Peer Mentor Registration 2025

  • Week 1 Vacations: Tuesday June 3 - Thursday June 5, 2025

    🧳🌴 Survivor Camp: Vacation Week

    Grab your (imaginary) passport—Vacation Week is the first stop in our Survivor Camp: Vacation Edition adventure, and we need awesome Peer Mentors to help our campers survive social situations with style!

    From tropical luaus to pretend plane rides, you'll help students with autism learn how to:

    Take turns during travel-themed games

    Use communication devices to plan and pack

    Build friendships while exploring exciting destinations

    Practice flexibility, fun, and teamwork—all while having a blast!

    As a Peer Mentor, you’ll:

    Model social and communication skills

    Encourage campers to join in and try new things

    Help create a safe, silly, and supportive vibe

    Earn volunteer hours and enjoy pizza Thursdays!

    🌎 It’s more than a pretend vacation—it’s a real opportunity to make a difference.

    Join us for Vacation Week and let’s take off on a summer to remember!

  • Week 2: Camping: Monday, June 9 - Thursday June 12

    🏕🔥 Survivor Camp: Camping Week

    Peer Mentors Needed – Let’s Roast Marshmallows & Model Social Skills!

    Get ready to pitch a tent, build (pretend) campfires, and help our students survive social situations in the great outdoors—right here at Survivor Camp: Vacation Edition!

    During Camping Week, you’ll guide students with autism through nature-themed games and activities that teach:

    Sharing and turn-taking around the "campfire"

    Teamwork and problem-solving during scavenger hunts

    Using communication devices to tell stories, make s’mores, and plan adventures

    Being flexible and trying new things in a safe, supportive setting

    As a Peer Mentor, you’ll:

    Be a role model for positive social interaction

    Help campers engage, explore, and have fun

    Earn volunteer hours while making real connections

    Enjoy pizza Thursdays and lots of laughs!

    🌲 No bug spray needed—just bring your kindness, energy, and leadership.

    Join us for Camping Week and help light the way for someone’s social success!

  • Week 3: Theme Parks: Monday, June 16 - Thursday June 19

    🎢 Survivor Camp: Theme Park Week

    Peer Mentors Wanted – Buckle Up for a Week of Social Fun!

    No long lines, no tickets, just pure fun and friendship right here at camp! During Theme Park Week, we’ll bring the thrills of roller coasters, carnival games, and character adventures to life—all while helping our students with autism practice social skills in a high-energy, inclusive environment.

    As a Peer Mentor, you’ll:

    Model communication and cooperation during group games

    Help campers practice turn-taking, conversation, and flexibility

    Support students using communication devices or visuals

    Encourage participation in rides, relays, and role-play fun

    Earn volunteer hours, make new friends, and enjoy pizza Thursdays!

    🎠 From high-fives to helping hands, you’ll be the reason this week feels like a five-star attraction.

    Sign up today and help someone have the ride of their life—without ever leaving camp!

  • Week 4: Beach: Monday, June 23- Thursday, June 26

    🏖️ Survivor Camp: Beach Week

    Peer Mentors Needed – Let’s Surf Through Social Skills!

    Get ready to soak up the sun and dive into a week of waves, water, and working together! During Beach Week, you’ll help campers with autism build friendships, practice communication, and “surf” through social situations—all while having a totally awesome time.

    As a Peer Mentor, you’ll:

    Model turn-taking during beach games and team activities

    Support students using AAC devices or visuals to express wants and needs

    Help campers feel safe and included during Water Wednesday fun

    Encourage conversation, cooperation, and creativity

    Earn volunteer hours, enjoy pizza Thursdays, and be the reason someone feels confident in the sun!

    🌊 No sunscreen required—just your energy, kindness, and leadership.

    Join us for Beach Week and help make social skills as fun and refreshing as a day at the shore!

  • 🏕️ Can’t Attend Survivor Camp? You Can Still Send Some Sunshine!

    Even if you can’t join us for Survivor Camp: Vacation Edition, you can still make waves by supporting a camper’s journey!

    Each week, our students and peer mentors dive into vacation-themed adventures—from beach days and camping fun to theme parks and tropical getaways—all while learning to survive social situations through structured play, communication practice, and peer interaction.

    Your donation helps provide supplies, support peer mentor training, and ensure that every child has the chance to build friendships, confidence, and communication skills in a fun, inclusive setting.

    🌞 Sponsor a camper. Support a mentor. Help make social growth a summer adventure.

    Click here to donate—because the journey to connection is worth the trip.