Summit Seekers • Spring 2025 Enrollment Schedule
$112 down payment | Upon registering for a group below, you will be asked to make an initial payment, which secures your spot in the group. Early bird discount is $98 [CLICK HERE]
Then, $92/mo for 4 months | On the day registration closes, you will be asked to set up your pricing plan of $92/month, billed automatically for 4 consecutive months.
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Select a group to begin registration:
EARLY BIRD $98 | thru DEC 9TH
REGULAR REGISTRATION $112 | DEC 10-FEB 9
REGISTRATION ENDS FEB 9TH
Program Overview & Goals
Summit Seekers is an outdoor discipleship program for boys ages 8-14.
Each season of 12 hikes equips the boys with powerful leadership skills & social emotional tools that inspire confidence in them, help them hear what God has to say about who they are and prepare them for life. The 3-hours they spend with us weekly are packed with games, activities, prophetic acts, leadership training, athletic challenges, and inspiring stories from the leader's life & the Bible. Themes are geared at unlocking a different aspect of their inner world and their relationship with God. No two sessions or seasons are the same. Collectively, our seasons aim to bolster your son's faith and prepare them for a life of godly living beyond the walls of the church and home.
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While we do a lot of fun activities, the boys also get time to play & connect with each other, explore nature and enjoy a meal together. Hike intensity is manageable for all levels of hikers with enough breaks to refresh them and keep them engaged the whole way through. This is a discipleship program set in the outdoors. Hiking intensity is doable for entry-level hikers (especially in the Younger's 8-10yr old program.)
Additional Program Details:
• Group sizes are small. We take 12 boys max per group.
• We take groups of boys ages 8-10 yrs old, and groups of boys 10-14yrs old.
• We like to keep a 1:8 adult to student ratio. There is always one main leader and one assistant leader for larger groups. All full-time Academy employees are screened before hiring.
• All participants 10 yrs old and over are invited to and welcome to sign up for our yearly summer camping trip. We do not take participants camping who have not completed at least one season with us
• Transportation is provided! We have a bus with seatbelts and meet at a central location in Redding.
FAQ
All session information including what to wear & bring on hikes will be emailed to you at the start of the season.
Payment & Registration
After selecting the group you would like to join, you will be directed to our registration form on the webpage. Once completed, you will be directed to our payment page where you will make your season down payment. When the season launches, you will enroll in auto-pay and you will be billed $92/mo for 4 months.
Hike Schedule
Our 'Master Hike Schedule' is emailed to parents before the start of each season with Google Maps links to the trailheads so you know where we are. All locations are within 15 minutes drive of central Redding. We also send weekly reminder emails with location & hike details.
Post-Hike Engagement
We send each hiker a prophetic letter after each hike to encourage and affirm who they are. Special handwritten weekly letters, session recap videos and photos are posted on your group's dashboard page on our website where parents and boys can view it after our hikes. We expect families to make this page available to their son 1X a week.
Commitment Policy
We ask that all hikers make a commitment to the program and their group. Trust grows immensely when all hikers engage consistently. When boys miss out, it hurts the confidence and progress of our work with them. Session benefits are cumulative.
Weather Info
We do not cancel sessions for mild weather conditions. Hiking in the rain is fun! We only cancel if the weather poses a real threat to the hikers, ie: hail, lightning, pouring rain, extreme cold/heat.
Food, Water, Backpack
Hikers are expected to pack a light backpack with water & a snack. We ask that you wear weather appropriate clothes and comfortable hiking shoes.
Transportation
We offer transportation for Summit Seekers. We meet at a central location on Hilltop Dr. Please be on time or early for our bus drop-off. We leave on time for sessions!
Missing Sessions
No session is the same. We ask that you prioritize your time in our group so that your child doesn't have gaps in their learning. There are no makeups or switching groups due to schedule conflicts.
Group Dashboard Page
All our session info and season schedule will be available on your group's dashboard page on our website. We also send out a weekly email to remind you to check the page for details about our upcoming sessions and what to wear/bring.