Joseph Pfeifer Kiwanis Camp

Since 1929 Pfeifer Kiwanis Camp, located on 88 acres near Ferndale, has provided a free summer residential camping program for 9 to 14 year olds. Pfeifer Camp offers the Alternative Classroom Experience, parenting workshops, teacher-training workshops, ropes course training, an annual Honor Camp program, and a Counselor-in-Training program for 14 to 17 year olds. The Alternative Classroom Experience (A.C.E.), which operates from September through May each year, is a 30-day residential, educational, and wilderness experience for 3rd, 4th, & 5th graders who are not achieving their potential in the regular classroom. This prevention program provides a highly structured classroom with certified teachers. Besides academics, campers learn problem solving skills, crisis management skills, and acceptance of personal responsibility through a variety of outdoor, environmental, and team-building activities. Other components of the program are mandatory weekly parenting workshops, a transition ...