining useful skills and making lifelong friends. Elementary camp activities are specifically designed with the developmental and physical needs of that age group in mind. This camp session is designed for campers going into grades 3-5 in the Fall.

Our traditional overnight resident Middle School camp session helps campers transition to a new level of independence -- and FUN! Campers spend 5 days at camp with their friends and peers, participating in daily fun diabetes education activities structured to their age group. Middle School Camp is for campers entering grades 6 or 8 in Fall. This camp session gives campers the opportunity to make friends and take steps toward managing their diabetes independently. Between rock climbing, swimming, arts and crafts and hanging out with their friends, campers practice skills like learning to give and rotate their own insulin injections and pump sites, regular blood sugar testing, increased skills with carb counting, and balancing meals with insulin and activity.

Our traditional overnight resident Camp Leo Elementary School Camp is designed with that specific age group in mind. With fun hands-on activities designed to ignite a a passion for the outdoors, adventure, and exploration, elementary camp helps campers meet friends and build foundational diabetes management skills. Campers get to participate in a variety of fun activities, while gaining useful skills and making lifelong friends. Elementary camp activities are specifically designed with the developmental and physical needs of that age group in mind. This camp session is designed for campers going into grades 3-5 in the Fall.