AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PERSONAL GROWTH

Program Goals:

To provide a safe, fun, and wholesome environment.

To promote exploration, participation, and confidence.

To promote goal-setting and skill development.

To encourage cooperation, respect, and community building.

To build strong character and values.

Mowglis provides a personal growth experience for every individual. Personal growth can mean many things but here at Mowglis it means competence, confidence, and respect.

Boys will gain competence across a broad range of skill sets. We encourage boys to become well-rounded individuals, and to challenge themselves physically, mentally, and emotionally. The structure of the program, and its goal-oriented approach keeps boys motivated to learn and try new things, and to excel in their efforts at all levels of ability.

Along with the practical skills that are learned through the program, boys gain confidence in themselves. By trying new things in a supportive environment boys gain the confidence to participate rather than observe. They also experience the pride associated with realizing their goals and being recognized by peers and staff. Recognition like Ribbons, the Inner Circle, Washington Squad, Gopher Squad, and Racing Crews are a big part of this.

Part of each boy’s personal growth is to gain respect for those around him. Living for 7 weeks among a diverse population develops respect for others, patience, and tolerance.   Boys also gain a respect for nature by living in beautiful surroundings.

DEVELOPING A STRONG SENSE OF CHARACTER

At the core of Mowglis’ mission is a commitment to create youth of sturdy character based on the establishment of timeless values of honesty, integrity, compassion, and respect for others.

Pursuit of these values lays the foundations for everything that we do. At Mowglis, we simply all do our best in everything we do. This means being honest and sincere, thoughtful and compassionate of others, and displaying sound judgment by choosing right over wrong in both word and deed.

LEARNING TO LIVE AS PART OF A COMMUNITY

At Mowglis the benefit of a 7 week residential program is hard to replicate. It gives each boy the opportunity to learn the patience and tolerance that naturally occurs as a diverse community lives and grows together. A healthy group experience provides the opportunity for a boy to feel a part of, and contribute to something larger than himself. It teaches honesty, respect for others, and cooperation in a way that is felt deeply and lasts a lifetime.

Colonel Alcott Farrar Elwell, Director of Mowglis for 50 years, wrote this in 1943:

“Mowglis has striven to quicken, unfold, and develop the good which is inherent in every boy’s character; and to bring him the companionship and friendship of the finest type of boys and men, and to establish the foundation for successful group adjustment.”

Col. Elwell identified the value of group adjustment, and at Mowglis we feel that the benefits of our group experience cannot be replicated in any other setting. The 7 week residential program is instrumental in giving each boy the opportunity to learn the patience and tolerance that naturally occur as a diverse community lives and grows together.