Camp Survivor 

An unforgettable school holiday programme in Lower Hutt, Upper Hutt and the Wellington Region.

The coolest place to be in the school holidays!

Camp Survivor is COMING! This year is also extra special because we are celebrating 20 Years of Camp Survivor.  And to celebrate we are creating more spots for more kids to come and experience Camp Survivor by running camp in both the  April school holidays AND the September/October school holidays.

We are very excited for more campers to have an unforgettable experience at camp - bring on 2025!

Camp Survivor April 2025

Years 6 & 8 get their chance to come first in the upcoming April school holidays.

REIGISTRATIONS FOR YEAR 8 CAMP ARE STILL OPEN
YEAR 6 CAMP IS NOW FULL

Click the button below to register your interest in
Year 8 Camp.

Registrations of Interest for 
Year 8 camp are still available
(Year 6 camp is now full)

Click below to register your interest in your child coming to the Year 8 camp .
 Year 8 Camp: 14-16 April
 
Register your interest here >

Years 5 & 7, 
your turn is coming soon!

To celebrate 20 years of Camp Survivor and to allow more campers to have an unforgettable experience, we will be running Camp Survivor again in the September/October holidays for Years 5 & 7!  

Registrations of Interest for this camp will open in August 2025.

To keep in the loop about when they open follow us on Instagram or Facebook. 

Camp FAQs

From how we select who gets a placement, to accommodation, to volunteer vetting, this list should cover all the questions you may have about Camp Survivor plus a whole lot more! 
Camp FAQs

Why we run Camp Survivor...

#1

To give each child who attends an unforgettable few days and provide them with opportunities they might not otherwise have. Each day of camp is all about fun, adventure and friends. They are intentionally designed to provide an unforgettable experience for each child through various activities, challenges, games and new friendships. We want every child when they leave to be excited and encouraged. 

#2

To give young people a practical training ground to help them become leaders worth following.
Camp Survivor is also a key part of our Youth Leadership Pipeline.   Running alongside our weekly youth programmes we want to provide a training ground for young aspiring leaders. With various levels of leadership training, workshops and practical experiences each young person is given every opportunity to learn and develop their leadership skills. With ongoing coaching and feedback, prior to and after the camps we are dedicated to training and developing great leaders who can make a difference and contribute to their communities and schools. We don’t just aim to help young people become leaders, but leaders worth following. 

#3

As a tangible expression of our Christian faith, we want to do something well beyond ourselves that makes an impact in our community.
As a church, LifeSwitch, underwrites the entire cost of each Camp Survivor totalling around $40,000. This allows the camp to be offered to the children and families at no cost, possible only because of the generosity of the people of LifeSwitch and our sponsors. As places are limited we are not able to guarantee a place to everyone so families are asked to register their interest. Rather than operate on a ‘first in first served’ basis, places are allocated by selection so that a fair cross-section of the local community gets to experience Camp.

Youth Leadership Pipeline

Our heartbeat isn’t to simply run camps. It is to develop great young leaders who are worth following. Camp Survivor is simply a great tool we have to introduce young people to the pipeline and an incredible practical opportunity for them to develop in their leadership. This overview explains the wider Leadership Pipeline and how we intentionally develop young people to become leaders worth following. 
Take a look