Peaks, Paddles, and Pop-Ups: Mountains to Surf Camp

  By Barry | May 15, 2012 - 10:37 am | Teen Camps
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Are you starting to wonder what you’re going to do this summer? Are you deciding upon whether you should take a trip to the mountains or go to the beach?

Our Mountains to Surf Teen Adventure Camp offers the best of both worlds. This trip is designed for those seeking the majesty of mountains, rivers, and lush forest canopy, as well as the beauty of the ocean, waves, and sandy beach. Get a taste of the mountain life for a week as you explore the Great Smoky Mountains before indulging in a week at the beach exploring the southeastern coast of North Carolina. Learn to balance life by using the tranquil mountain mentality to ease into “the stoke” of riding waves while discovering the surfer within.

During the first hitch of this two-week camp, experience thrilling class III whitewater on the Nantahala River, home to the International Canoe Freestyle World Cup. Set up camp in riverside cabins at the Nantahala Outdoor Center. Gear up to shred a mountain bike along the single-track trails of Tsali Recreation Area, where the freedom to pedal your heart out and cruise the winding trails and streams with sweeping views of Lake Fontana will leave you breathless. Considered to be one of the Top 10 places to ride in the USA, Tsali Recreation Area contains nearly forty miles of well-used hard-packed single-track mountain bike trails.

You will spend a leisurely day hiking alongside Deep Creek as you view amazing waterfalls and some of the more than 240 species of birds found throughout the park. At the Nantahala Outdoor Center we’ll also challenge our limits and the elements on the zip line at the Adventure Park. Face your fears as you conquer the heights and balance yourself while climbing wobbling sky bridges and scaling tight ropes. How about finishing a day with a communal bonfire playing drums, telling stories, and of course, making smores! You can also expect to be kept busy engaging in all kinds of fun, from playing games of corn-hole, exploring the natural beauty of the Blue Ridge Mountains, refreshing dips in spring-fed lakes, and discovering the culture and heritage of the Cherokees. What more could one ask for? How about another week of adventure with WB Surf Camp?

After breaking camp we’ll head back to the coast where the sun and waves will be calling our names. Spend the second half of the adventure receiving top-notch daily surf instruction on the beautiful waters of Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina. Our certified team is experienced, knowledgeable, friendly, and will guide you through our safe, effective progression. We’ll set-up in air-conditioned cabins at the KOA campground and take day trips to the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Hospital on Topsail Island, swing by the SOD Surfboard Factory to learn how boards are made, and visit a local surf shop to get a lesson on surfboard surfing history. We will also be immersed in the world of marine biology with a visit to the NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher. Each day you will take part in beach clean ups, learn all that you can about ocean conservation, and experience the WB Surf Camp stoke as we catch waves all week, go out for dinner every night, and return to our nightly campfires. Call today to secure your spot for this amazing adventure.

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WB Surf Camp Financial Aid & Scholarship Program

  By Kevin | May 15, 2012 - 10:26 am | Giving Back
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Who is ready to have the best summer of their life? WB Surf Camp has proved time and time again that as our campers leave, they are left satisfied and have a memorable experience to carry with them for the rest of their lives. It is our company’s mission to give each camper the most informative, safe, and fun experience. Our professionally trained staff is there to aid them along their journey the entire way. For some, our premium instruction creates a financial disadvantage for students and can be easily resolved with WB Surf Camp Financial Aid.

To ensure access to a broad range of well qualified and enthusiastic marine biology students and future surfers, WB Surf Camp encourages those who need financial assistance to apply for partial scholarships to participate in our summer learn-to-surf overnight camps, day camps, and marine biology adventures. Our Financial Aid committee carefully considers several factors: family income; ethnic, racial and cultural diversity; teacher references; student essays; and commitment to the program as reflected in the application.

Our scholarships can reward a qualified applicant for up to 75% of the tuition price! All the student has to do is apply. It is that simple. There is nothing to loose and everything to gain. Our goal is to empower students and reward them for their hard efforts in the classroom, their passion to learn about the environment, and to learn how to surf!

We strongly believe that everyone should have the chance to experience the magic of surfing and its connection towards costal conservation. Every year we award thousands of dollars to deserving participants and this year it could be YOU! To learn more about our financial aid program at WB Surf Camp, please visit our company website http://www.wbsurfcamp.com/contact/financial_aid.asp.

On the website, there is the application and FAQs to inform the applicant on any other questions that he or she may have. If you have any other questions about the financial aid process, feel free to e-mail one of our reservation specialist at reservations@wbsurfcamp.com

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Surf and Lifeguard Camp

  By Kevin | May 15, 2012 - 9:47 am | Teen Specialty Camps
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Looking to earn your American Red Cross Lifeguard Certification this summer while learning how to surf? WB Surf Camp has the perfect solution that combines these to ambitions two while adding marine science and coastal conservation education with the experience of a lifetime. Most certification classes are long and boring and have teachers struggling to maintain the full attention from students. Not here! With our camp, an entire full week of surfing before class even starts, the Lifeguard Certification classes are taken over the course of a week, with surf breaks in between. This active schedule ensures that students stay focused while learning everything possible in and out of the classroom.

In our “learn by doing” Lifeguard Camp, students will fine-tune the ability to predict, select, and judge waves. The program is designed for absolute beginners to intermediate surfers ages 15-17 that want to become educated in saving lives and learning skills that make them eligible for jobs all over the United States. When the campers are not participating in our lifeguard training, they will be spending time in the warm waters of Surf City and Wrightsville Beach improving their surfing skills from our professionally trained instructors.

Activities include:

  • Extensive daily surfing instruction at perfect beginner beach breaks
  • Taking a marine biology tour of the North Carolina Aquarium
  • Learning about turtle rehabilitation at the world renowned Sea Turtle Hospital
  • Discovering how surf boards are made during a guided surfboard factory tour
  • Earning your American Red Cross Waterfront Lifeguard Certification
  • Learning professional lifeguard responsibilities
  • Practicing USLA approved ocean rescue methodologies
  • Becoming eligible for fun summer jobs such as a pool lifeguard or camp counselor

Our camp includes accommodations for the two weeks at the Wilmington KOA campground in air-conditioned cabins, all meals, 24 hour same gender adult supervision, shuttles to and from the Wilmington International Airport (ILM), equipment, American Red Cross Lifeguard Certification, professional surfing instruction (3:1 student to instructor ratio), daily transportation, and more! For more specific information about the Lifeguard Training and Surf Camp visit WB Surf Camp at http://www.wbsurfcamp.com/camps/teen_lifeguard_camp.asp Check out the reviews of previous campers who have experienced the awesomeness of WB Surf Camp. Please call toll free 1.866.7873 to reserve your spot today.

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