Discipling Kids & Teens Through Outdoor Adventures

FREEDOM
FAITH
FRIENDSHIP
FUN

Our Programs

Summit Seekers

Boys Ages 8-14

Passion is Powerful

Girls Ages 8-14

Leader Lab

High School Grades 9-12

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Our Mission

We are on a mission to engage, equip and empower kids and teens to grow in leadership skills, social/emotional habits, spiritual tools, and character so they can become powerful, faith-filled leaders and young adults. Our out-of-the-box, Christ-centered adventure curriculum is designed to instill personal identity, purpose, relational health and spiritual authority in our participants so their faith feels alive and meaningful outside of their home and beyond the walls of the church.

Our Groups

We create small groups of 10-12 participants in each program out of the many who join so that interactions between mentors and participants stays personal, powerful and meaningful. Participants receive handwritten notes of encouragement with prophetic words from their mentors on a weekly basis as part of their post-session experience. Our groups are filled with participants from all different churches.

Our Faith

Jesus is at the center of all that we do and teach. We believe that Jesus is King of Kings and that only through a relationship with Him do we access the Father, the Holy Spirit, and a radically transformed life that is filled with power, grace and purpose.

We bring kids' faith to life outside the home and beyond the walls of the church.

The Value of Adventure

We are in the business of creating unforgettable faith-experiences for your kids that will mark them for life.

Every session is unique. Biblical principles are taught through games, activities, small group discussions with question and answer sessions, Bible study and crafts.

Our focus is personal. Our mentors make it a priority to know each participant personally. Our small groups allow for interactions between kids and mentors to be memorable and impactful. We are a great compliment to your child's experience in youth group and large church activities.

It takes a village. We have a unique voice for speaking powerfully into your child's life since we are not school, church or a family member. Our role is to be the fun adventure group that models what faith looks like in real life. We echo the important values you've planted in your child's heart in a way that makes lessons learned at home, school and church feel relevant and fun.

What parents are saying

I can’t say enough about Adventure Life Academy’s Summit Seekers program. David and Delfina are passionate about imparting tools that equip young men to navigate the ups and downs of life in a healthy, positive, Christ-centered way. I enrolled both my boys (ages 10 and 14) in the program this fall, and the time they spent hiking, connecting, playing, and learning was the highlight of their week. They were both always excited to go. When picking them up it was apparent from their joyful and talkative demeanor that the past three hours was time well spent. As a parent I am aware that I am not capable of meeting all of my boy’s needs. How wonderful to have two dedicated, competent, enthusiastic, lover’s of Jesus like David and Delfina to come along side me and support my mission to train up my children in the way they should go. Yes, the weekly hikes are a big commitment of time and resources, but the value of the program far exceeds the sacrifice required. Sign up your son today. You won’t regret it.

Thomas Harpham