LIFE TEEN SUMMER CAMP
REGISTRATION DETAILS

IMPORTANT DATES

November 19, 2024

Registration confirmation and deposits ($100/spot) are due in order to confirm the number of spots for your group. If you registered after November 19th deposits are due three weeks from the date of registration.

March 3, 2025

Drop deadline for groups to release spots and not be held liable for the final balance. The last day to add the optional away day to your Life Teen registration for Covecrest and Hidden Lake.

May 1, 2025
Final balance payments are due.

May 5, 2025
Online paperwork is due for Group Leaders, Core Members & Campers!

Safe Environment Verification paperwork is due for all adult chaperones, emailed to the respective camp office.

(Please remember that we require a chaperone to camper ratio of 1:8, gender specific.)

PAYMENT METHODS

Paying with a check?

Please make all checks payable to: “Life Teen” and include “Summer Camp” in the memo line.

You must include the remittance email that you also automatically received upon registering for this event. Mail payment to:
Life Teen Inc, P.O. Box 117299, Atlanta, GA 30368

Paying with a credit card?

Follow the link for your camp below. You will need your group leader first name, last name, email address and confirmation code to log in. Once logged in, there will be a blue button at the top of the page that says ‘ Submit Payment.’

PAPERWORK & FORMS

ONLINE PAPERWORK INSTRUCTIONS

As the group leader you will first login to the online paperwork platform to fill out paperwork, once your paperwork is complete as the group leader you’ll be given access to a 4-digit code that you will share with parents and core members to give them access to complete paperwork.

If you have used the paperwork platform before you can go directly to paperwork.lifeteen.com/login and use your email address and password. If this is your first time using the platform and you did not receive the automated email from the paperwork system you can gain access by going to the login page and requesting a new password.

An email will be sent to the email address associated with your registration to set your own password. Instructions on how to fill out paperwork as the group leader and as a parent/core member are below. Please share the Parent/Core Member instructions with your parents!

NEED TO BUY/SELL SPOTS WITH ANOTHER GROUP?

Covecrest:

  • Due to the unprecedented demand for Camp Covecrest, we are not currently able to allow groups to buy and sell spots between one another.
  • If you desire to change your total number of spots reach out to Mary Kasza at mkasza@lifeteen.com for further assistance. 

Hidden Lake / Restore / Wild Sky / Golden State:

  • To buy or sell spots with another group registered for the same week of camp as you, please have both groups complete the transfer form. We will not process any transfer forms without submission from both groups involved. 
  • Life Teen will not reimburse, refund or exchange paid deposits or final balances between groups but we will update the total number of spots in paperwork. All finances must be handled directly between the two groups when buying/selling after the drop date (March 3, 2025). 

NEED TO UPDATE YOUR TOTAL NUMBER OF SPOTS?

Covecrest:

  • Due to the unprecedented demand for Camp Covecrest, we are not currently able to allow groups to buy and sell spots between one another.
  • To drop spots back to Life Teen, fill out the change form linked below. We will connect with you directly on next steps once we have received your form. The last day to drop spots to Life Teen and not be responsible for the final balance payment on those spots is March 3, 2025.
  • If you are in need of additional spots please email Mary Kasza at mkasza@lifeteen.com. She will get you added to the waitlist and facilitate adding spots if they become available.

Hidden Lake / Restore / Wild Sky / Golden State:

  • Complete the change form to buy, sell or drop spots before the March 3, 2025 drop deadline. Please fill out the form below so that we may accurately update our records and send a new invoice.
  • To drop spots back to Life Teen, simply fill out the form below and a new invoice will be sent to you after the change form is processed. Life Teen will not reimburse or refund any paid deposits but will drop these spots to ensure the parish only owes final balances for the new confirmed total number.
  • To buy or sell spots with another group registered for the same week of camp as you, please have both groups complete the change form. We will not process any change forms without submission from both groups involved. Life Teen will not reimburse, refund or exchange paid deposits between groups but we will exchange final balances to ensure each group owes a balance for the new confirmed totals.
  • Please use one form for all changes that you are aware of – you can select buying from another group, selling to another groups and dropping spots to Life Teen all on the same form. If you have already submitted a form and are here to make an additional update, please select yes to the question have you already submitted a Change Form since your initial registration and include your most recent total number as most recent #of total spots on previous Change Form.
  • Paid deposits are non-refundable and non-transferrable to the final balance. All parishes will owe the final balance on any spots reserved as of March 4, 2025.
  • Please fill out the change form in order to update us on how many people you will be bringing to camp.

SAFE ENVIRONMENT COMPLIANCE FORMS:

> COVECREST
> HIDDEN LAKE
> RESTORE (Louisiana)
> RESTORE (Kansas City)
> WILD SKY
> GOLDEN STATE

Safe Environment forms should be completed and emailed to

the appropriate person/camp office listed within each form. 

STATEMENT OF ORDINARY FOR PRIESTS & DEACONS:

> COVECREST
> HIDDEN LAKE
> RESTORE (Louisiana)
> RESTORE (Kansas City)
> WILD SKY
> GOLDEN STATE

Statement of Ordinary forms are required to be sent to the

(Arch)diocese where camp is located (specific emails are provided

in the GL info packets) and a copy emailed to the respective camp

office. 

