Applications are being taken for our Summer Youth Leadership Academy for 8th and 9th graders!  If you have a youth interested please contact the Recreation & Parks Department at 845-778-2177 ext 1524.  Great program that teaches leadership skills and pays your child $5 per day that they attend!

The Summer Youth Leadership Academy is a development program open to Village of Walden Youth entering the 8th or 9th grade.  The program runs from July 10, 2017 through August 4, 2017 Monday Through Friday 9am-3pm at Wooster Memorial Grove Park (except for special circumstances such as extended field trips for which an individual permission slip will be provided).  Participants will learn:

  • The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens
  • Community and service learning projects
  • Organizational and teamwork training, including team leadership training 
  • Training in decision making, including goal-setting and determining priorities
  • Citizenship
  • Positive Social Behaviors

Interested youth should fill out the attached application with their parents and return the completed application to Village Hall (1 Municipal Square) for consideration.  For questions about the program, please contact the Recreation & Parks Department at 845-778-2177 ext 1524.