{"id":122,"date":"2010-10-28T15:25:34","date_gmt":"2010-10-28T19:25:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/tanglewood\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T13:10:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T17:10:37","slug":"leadership-programs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/tanglewood\/tanglewood-lincolnville\/leadership-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Leadership Programs, ages 14-18"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12983 size-medium alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/tanglewood\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/L1-2025-hike-view-group-Small-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"Hikers on granite bald\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/tanglewood\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/L1-2025-hike-view-group-Small-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/tanglewood\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/L1-2025-hike-view-group-Small-105x79.jpeg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/tanglewood\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/L1-2025-hike-view-group-Small-317x238.jpeg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/tanglewood\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/L1-2025-hike-view-group-Small.jpeg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Step into your leadership potential!<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tanglewood&#8217;s Leadership Development Programs don&#8217;t just teach you to appreciate nature or how to be a good team member, they model how to succeed as a member of a community. These programs provide lessons in ecology and teach practical outdoor skills, while also allowing you to gain an understanding of communication, decision-making, group dynamics, problem-solving, world diversity, and sustainable living.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There are multiple phases to the Leadership Development Program, and while many participants strive to become camp counselors, the skills learned can be applied in many situations throughout life (trust us, living as part of a social community will teach you many skills you&#8217;ll need for work, college, trade school, and life beyond).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12985 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/tanglewood\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/Early-college-Small-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"canoeing \" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/tanglewood\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/Early-college-Small-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/tanglewood\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/Early-college-Small-105x79.jpeg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/tanglewood\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/Early-college-Small-317x238.jpeg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/tanglewood\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/Early-college-Small.jpeg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,300px\" \/>Click on the links below to discover more about the leadership opportunities that await you!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/tanglewood\/tanglewood-lincolnville\/leadership-programs\/leadership-one\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Leadership One, Ages 14-15<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/tanglewood\/tanglewood-lincolnville\/leadership-programs\/leadership-two\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Leadership Two, Ages 15-16<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/tanglewood\/tanglewood-lincolnville\/leadership-programs\/leadership-three\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Leadership Three, Ages 16-17<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/tanglewood\/tanglewood-lincolnville\/leadership-programs\/early-college-outdoor-intensive\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Early College Outdoor Intensive, Ages 15-18<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Outdoor Leadership Digital Badges<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Your teen can earn a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maine.edu\/student-success\/micro-credentials\/\" rel=\"noopener\">digital badge in Outdoor Leadership<\/a> by completing our 4-H Camp and Learning Center teen leadership programs!\u00a0 Digital badges are small, specialized online certifications that show what skills or knowledge someone has gained. In the world of education, when a person completes a course or learning experience and gains those skills, they can earn a digital badge to recognize their accomplishment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Digital badges are like special stickers that you can collect online.\u00a0 Just like a sticker, these badges are owned by the person who earns them &#8211; but they are sharable.\u00a0 When you accomplish learning a new skill through our camp programs you can earn these badges.\u00a0 The badges can help you keep track of the skills you have.\u00a0 If you earn a level one, they can also help you figure out how to earn a level two and beyond!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To allow your child to earn a digital badge that showcases their skills, please fill out the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/gfrvsRHryhdMiHYC8\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">online form<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0 If you have questions about the badges please reach out to Laura Wilson by email at <a href=\"mailto:laura.wilson@maine.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">laura.wilson@maine.edu<\/a> or call (207) 581-2971.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Step into your leadership potential! Tanglewood&#8217;s Leadership Development Programs don&#8217;t just teach you to appreciate nature or how to be a good team member, they model how to succeed as a member of a community. These programs provide lessons in ecology and teach practical outdoor skills, while also allowing you to gain an understanding of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":217,"featured_media":0,"parent":276,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/page-withsidebar.php","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-122","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Leadership Programs, ages 14-18 - 4-H Camp &amp; Learning Centers at Tanglewood &amp; Blueberry Cove - University of Maine Cooperative Extension<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/tanglewood\/tanglewood-lincolnville\/leadership-programs\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Leadership Programs, ages 14-18 - 4-H Camp &amp; Learning Centers at Tanglewood &amp; Blueberry Cove - University of Maine Cooperative Extension\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Step into your leadership potential! Tanglewood&#8217;s Leadership Development Programs don&#8217;t just teach you to appreciate nature or how to be a good team member, they model how to succeed as a member of a community. These programs provide lessons in ecology and teach practical outdoor skills, while also allowing you to gain an understanding of [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/tanglewood\/tanglewood-lincolnville\/leadership-programs\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"4-H Camp &amp; Learning Centers at Tanglewood &amp; Blueberry