The details on this page are for the INDEPENDENT CAMP only, not the family retreat.

Independent Camp Date: July 26-31, 2025

 Camp ALEC is designed so that Children, aged 8-21, who never thought they could go to a typical camp independently, can go.  Rocky Mountain Village provides highly skilled and compassionate counselors who attend to all of your child's needs. Whether the care needed is positioning, toileting or feeding, the care is there.  Rocky Mountain Village also provides a nurse on the grounds 24/7.

Besides a typical camp experience of swimming, talent shows, boating, zip lining, and yes, pulling pranks on Tina and Gina,  campers leave with a "can do" attitude and a sense of confidence they may not have had as a result of experiencing the power of attending camp on their own.

Camp ALEC  provides campers with a life-changing literacy experience. Campers participate in fun and motivating reading and writing activities in 1:1 and small group settings.  They leave camp with an informational report which describes their unique skills and deficits and recommended interventions that can be implemented when they return to school in the fall.  This camp is not just for struggling readers and/or writers.

At the same time, Camp ALEC trains up to 20 adults who have already completed level 1 literacy training through Dr. Karen Erickson and/or Dr. David Koppenhaver or have applied the techniques described in their book Comprehensive Literacy for All.  These level 2 trainees are committed to working with students whose physical disability and/or speech-language impairments negatively impact their ability to communicate and acquire reading and writing skills.  This camp takes the "mystery" out of teaching kids like ours. 

WHAT A DAY LOOKS LIKE FOR CAMPERS (and Adults)

8:00-9:00 - Breakfast

9:15-11:15 - Literacy Session    (adults and campers working together)

11:30-12:30 - Lunch

12:45-1:45 - Recreational Activity   (adults in training)

2:00-3:45 - Literacy Session    (adults and campers working together)

4:15-5:30 - Recreational Activity    (adults in training)

5:45-6:45 - Dinner

7:00-8:30 - Evening Program   (adults in training)

8:30-9:30 - Prep for bed

9:30 - lights out for younger campers

Because this is a summer camp, we do not implement behavior or incentive plans. If your child requires similar support at school, this program may not be a good fit.

Camper applications for 2025 coming soon

Literacy Counselor applications for 2025 coming soon