AWSL Summer Programs 2025

Each summer, more than 3,000 students take part in transformative leadership experiences through the Association of Washington Student Leaders (AWSL) Summer Programs.

Hosted at the Cispus Learning Center, Eastern Washington University, and Central Washington University, these programs offer a powerful blend of connection, growth, and inspiration. Students engage in large and small group sessions, hands-on learning activities, personal reflection, and meaningful relationship-building in a vibrant camp-like atmosphere.

Facilitated and supported by the dedicated staff of the Association of Washington School Leaders, a division of the Washington School Principals’ Education Foundation - each session is thoughtfully designed to help students strengthen their leadership skills and return to their schools and communities with new confidence and purpose.

Participants often call it “the best week of their summer,” a week that shapes who they are and who they want to become. Many alumni credit their time at an AWSL Summer Program as a life-changing experience that continues to impact them well beyond high school.

  • For questions regarding programming, scheduling, and logistics - please contact James Layman

  • For questions regarding registration, and reservations - please contact Christine Bryan

  • For questions regarding delegate registrations - please contact Dianne Sympson

  • For questions regarding La Cima - please contact Travis Ruhter


2025 | SUMMER PROGRAM INFORMATION

Registration information for 2025 <—- Read before you register!

CAMP RESERVATIONS | INFORMATION

Reserve Your Spaces (School Reservations) - FOR 2025 - Camp Registration will open on Tuesday, March 18th, 2025.

  • You must be logged in to the AWSL Portal to register for Summer Programs, and for the member price to activate. Contact AWSL Fiscal Coordinator, Christine Bryan at christine@awsleaders.org | (360) 359-7060 if you need assistance in managing your member portal access, or registration support.

    • For a step-by-step tutorial on completing your orders (payment or PO), please refer to this: Ordering on the Portal

  • On a space-available basis, from March 18th - June 16th, schools may reserve delegate spots with the School Reservation Form and purchase order or payment. If a session reaches capacity, we request confirmation earlier to allow additional schools to reserve spaces.

  • Delegation Size and Registration Rates - High School Camps Leadership programs - limit 16 per school, per session (Excludes Cheer) | Middle-Level Camp - limit 12 per school, per session.

  • Cancellation Policy

    • High School Summer Programs (including La Cima, Cheerleadership, and DTL): All cancellations received after May 1st will result in a non-refundable processing fee of $100 per registered person and applicable transportation costs. 15 days prior to the start of camp, full charges for camp plus transportation will apply to all cancellations for the aforementioned High School programs. All cancellations must be received in writing from a school official by the specified date.

    • La CIma - June 16th, full charges for camp plus transportation will apply to all cancellations for La Cima program.

    • CheerLeadership - June 16th, full charges for camp plus transportation will apply to all cancellations for Cispus programs.

    • Mission Peak - July 1st, full charges for camp plus transportation will apply to all cancellations for EWU programs.

    • Same-gender substitutions are allowed up to the day before camp with no fee. Full charges apply for delegates who leave early or do not show up for camp. All cancellations must be received in writing from a school official by the specified date.

    • Middle-Level Camps: All cancellations received after June 16th will result in a non-refundable processing fee of $100 per registered person and applicable transportation costs. 15 days prior to the start of camp, full charges for camp plus transportation will apply to all cancellations. Same-gender substitutions are allowed up to the day before camp with no fee. Full charges apply for delegates who leave early or do not show up for camp. All cancellations must be received in writing from a school official by the specified date.

Summer Program Offerings

2025 DELEGATE Registration Links

These links were also included in the Adviser/Coach/Adult/Bookeeper’s confirmation email.

The Association of Washington Student Leaders is a division of the Washington School Principals’ Education Foundation

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