Adaptive Family Camp
Adapted for families like yours
This is CherishAbility’s 9th season partnering with the A/U Ranches’ 100 Elk Outdoor Center to provide an adapted family camp experience in Buena Vista, Colorado.
Fresh air, a mountainous embrace, and your fellow Christian Scientists caring for loved ones with differing needs await you and your family. We hope you will join us!
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Monday, October 14 - Saturday, October 19, 2024
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Registration is OPEN!
Please complete the following forms:
To preview the registration questions (PDF), please click here.
There is a pre-program Zoom call on Monday, Sept. 30 for all registered families, seasonal staff, and volunteers. Times listed below.
5:00 pm PST / 6:00 pm MST / 7:00 pm CST / 8:00 pm EST
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Learn more about the Adaptive Family Camp program in our Information Letter.
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The A/U Ranches’ 100 Elk Outdoor Center
The mission of 100 Elk is “to reveal the possibilities within.” Activities take place at the 1,100-acre A/U Ranches facilities, situated at the base of the iconic Rocky Mountains in Buena Vista, Colorado.
100 Elk Outdoor Center is an off-season program of the A/U Ranches, serving school and other groups of all backgrounds.
The true heart of the 100 Elk Outdoor Center is the staff. They seek to remove limitations and support participants in stepping outside their comfort zones and soaring in their own unique way.
Learn more about 100 Elk Outdoor Center here.
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Christian Scientists with developmental special needs and their families who are seeking a family camp experience completely designed around the pace and interests of the participants.
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2024 Rates
$1425/person
$1525/person (includes airport shuttle)
Finances should not prohibit participation. Generous financial assistance is available—up to the full cost of tuition and travel.
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"God expresses in man the infinite idea forever developing itself, broadening and rising higher and higher from a boundless basis."
Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, p. 258:13–15
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CherishAbility’s adaptive family camp is customized for our families. You can expect:
—Fun and rejuvenation as your family participates in adaptive experiential activities facilitated by the skilled and nurturing 100 Elk staff
—Bible Lesson study with fellow Christian Scientists
—Parent and caregiver gatherings in a comfortable, calm environment
—Respite care that is available for parents and caregivers for blocks of time
—Christian Science practitioner and nurses available on-site for your care needs
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Download our recommended packing list here.
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Seasonal staff and volunteers, please register here.
In addition, please complete the following forms:
There is a pre-program Zoom call on Monday, Sept. 30 for all registered families, seasonal staff, and volunteers. Times listed below.
5:00 pm PST / 6:00 pm MST / 7:00 pm CST / 8:00 pm EST
Questions? Please contact the CherishAbility Program Director by email or call 480.875.6958.
Watch the slideshow from this year!
It captures the joy loved ones, their families, and the staff experienced!
2024 Adaptive Family Camp Photos
“This camp experience is the highlight of my daughter’s year! It’s the combination of meeting new people, seeing friends from other years, enjoying the outdoors, along with new and favorite activities with others. Sharing in prayer, eating together, and so much more – all contribute to memories that enrich and last a lifetime.”
— Parent Participant