Camp Tobago is dedicated to helping develop Future Leaders for Tobago.

Camp Tobago is a free One Day Summer Camp programme for 12 & 13 year-old Tobagonians to learn leadership skills & gain access to role models and mentors in all fields & walks of life from the local community & the TT Diaspora.

At Camp Tobago young Tobagonians will learn more about our island & the opportunities available to them, while simultaneously developing their communication, networking, & leadership skills.

LOCAL ROLE MODELS & TOBAGO DIASPORA MENTORS

We are delighted to announce we have commitments from accomplished local Trinbagonians and our overseas TT Diaspora, who will participate and share their own personal and professional stories, as well as answer questions about their successful trajectories and how our young people might look at their future in Tobago.

Within the Tobago Diaspora, we also have secured folks who can continue to mentor young people who are interested in on-going mentorship, as it relates to trade school, university, and job applications.

Camp Tobago welcomes Tobago’s young people! This programme is for YOU!

Join us if you are 12 or 13 and want to participate in an interesting and fun day that gets you thinking positively about the rest of your life and what you would like to see in your future.

Join us if you are 16 or 17 and care about Tobago. Camp Tobago will offer annual internship opportunities to exceptional young people interested in Tourism Hospitality Industry careers. As a Camp Tobago Counsellor, you will be trained to be a member of our youth leadership team. We will be working with local youth groups, who already are doing great things in Tobago. Add to your resume as you participate in team-building and leadership activities, while contributing to Tobago’s future.

A stipend will be provided to all our Camp Tobago Counsellors.

STAY TUNED FOR HOW TO APPLY

• Launch a valuable summer camp programme that young people look forward to returning every year.

• Create a space for belonging and contributing to our Tobago Community.

• Encourage & strengthen young people’s ties and commitment to our island.

• Introduce our young people to role models who work in professions needed for our island’s successful future.

• Provide on-going mentorship from successful Trinbagonians on-island & in the T&T Diaspora.

• Instill lasting self-confidence for success in future learning & social settings.

• Provide information & knowledge on free resources for succeeding in trade and hospitality professions and free resources for university applications and accessing financial assistance.

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Our mentors can’t wait to meet you to share their stories and answer your questions about how you can get where they are today. They work in:

Trade Professions: Air-Conditioning, Carpentry, Electrical, Masonry, Plumbing, Roofing

Creative Industries: Art, Sculpture, Music, Fashion, Costume Design, Film, Theatre

Hospitality and Eco-Tourism: Bar-Tending, Housekeeping, Restaurant, Hotel Management, Facilities Supervision

Education & Teaching

Criminal Justice & Law Enforcement

Fishing & Farming

Groundskeeping & Gardening

Infrastructure & Transportation 

Environmental Stewardship & Mitigation

Healthcare & Healthcare Administration

Catering & Making Local Confectionary

Social Services

Engineering

Aviation

Accounting

Finance & Economics

Petroleum & Natural Gas

Large & Small Commerce

Journalism & Broadcasting

Public Service

Advertising & Public Relations

Information Technology

Artificial Intelligence

If you don’t see the field of work that interests you, go to our Contact Us page and fill out the form and we’ll find someone! That is a Camp Tobago promise!

THE DAY’S AGENDA

Camp Tobago Morning

Welcome Campers!

Arrival. Name Tags. Snacks. Meet your Counsellor and Team Building Facilitator. Receive your Leadership Packet.

TEAM BUILDING EXERCISE – LEADERSHIP CHALLENGES

The day's activities will be structured similarly to the Model United Nations programme but instead of solving global problems together, we'll work on solving three major challenges on Tobago:

• Tourism

• Environment

• Public Safety

The thirty campers will be divided into three teams of ten. Each group will draw straws. Short straw gets first pick of subject challenge etc. and campers are divided into:

• Team Tourism

• Team Environment

• Team Public Safety

Team-Building Leadership Challenge: After reading through materials in their Leadership Packets, each Camp Counsellor will work with their group to formulate their analysis and develop a group presentation, which will occur before lunch. Prompts will Include:

What ideas do they have for how to tackle the challenge if they were in charge? What policies would they keep? What would they change? What are the top three things their team recommends that are needed in Tobago to make life better in this challenge topic?

The entire camp then reconvenes before lunch to make their Team Presentations to the entire Camp followed by a facilitated discussion to simulate how policy is developed and executed successfully.

LUNCH

All the members of the THA and Tobago’s two MPs will be invited to join us for lunch. Our guests will be escorted to lunch tables where they are encouraged to interact with our campers and hear about the challenges they worked on in the morning and the ideas they have for improving Tobago.

Camp Tobago Afternoon

NETWORKING WITH ROLE MODELS & MENTORS

In the afternoon, we will welcome our role models and mentors to Camp Tobago. We are extremely grateful for the many outstanding and accomplished women and men, who have agreed to participate in Camp Tobago. Some of our role models are well-known nationally and locally. Every one of our role models is well-known and well-respected in their respective field. And everyone who has committed to speaking with our youth is very excited to be a part of Camp Tobago!

CAMP TOBAGO FINALE TBD

We have an agreement from one of Trinidad & Tobago’s most celebrated musical artists to join us at the end of the day to talk about how he overcame challenges throughout his life to become an internationally recognized musical icon.