PREPARING FOR CAMP

Whether you’re not sure what to pack for your week at camp, your teens want a playlist of jams, or your Core Team feels like brushing up on their small group skills, here are a number of great resources to help you prepare for 2025 Life Teen Summer Camp. The parent handout is also a great resource to include in an email to all parents of the parish encouraging them to sign up their children to come to camp with your group!

> PARENT MEETING VIDEO

> PARENT HANDOUT

2025 THEMED CAMP DINNER IS....DISCO!!

Get ready to boogie! Dust off your bell bottoms, shimmering sequins, bright colors and all things 70s! Let your creativity shine! Will you be a groovy disco king or queen? A funky dancing machine? Maybe a dazzling disco ball? The choice is yours! Share with your teens and start planning your most far-out outfits now! We can’t wait to see the creativity!

Travel Information

  • Address: Life Teen Camp Covecrest, 25 Falls Drive, Tiger, GA 30576
  • Groups may arrive to Covecrest between 1-3 PM on Monday. For groups who have added the Extra Night Before Camp, they may arrive between 7-8 PM.
  • Departure will be after the 11:30 AM Mass on Saturday. Groups can choose to take their lunch to-go, or may stay and eat their lunch, but we ask that all groups depart by 1:30 PM.
  • For groups flying, the closest airport to Covecrest is the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL). It is about 2.5 hours from camp. For departure, we suggest not booking flights until after 4 PM on Saturday. We do not offer a shuttle service. However, below are some recommended companies that groups have used in the past:
  • Address: Life Teen Camp Hidden Lake, 830 Hidden Lake Road, Dahlonega, GA 30533
  • Groups may arrive to Hidden Lake between 1-3 PM on Monday. For groups who have added the Extra Night Before Camp, they may arrive between 7-9 PM.
  • Departure will be after the 11:30 AM Mass on Saturday. Groups can choose to take their lunch to-go, or may stay and eat their lunch, but we ask that all groups depart by 1:30 PM.
  • For groups flying, the closest airport to Hidden Lake is the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL). It is about 1.5 hours from camp. For departure, we suggest not booking flights until after 4 PM on Saturday. We do not offer a shuttle service. However, below are some recommended companies that groups have used in the past:
  • Address: Stillwater Catholic Retreat Center, 113407 Junius Road, Abbeville, LA 70510
  • Groups may arrive to Restore between 1-3 PM on Monday.
  • Departure will be after the 11:30 AM Mass on Saturday. A to-go lunch will be provided.
  • For groups flying, the closest airport to Restore: Louisiana is the Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT). It is about 1 hour from camp. For departure, we suggest not booking flights until after 4 PM on Saturday. We do not offer a shuttle service.

Reminder that you are responsible for providing daily transportation to and from your work sites. We prefer cars, but can accommodate groups using a bus as well!

  • Address: Rockhurst University, 1100 Rockhurst Road, Kansas City, MO 64110
  • Groups may arrive to Restore between 1-3 PM on Tuesday.
  • Departure will be after the 11:30 AM final session on Sunday. A to-go lunch will be provided. We will have a vigil Mass Saturday evening.
  • For groups flying, the closest airport to Restore: Kansas City is the Kansas City International Airport (MCI). It is about 30 minutes from camp. For departure, we suggest not booking flights until after 4 PM on Sunday. We do not offer a shuttle service.

Reminder that you are responsible for providing daily transportation to and from your work sites. We prefer cars, but can accommodate groups using a bus as well!

  • Address: Eagles Wings Retreat Center, 2805 RR 2341, Burnet, TX 78611
  • Groups may arrive to Wild Sky between 1-3 PM on Sunday.
  • Departure will be after the 11:30 AM Mass on Friday. Groups can choose to take their lunch to-go, or may stay and eat their lunch, but we ask that all groups depart by 1:30 PM.
  • For groups flying, the closest airport to Wild Sky is the Austin International Airport (AUS). It is about 2 hours from camp. For departure, we suggest not booking flights until after 4 PM on Friday. We do not offer a shuttle service
  • Address: Whispering Winds Catholic Conference Center, 17606 Harrison Park Road, Julian, CA 92036
  • Groups may arrive to Golden State between 1-3 PM on Sunday.
  • Departure will be after the 11:30 AM Mass on Friday. Groups can choose to take their lunch to-go, or may stay and eat their lunch, but we ask that all groups depart by 1:30 PM.
  • For groups flying, the closest airport to Golden State is the San Diego International Airport (SAN). It is about 1.5 hours from camp. For departure, we suggest not booking flights until after 4 PM on Friday. We do not offer a shuttle service.

MARKETING MATERIALS

As the group leader, we know that you are just as excited about summer camp as we are! We hope these resources can help you share that excitement for camp and the opportunity campers have to encounter Jesus Christ with parents and youth.

Utilize the general Life Teen Summer Camp images on social media and in your church bulletin with the camp details specific to your parish in the caption. Camp specific postcards are available for download to send home after a Life Night or Edge Night and the camp specific flyers are meant to be printed and posted at the parish with space to write in your dates, parish cost, and parish sign-up details.

If you need additional resources to promote camp please let the Summer Camps team know!