Cove\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-04-22T17:10:37+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/tanglewood\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/L1-2025-hike-view-group-Small.jpeg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"320\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"240\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/tanglewood\/tanglewood-lincolnville\/leadership-programs\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/tanglewood\/tanglewood-lincolnville\/leadership-programs\/\",\"name\":\"Leadership Programs, ages 14-18 - 4-H Camp &amp; Learning Centers at Tanglewood &amp; Blueberry Cove - University of Maine Cooperative Extension\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/tanglewood\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/tanglewood\/tanglewood-lincolnville\/leadership-programs\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/tanglewood\/tanglewood-lincolnville\/leadership-programs\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/tanglewood\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/L1-2025-hike-view-group-Small-300x225.jpeg\",\"datePublished\":\"2010-10-28T19:25:34+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-22T17:10:37+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/tanglewood\/tanglewood-lincolnville\/leadership-programs\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/tanglewood\/tanglewood-lincolnville\/leadership-programs\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/tanglewood\/tanglewood-lincolnville\/leadership-programs\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/tanglewood\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/L1-2025-hike-view-group-Small.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/tanglewood\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/L1-2025-hike-view-group-Small.jpeg\",\"width\":320,\"height\":240,\"caption\":\"Hikers on granite summit\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/tanglewood\/tanglewood-lincolnville\/leadership-programs\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/tanglewood\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Tanglewood 4-H\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/tanglewood\/tanglewood-lincolnville\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Leadership Programs, ages 14-18\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/tanglewood\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/tanglewood\/\",\"name\":\"4-H Camp &amp; Learning Centers at Tanglewood &amp; Blueberry Cove\",\"description\":\"University of Maine Cooperative Extension\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/tanglewood\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Leadership Programs, ages 14-18 - 4-H Camp &amp; Learning Centers at Tanglewood &amp; Blueberry Cove - University of Maine Cooperative Extension","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/tanglewood\/tanglewood-lincolnville\/leadership-programs\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Leadership Programs, ages 14-18 - 4-H Camp &amp; Learning Centers at Tanglewood &amp; Blueberry Cove - University of Maine Cooperative Extension","og_description":"Step into your leadership potential! Tanglewood&#8217;s Leadership Development Programs don&#8217;t just teach you to appreciate nature or how to be a good team member, they model how to succeed as a member of a community. These programs provide lessons in ecology and teach practical outdoor skills, while also allowing you to gain an understanding of [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/tanglewood\/tanglewood-lincolnville\/leadership-programs\/","og_site_name":"4-H Camp &amp; Learning Centers at Tanglewood &amp; Blueberry Cove","article_modified_time":"2026-04-22T17:10:37+00:00","og_image":[{"width":320,"height":240,"url":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/tanglewood\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/L1-2025-hike-view-group-Small.jpeg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/tanglewood\/tanglewood-lincolnville\/leadership-programs\/","url":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/tanglewood\/tanglewood-lincolnville\/leadership-programs\/","name":"Leadership Programs, ages 14-18 - 4-H Camp &amp; Learning Centers at Tanglewood &amp; Blueberry Cove - University of Maine Cooperative Extension","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/tanglewood\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/tanglewood\/tanglewood-lincolnville\/leadership-programs\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/tanglewood\/tanglewood-lincolnville\/leadership-programs\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/tanglewood\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/L1-2025-hike-view-group-Small-300x225.jpeg","datePublished":"2010-10-28T19:25:34+00:00","dateModified":"2026-04-22T17:10:37+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/tanglewood\/tanglewood-lincolnville\/leadership-programs\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/tanglewood\/tanglewood-lincolnville\/leadership-programs\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/tanglewood\/tanglewood-lincolnville\/leadership-programs\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/tanglewood\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/L1-2025-hike-view-group-Small.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/tanglewood\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/L1-2025-hike-view-group-Small.jpeg","width":320,"height":240,"caption":"Hikers on granite summit"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/tanglewood\/tanglewood-lincolnville\/leadership-programs\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/tanglewood\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Tanglewood 4-H","item":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/tanglewood\/tanglewood-lincolnville\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Leadership Programs, ages 14-18"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/tanglewood\/#website","url":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/tanglewood\/","name":"4-H Camp &amp; Learning Centers at Tanglewood &amp; Blueberry Cove","description":"University of Maine Cooperative Extension","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/tanglewood\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"taxonomy_info":[],"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":{"display_name":"ebeaudry","author_link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/tanglewood\/author\/ebeaudry\/"},"comment_info":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/tanglewood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/122","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/tanglewood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/tanglewood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/tanglewood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/217"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/tanglewood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=122"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/tanglewood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/122\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13375,"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/tanglewood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/122\/revisions\/13375"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/tanglewood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/276"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/tanglewood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=122"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}