Week One Dates: July 27 - 31 (age range 8 - 10 preferred)
Week Two Dates: August 3 - 7 (age 10 - 13 preferred)
Age Range: 8 - 13 year olds
Led by: Courtney Cronin
Time: 9 am - 3 pm
Drop off and Pick up: Brightfield School in Bath, Maine (8:45 am - 9:00 am / 2:45 pm -3:00 pm)
Cost: $375 per week

Overview:

The Junior First Responder camp with Wild Maine Med is a one-week, full-immersion adventure where kids step into the role of first responders through fast-paced games, realistic scenarios, and hands-on challenges. Campers learn to assess risk, identify immediate life threats, and take meaningful action– building confidence, leadership, and clear communication along the way. From scavenger hunts and relay races to high-energy simulations and customized game-shows, each day is active, playful, and purposeful. Learning extends beyond camp through home challenges that invite campers to share their skills with family members, reinforce key concepts, and earn tokens toward building a customized first aid kit at the end of the week. This isn’t a typical day camp– it’s an immersive experience that helps kids see themselves as capable, trusted, and able to make a real difference.

Bio:

I am a Wilderness EMT, SOLO Wilderness Medicine Instructor, Red Cross Lifeguard/First Aid Instructor, and experiential educator with over 20 years of experience leading outdoor-based and international travel programs. I took my first Wilderness First Aid course at 14, earned my Wilderness First Responder at 18, and became an EMT at 20. Since then, I’ve worked on a 911-response ambulance in Maine, trained over 150 Indigenous community members in rural Guatemala and Mexico in First Aid and CPR, and certified more than 500 people in Wilderness First Aid. I’ve spent the past 25 years learning and traveling across the U.S. and Central America– first as part of a traveling high school, living on a converted school bus and sleeping in tents every night for four years while completing field-based expeditions throughout the U.S. and Northern Mexico. As an adult, I continued leading immersive programs, from month-long canoe expeditions with adjudicated youth through Outward Bound to community-based service programs in Guatemala with my nonprofit, Rising Minds. Most recently, I’ve been traveling with my family– following animal migration routes to Mexico, commercial fishing in Southeast Alaska, and exploring the pulse of the world in Antarctica. Across all of these experiences, I have leaned into my first aid training. I am committed to raising the bar for first aid education by offering customized, hands-on trainings and programs for people of all ages that are engaging, FUN, practical, and leave participants feeling truly empowered and prepared.