New Age Ranges for KODA Camp Midwest: What You Need to Know

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Based on observation and discussions from our counselors regarding this year and the previous years, we have decided to adjust the ages for our Teen and Youth sessions. The Teen session will now be ages 13 to 16, and the Youth session will be 10-12. We will be enforcing this change starting Summer of 2025.

Why are we making this decision?

First, our counselors design each session with age appropriate activities that vary in complexity, creativity, and length. Throughout the years we see the 13 year olds in the youth, and 10 year olds in the kids, becoming bored easily than others and know that they would enjoy the next session activities more. 

There is also a clear height difference between a 13 year old and an 11 year old, and between a 10 year old and 7 year old. Which causes the competitive aspects to be unfair in some activities. The 13 and 10 year olds are sometimes too physical with others, not on purpose but due to their size.

Not only is there a physical difference, but a mental and emotional one as well. There are plenty of times the 13 year olds in the youth and 10 year olds in the kids, distance themselves from younger campers due to the conversation immaturity, or becoming annoyed at younger campers for being too emotional. Some of the times 13 year olds and 10 year olds bully or pick on others just due to them being bigger and older.

This year we had quite a few 13 and 10 year olds move up and we could tell how much they enjoyed camp more being with the “older kids”.  

🏕️Teens 13-16

🏕️ Youth 10-12

🏕️ Kids 7-9

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